Discussion:
1) Compare and contrast the diplomacy of German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck with the foreign policy of Kaiser Wilhelm II. Analyze each on the basis of characteristics, achievements and failures, put each in historical and political context.
2) Describe, compare and analyze the development of Socialism? from its roots to the 20th century revolutions. Describe and explain the three laws of Marxism.
3) Provide a political analysis of the Peace Treaty of Versailles and the contending agendas there. What did it accomplish? How was the peace managed in the context of Germany? What were the consequences of Versailles?
4) Provide a political analysis of one of the post-World War I radical governments, Nazi Germany or the Soviet Union. Provide a political and social analysis of one of these. Discuss historiography on these radical governments- you must compare two issues - Lenin, World War I and popular support from the standpoint of the three schools.