For the exam, be prepared to answer two of the following questions with complete, well written essays.
1. Yugoslavia and its former republics were an major area of tension and warfare in the 1990s. First discuss the historical, ethnic, linguistic, and religious background of Yugoslavia, and then examine the conflicts of the 1990s, including the reasons for their occurrence and what has been
done to settle them.
2. Describe and analyze the growth of European economic cooperation from 1950 to the present.
3. Discuss how the Internet and popular music have encroached into Russian culture since the late 1990s. Have these changes been received equally well by all of the Russian people? If not, who is more resistant to change, and why?
4. Write an essay in which you discuss the Russian war in Afghanistan, and the subsequent rise of the Taliban. In your discussion, please consider the primary causes of the war, the key players involved, and the Taliban's effect on the country's cultural landscape.
5. Discuss the historical importance and impact of the Yangtze and Huang He (Yellow) rivers in China, including both their positive and negative aspects.
6. Discuss the history of Korea, explaining how it came to be divided into two countries. What is the current situation in South Korea and North Korea?