1. What was the industrial revolution? Why is it significant? Compare and contrast the differences between the U.S., Russia, Chinese, and Japanese responses to the industrial revolution. What do you believe accounts for the differences in which different countries responded to England's industrial challenge? Economically, today, our world may be changing as much as it changed in the nineteenth century. On the basis of your answer, what advice would you give to policy makers examining the global economy today?
2. How did the strategies to end World War II lead to the outbreak of the Cold War? How did the Cold War shape developments in Europe, China, Viet Nam, and Korea? In looking at the policies of the United States and the Soviet Union, were they different from one another, or essentially similar in their respective goals and methods?