Midterm essay

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3. How did the northern European countries handle the social problems created by rapid industrialization? What kinds of reforms were crucial to the resolution of those problems?

4. To what degree did the situation of women progress during the first half of the twentieth century? How do you think class shaped the experiences of individual women? Discuss and define one of the following three ideologies: nationalism, liberalism, socialism, or fascism. Why did this ideology emerge in the early twentieth century and what was its position on women’s rights?
5. Why were German policies during WWII considered genocidal? In addition to the killing centers, face-to-face murder squads and the ghettos, how did the Germans systematically attempt to eliminate other cultures and impose their own?

1. Why, and in what ways, did WWI lead to an increase in the power of states across Europe? How did governments increasingly intervene in the workings of European societies by the end of the war? What were the advantages and disadvantages brought by the growth of governmental power?