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French artist was involved in several of the new modern artistic movements of the Age of Anxiety in the early twentieth century. He attended the 1913 Armory Show in New York City, where audiences were perplexed by his proto-cubist, proto-futurist work of art titled Nude Descending a Staircase (many asked “where is the nude?”). He was also involved in the absurdist Dada movement. His Dadaist art installation from 1917, Fountain, was signed by the pseudonym R. Mutt and was simply a men’s urinal turned on its side and bolted to a base. These new modern artistic styles reflected the desire of artists to depict and interpret the complexities of modern life in new ways.

While modern artistic changes were developing before World W…

While modern artistic changes were developing before World War I, the conflict certainly affected the artistic vision and style of many artists. A landscape by British artist called The Mule Track (1918) demonstrates some of those changes. The artist had previously been influenced by the Realism movement and had painted easy-to-identify idyllic landscapes. After serving in the war, however, his vision changed. The Mule Track is a surrealist painting that shows a nightmarish landscape devastated by war. The painting shows dirt flying through the air (presumably from artillery shell explosions), dead trees, and a chaotic brown mass. The eponymous “Mule Track” is winding and jagged, broken in many places and leads through a treacherous land in the pitch of battle.

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Part 3 Essay Question (40%): Your essay should have an intro…

Part 3 Essay Question (40%): Your essay should have an introduction with a clear and specific thesis, a body with evidence, and a conclusion that reinforces your central argument. Select the option you feel the most comfortable with and answer it to the best of your ability. You may find it helpful to write out a brief outline of the essay before you begin writing.Choose ONE (1):In what ways did Africans resist European colonization during the period of New Imperialism, from c. 1870 to 1914? What were some of the most-effective forms of resistance? What were the limits to African resistance? What ultimately gave Europeans the edge in terms of opposing African resistance to their rule?Describe the public health crisis in Great Cities during the Second Industrial Revolution. Who were some specific urban planners and health professionals that met these challenges? What, in particular, did these figures do to improve the health of city dwellers? What were the contributions of women in this regard? What was the ultimate effect of these improvements? What public health improvement developed during this period do you believe has had the most profound effect on human societies; why?Trace the progression of European artwork (including literature and music) from nineteenth-century Realism and Romanticism to the radically-different movements of Impressionism, Surrealism, Expressionism, Futurism, Cubism, and Dadaism in the twentieth century? . Do you believe they are a result of the Great War or do these changes stem from something else?

During the period of Apartheid, white South African Presiden…

During the period of Apartheid, white South African President opened a dialogue with the African National Congress, then legalized the body and freed the popular political prisoner Nelson Mandela. In turn, Mandela ended the ANC’s armed struggle and with this president negotiated an agreement in 1991 ending Apartheid and providing for universal suffrage. Mandela then formed a government of national unity and selected this former president as his vice-presidential running mate, winning the office in 1994.

A French political cartoon we have reviewed in this class sa…

A French political cartoon we have reviewed in this class satirized the Berlin Conference of 1884 (a conference of European imperial powers who met up to partition Africa amongst themselves). In the cartoon, the Chancellor of Germany, , holds a large knife and has cut up a cake with the word “Afrique” (French for Africa) on it. Astonished Europeans stare at him as they wait to receive their piece of the cake (Africa). This cake-cutting German Chancellor was one of the most ardent proponents of European Neo-Imperialism in Africa and was the de facto host of the Berlin Conference.

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originated as a regional conflict, but quickly turned into a proxy war during the Cold War. It lasted from 1950-1953 and ended in a stalemate with little more than symbolic gains for either side. The northern belligerents initially gained the upper hand until an American and United Nations force landed at Inchon, and drove the troops back toward the Chinese border. At that point, Communist China invaded and pushed the American-led troops back to 38th parallel, where a fragile truce was signed.

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was a political ideology that emerged in the early nineteenth century in response to the French Revolution. Adherents of this political ideology fought to maintain the status quo that favored traditional elites. They viewed the French Revolution as a terrible mistake that ushered in chaos, war, and instability. Supporters believed that change must occur within existing traditions and institutions. Key supporters include Klemens von Metternich and Edmund Burke.