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Recall Max Weber’s definition of the state and explain how it relates to the state’s primary goals of prosperity, stability, and security.  Using this definition, analyze why each of the following forms of political violence—revolution, sectarian civil war, and political self-immolation—challenges the state’s ability to fulfill these goals Provide specific examples for at least two of these forms of political violence to support your explanation.

In How Europe Underdeveloped Africa, Walter Rodney critiques the supposed benefits of colonialism, such as infrastructure development and economic modernization, and contrasts these with the realities of exploitation and underdevelopment. Summarize Rodney’s argument about the supposed benefits versus the actual consequences of colonialism in Africa, providing at least one specific example. Connect this argument to our class discussion on neocolonialism. How do the dynamics described by Rodney continue to shape Africa’s relationship with the global economic system today? Provide a contemporary example to illustrate your point.

Naturalists thought realists focused too narrowly on the middle and professional classes; they thought more focus should be placed upon people that were poor and/or marginalized in some way.

Which author was influenced by his or her experiences of Creole and Cajun culture?

Which of the following is a theme of “The Yellow Wall-paper”?

Which author was an influential theorist and activist for women’s rights?

Which of the following contributed the most to the development of mass cultural expression in the post and people’s access to written works?

Match the writings with their subject matter or theme.

Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE of the Gilded Age and the Industrial Era?

Booker T. Washington made a famous speech called the “Atlanta Compromise,” which contributed to his being known as the “Moses of his race.”