HIST 417 DeVry Final Exam

phones. While some groups of anarchists engaged in violence, most of the individuals involved focused on peaceful
protests. Mainstream media reported on these protests daily.
In an essay written with forethought and precision, provide a postmodern analysis of these peaceful protesters, focusing
on the role of the internet in the protesters’ ability to communicate, broadcast news about important events, organize
their protest participation, and to educate people about the abuses of power made by the WTO and the IMF. (Points :
40)
Question 2.2.(TCOs 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8) Hope and despair are powerful motivators for change, and they are easily
adapted by those who would become leaders for their own purposes. Some of those leaders adopt a Darwinian style
of evolutionary thinking about the survival and success of their special populations of concern. Think about mobilizing
people in calls for leadership articulating a vision for the future.
In an essay written with forethought and precision, analyze the role of the liberation theologians in Latin America in this
context, with a clear expectation of what achievements were envisioned and what the world would look like under that
style of leadership. (Points : 40)
Question 3.3.(TCOs 3, 6, 7, 8) Existentialism was an important philosophy of the Modern Era. In an essay written
with forethought and precision, explain how the Sartre’s existentialism was an appropriate philosophy for the post WWII
Cold War and the existential threat of the nuclear arms race.(Points : 40)