1. Was the quest for national self-determination the most destabilizing force in Europe in the early 20th century?
2. Could the First World War be considered the true gateway to the modern world?
3. Is it appropriate to consider the war of 1914 - 1918 to be a "world" war?
4. Is "isolationism" the most appropriate term to describe American foreign policy in the era before the First World War?
5. Why was Japan able to avoid domination by imperial powers successfully, when many other East Asian nations were easily assimilated?
2002 McGraw-Hill Higher Education