Financial Crisis in Asia: 1997-1998

Question
Financial Crisis in Asia: 1997-1998

1. Does financial market contagion explain the spread of the East Asian crisis during 1997–1998?

2. Were countries in Asia innocent victims of irrational capital markets? How much blame should they take for the Asian crisis?

3. Was the IMF’s response to the crisis appropriate?

Human Rights Violations-argument

Imagine you are an attorney accusing Spain of human rights violations in a sixteenth-century world criminal court. Draw on the “Voices of Freedom” pieces to help you prepare your closing argument. What do you imagine Spain’s defense attorney would argue?

The Cratchit Family from A Christmas Carol

How did living and working conditions, political rights, and national obligations for service change for the average working class citizen between 1830 and 1950? Did the rise of mass societies benefit the actual masses, or not? Explain both in general, and specifically in regards to the various members of the Cratchit family from A Christmas Carol.

Nationalism

Nationalism acted as both a constructive and destructive force after 1798. Define it, and explain how it impacted European society between 1815 and 1940. use specific examples to back up your argument.