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HIST 152- KNOWLEDGE SURVEY -
SUMMER '08 - Patterson
Last four digits of your student number:

Is this Survey being conducted at the BEGINNING or at the END of the Semester?
Beginning of Semester End of Semester
Please tell me a little about yourself (all data collected is aggregate).

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How many history courses have you taken at the college level in the past?
How many semesters have you been a student at HCC?
Yes No
Have you taken English 100, or the equivalent at another campus, prior to taking this course?
Female Male
Are you male or female?
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How many history-related books do you read in a year?

This is a Knowledge Survey rather than a "test." There are no right or wrong answers. While you will not be graded on this survey, please be very candid in your responses!

By completing this survey, both at the beginning and at the end of the semester, your instructor will be able to gauge your initial level of knowledge and then measure the amount of knowledge you gain during the semester. This information will help your instructor modify and improve the course.

Read each statement carefully and then choose a response based on the following instructions:

Mark A as your response to the item if you are not confident in your skills in the area and do not feel you can adequately demonstrate these skills on a test/essay/research paper.

Mark B as your response to the item if you feel somewhat confident that you are reasonably skilled in the area and can demonstrate these skills at a reasonable level on a test/essay/research paper.

Mark C as your response to the item if you feel very confident that you are highly skilled in the area and can demonstrate these skills at a high level on a test/essay/research paper.


CONFIDENCE IN HISTORICAL TERMS/CONCEPTS
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YOUR ABILITY TO DEFINE, DESCRIBE, CITE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE FOLLOWING:

Your skill level in area:

Low Somewhat Very
Age of Exploration
Christopher Columbus
Zheng He
Moctezuma
Reconquista
Scientific Revolution
Enlightenment
Ming Dynasty
Tokugawa Shogunate
Capitalism
African Slave Trade
Bourgeoisie & Proletariat
Colonialism
Social Darwinism
Nationalism
French Revolution
mass production
laissez faire
Women's Rights Convention
Indian National Congress
Opium War
Meiji Restoration
"scramble" for Africa
free-trade imperialism
Western Front
Balfour Declaration
Vladimir Lenin
League of Nations
Sun Yat-sen
Nazi Party
Mao Zedong
Holocaust
Cold War
Marshall Plan
proxy wars
terrorism

CONFIDENCE IN HISTORICAL ESSAY WRITING

FOR THE FOLLOWING POSSIBLE ESSAY QUESTIONS, rate your confidence in being able to address the main points in a clear, concise, and organized essay answer of 1 1/2 - 2 pages.

Low Somewhat Very
Show how the religious reformation and dynastic rivalries further divided the people of Europe at a time when greater unity seemed desirable.
Describe how royal centralization increased the unity and power of Spain, France, and England
Discuss and compare the course of the American, the French, and the Haitian revolutions, and analyze the reasons for and significance of the different outcomes of these three revolutions.
Explain the relationship between the industrialized world and the nonindustrial world as demonstrated in the cases of Russia, Egypt, and India.
Explain the concept of nationalism and be able to give concrete examples of the development and uses of nationalism in Europe.
Analyze the causes and consequences of the Depression and relate them to the rise of fascism in Italy and Germany.
Describe the ways in which the First World War, economic growth, technological change, and scientific advances led to social and cultural change in Western Europe and North America from 1918 to 1929.
Describe the process by which Central and Southeast Asia and the Pacific islands were brought under the domination of the great powers.
Assess the causes of the Cold War and its political and environmental consequences for Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the two superpowers.
Assess the dynamics of Latin American, Middle Eastern, and Asian political and economic development from about 1975 through the 1990s.
Discuss the main benefits and dangers of growing political, economic, and cultural integration.

GLOBAL/MULTICULTURAL SKILLS

IN THIS FINAL SECTION, rate your confidence in being able to effectively accomplish the following less specific, more global history related assignments:

Low Somewhat Very

Describe and define the world's major historical events, ideas, places, people, and other items of historical import.
Summarize key ideas in history, including major world philophies, religions, and political theories and systems.
Demonstrate an ability to compare and contrast historical experiences across cultures and time
Demonstrate understanding of the historical roots of current world events
Demonstrate an ability to analyze cause and effect relationships in history

Mahalo for completing the HIST 152 Knowledge Survey!