Cuban QQC

Please carefully read the entire Economist special report on Cuba and then post a detailed QQC on what you read. Please post by 8am Wednesday April 11.

Joseph Stalin's Russia

Describe in detail what your life would be like if you had lived in Soviet Russia during the rule of Joseph Stalin. Compare the life of someone working in the industrial sector with that of a collective farmer.

Battle of the Somme (1916)

Decribe the Battle of the Somme. Who was involved? Explain the Allied strategy that hoped to overcome the enemy. Describe what happened on the opening day of battle. What sort of loses did the British suffer? How did the battle end? Explain the overall significance (if any) of this battle.

Cry Freedom response

For this assignment you are to focus on two different characters in Cry Freedom. Describe which segment of South African society each fits into, as well as their political stance on apartheid. (i.e. Steve Biko, a black South African who is a staunch opponent of apartheid and a political activist) Next describe the relationship that these two characters had to one another in the film. Next, you, very importantly need to describe how this relationship describes the overall system of apartheid, and the political climate in South Africa during apartheid.