1. How did World War I affect colonial peoples' expectations for independence?

2. Why did the Paris Peace Conference's decision to deny self-determination to colonies fuel nationalist movements?

3. What was the significance of Wilson's refusal to meet with Vietnamese nationalists like Ho Chi Minh?

1. What was the League of Nations mandate system and how did it represent a new form of colonization?

2. How did the mandate system affect the Middle East and what nationalist movement did it inspire?

1. What was the Balfour Declaration and what conflict did it create in Palestine?

1. What was the Amritsar massacre and how did it affect the Indian independence movement?

1. What was satyagraha and how did Gandhi use civil disobedience to challenge British rule?

2. What was the Salt March and why was it significant as an act of protest?

1. Why did Muhammad Ali Jinnah propose a two-state solution for South Asian independence?

1. What was the March First Movement and what did it demonstrate about Korean nationalism?

1. What caused the May Fourth Movement and how did it change Chinese attitudes toward Western government?

1. How did Mao Zedong's vision of communist revolution differ from traditional Marxist theory?

2. What were the key differences between the Chinese Communist Party and the Nationalist Kuomintang?

1. What was the Long March and how did it affect the Chinese Communist Party's relationship with peasants?

1. How did Japan's invasion of Manchuria and creation of Manchukuo demonstrate imperial expansion in East Asia?

2. What was the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere and how did Japanese expansion affect the region?

1. How did European-educated African intellectuals contribute to anti-colonial movements?

2. What forms of resistance did African workers use against French colonial rule and what did they achieve?