Part I:
Identifications: Of the following 5 identifications, you are required to answer all of these. In 5 to 6 sentences, answer “who, what, where and when your identification took place. Then, for the remaining 9 to 10 sentences, focus on a significant aspect (or a consequence) of your ID. Make sure to include as many details (events, major players, periods, and/or documents that relate to your ID) as possible.
Those are the 5 identifications you have to work on:
FABIAN SOCIETY
ARTHUR GOBINEAU
MUTUAL AID
VANGUARD OF THE PROLETARIAT
VOLK
PART II : Answer ONE of the following essay questions.
A) Discuss the inherent problems of orthodox Marxist theory, and the most important revisions of the doctrine these problems necessitated (up to and including Lenin).
B.) George Sorel wrote : Myths are not descriptions of things, but an expression of Will.” Provide your interpretation of this quote, and discuss its relevance in understanding the content of ONE totalitarian ideology of modernity ( National Socialism, Fascism, Communism …).
