1. Compare and contrast the authoritarian regimes that came to power between 1922 and 1939 in Japan, Germany, Italy, and the Soviet Union. In a broad sense, how much did they have in common with each other despite their profound differences?
How different Third World countries tried to develop modern nation-states and examine what were their successes and failures? Also analyze how the Cold War and the super power competition impacted political development in the Third Word.