Make-up examinations will be given only in special circumstances and must be arranged prior to the exam. Students will be required to submit two papers. First, a paper based on an approved topic and reading list is due on Friday, April 28th. Students will submit a topic along with a list of the sources they plan to use on Wednesday, March 1st. The suggested topics are China s role in the Korean War, the process of land reform in China, China s foreign policy from 1949 to 1958, changes in women s positions in the 1950s, assessing the Great Leap Forward, the collectivization of agriculture prior to the Great Leap, the Sino-Indian border war, and the collectivization of commerce and industry in the 1950s.
Alternative topics are acceptable.
See me before going ahead with such a topic and obviously you'll need to turn in a similar list with the topic and sources on March 1. List all sources and use full citations either as footnotes or in social science format. The second paper will be submitted in lieu of the final. There are three set questions. The mid-term, the paper and the final essays will each count for 30 percent of your final grade.