Question 1

What international differences had to be overcome to bring about the pre-1914 alliance against Germany and Austria-Hungary? Why did the nations involved put aside their historic differences?

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Question 2

Review the feature entitled "Meet the 'Khaki Girls'" in this chapter.What class do you think the two authors are from, and why?

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Question 3

Review the feature entitled "The Terms of the Triple Alliance" in this chapter.Why did special promises have to be made for Italy to ensure her participation in the alliance?

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Question 4

Discuss the origins of World War I.Can any single country be blamed for starting the war? In what ways did the alliance system, implemented to maintain a peaceful balance of power in Europe, in fact have the opposite effect?

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Question 5

Review the feature entitled "Wilfred Owen Describes Trench Warfare" in this chapter.What did Owen mean when he described himself and his companions as "three quarters dead"?

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Question 6

What brought about women's suffrage in the interwar years? Why do you think the advent of women's suffrage had such little impact on family life and on Western democracies in western Europe?

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Question 7

Explain why the declarations of war throughout Europe were greeted with great popular acclaim and joy.

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Question 8

Review the feature entitled "Meet the 'Khaki Girls'" in this chapter.What are the social class signifiers in this account?

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Question 9

How does the Treaty of Versailles represent a continuation of the prewar vision of a better world through progressive liberalism? What aspects of the treaty represent an abandonment of this view to national and imperial interests?

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Question 10

Review the feature entitled "The Terms of the Triple Alliance" in this chapter.Evaluate the terms of the agreement.Are the terms practical? How did this agreement seek to avoid conflict?

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Question 11

Consider the photos in this chapter of Craonne and Verdun.What caused the destruction seen in these photos? What kinds of challenges did that kind of destruction pose for societies after the war?

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Question 12

Was the Treaty of Versailles fundamentally unfair? How? Did it at least ensure the instability of the European state system for the following decades?

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Question 13

In a phrase of historic significance, the British Foreign Secretary noted on the outbreak of war in 1914 that "the lamps are going out all over Europe.We shall not see them lit again in our lifetime." In what way was his prophecy correct? How did the experience of World War I change European society in the long term?

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Question 14

Discuss the roles of romanticism and nationalism as they contributed to increasing international tension in the years before the Great War.

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Question 15

How is the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and his wife portrayed in the painting found in this chapter? How accurately do you think this painting reflects the event and its impact?

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Question 16

Review the feature entitled "The Terms of the Triple Alliance" in this chapter.What kinds of situations did this agreement not provide for?

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Question 17

Why did World War I become a stalemated war of attrition? What eventually broke the deadlock?

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Question 18

Review the feature entitled "Meet the 'Khaki Girls'" in this chapter.What does the style of dress, makeup, and hair of these women suggest? Why have the authors included these details?

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Question 19

What impact did World War I have on Europe's colonial holdings? How did it set the stage for changes to come?

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Question 20

Explain the comparatively conservative movements that developed in Britain, France, and the United States after the war.What led to the disillusionment by both victors and vanquished after the war?

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Quiz 26: World War I and the War It Created

What international differences had to be overcome to bring about the pre-1914 alliance against Germany and Austria-Hungary? Why did the nations involved put aside their historic differences?

Review the feature entitled "Meet the 'Khaki Girls'" in this chapter.What class do you think the two authors are from, and why?

Review the feature entitled "The Terms of the Triple Alliance" in this chapter.Why did special promises have to be made for Italy to ensure her participation in the alliance?

Discuss the origins of World War I.Can any single country be blamed for starting the war? In what ways did the alliance system, implemented to maintain a peaceful balance of power in Europe, in fact have the opposite effect?

Review the feature entitled "Wilfred Owen Describes Trench Warfare" in this chapter.What did Owen mean when he described himself and his companions as "three quarters dead"?

What brought about women's suffrage in the interwar years? Why do you think the advent of women's suffrage had such little impact on family life and on Western democracies in western Europe?

Explain why the declarations of war throughout Europe were greeted with great popular acclaim and joy.

Review the feature entitled "Meet the 'Khaki Girls'" in this chapter.What are the social class signifiers in this account?

How does the Treaty of Versailles represent a continuation of the prewar vision of a better world through progressive liberalism? What aspects of the treaty represent an abandonment of this view to national and imperial interests?

Review the feature entitled "The Terms of the Triple Alliance" in this chapter.Evaluate the terms of the agreement.Are the terms practical? How did this agreement seek to avoid conflict?

Consider the photos in this chapter of Craonne and Verdun.What caused the destruction seen in these photos? What kinds of challenges did that kind of destruction pose for societies after the war?

Was the Treaty of Versailles fundamentally unfair? How? Did it at least ensure the instability of the European state system for the following decades?

Discuss the roles of romanticism and nationalism as they contributed to increasing international tension in the years before the Great War.

How is the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and his wife portrayed in the painting found in this chapter? How accurately do you think this painting reflects the event and its impact?

Review the feature entitled "The Terms of the Triple Alliance" in this chapter.What kinds of situations did this agreement not provide for?

Why did World War I become a stalemated war of attrition? What eventually broke the deadlock?

Review the feature entitled "Meet the 'Khaki Girls'" in this chapter.What does the style of dress, makeup, and hair of these women suggest? Why have the authors included these details?

What impact did World War I have on Europe's colonial holdings? How did it set the stage for changes to come?

Explain the comparatively conservative movements that developed in Britain, France, and the United States after the war.What led to the disillusionment by both victors and vanquished after the war?