World War I
World War I
Web Based Exam
Using the PBS Link Below Answer the Following Questions
Prologue
- What would make historians call World War I “The Great War?”
- List at least three underlying causes of World War I identified by scholars.
- List three firsts of World War I
- What reason did Woodrow Wilson give to the people of the United States for declaring war on Germany in 1917?
- How many people died on the battlefield during World War I?
Explosion/Stalemate
- What view of the future did the European leaders hold in June of 1914?
- Describe the German plan for the war.
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The Trenches
- How many miles of trenches were dug by the end of 1914?
- Describe the Allies use of trenches.
- How was German trench life different from that of the Allies?
- Which trench system would you have preferd to call home?
- Write a short paragraph describing life in the trenches using the Trench Facts found in the right hand side bar.
Total War/Slaughter
- What meaning is given to the term “total war” by the author of this article.
- Describe the slaughter on the battlefields of Europe.
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Armin Wegner
- Who was Armin?
- What did he see?
- What response did he have to what he saw?
- How did this soldier of World War I respond to Hitler and his actions toward the Jews in World War II?
Mutiny/Collapse
- What was the common cause of the mutiny?
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- Define the term “shell shock”.
- According to “The End of Heroism” how did soldiers cope with the images of war?
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- What event triggered the final collapse of the German war effort?
- Under “Explore Further:” click on the link “How Private Henry Tandey saved Hitler’s life” and read about how a British soldiers act of mercy affected Hitler’s life and changed the course of history.
Hatred & Hunger/ War Without End
- Describe the effects of the war on Europe after the armistice on November 11, 1918.
- What was the unanswered question that burdened so many of the people of Europe after the war?
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- What do you think the “lost generation” means?
- According to the article “The Road Back” in the right side bar what “positive” experience came to the fighting men of World War I? How would you explain their experience?
Essay
- Read the words of Jean Jaures at the link below and write a narrative essay on what the world might have been like if the resources used to fight the Great War had been used to “increase the well-being of people.”
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