World War I Homework for Week 1, March 16-20 PDF

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World War I Homework for Week 1, March 16-20 -- Your name: Answer all questions in your own words. Bullet points are acceptable where applicable. You may need to do additional online research to guide your answers. Part One - The Great War slideshow notes: 1. Who are the slavs? Explain how this word/concept may be controversial. The Slavs are a generalization of the people living in Yugoslavia 2. “A peaceable, industrious, sensible mass of 500 million (European people) was hounded by a few dozen incapable leaders… into a war which was in no way destined or inevitable.” – Emil Ludwig Was Ludwig right? If so, how could this war have been prevented? If not, explain your reasoning. Ludwig was right, there had not been many civil wars in participating countries caused by a popular uprising. This allowed the rulers of said countries to be blinded by their lust for glory and money. 3. How many leaders were cousins? King George V of Britain Tsar Nicholas II of Russia Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany 4. Why or where did the Schlieffen Plan fail? The plan failed because the Germans did not have a very good strategy for mobilizing their troops. They wanted a game of attrition but instead it would lead to a stalemate. 5. How are you doing with labelling the map of Europe so far? Explain. We will complete the back of the map of Europe next week. I'm doing pretty okay with labeling the map of Europe so far. Part Two - Archdukes, Cynicism, and World War I: Crash Course World History #36 6. Why does John Green think the war started? Spider’s web of alliances Cultural belief that war was good for countries 7. What was trench warfare like for a typical soldier? Wet Smelly

Fear inducing 8. What does John Green say about alcohol? It allowed soldiers to get through the war by drinking away their troubles 9. What happened in the two different revolutions inside of Russia during WWI? First -

Overthrow the Tsar Establish a new government Stay in the war

Second -

Overthrow the new government Make the country Communist Take Russia out of the war

10. How does John Green say that people's views of war changed during this time? What is one example that he gives? Total war Part Three - From Youthful Vision to Hard Reality 11. Part A. - What are the attitudes of these young men? Sullen and depressing “We’ve won, but at what cost?” 12. Part B. - the rest of the questions are from part B - How old was Wilfred Owen when he died? 25 years old Died on the fourth of November, 1918. -

7 days before the Armistice

13. What new technology of war is present in the poem? Chemical weaponry 14. What images are most vivid from the poem? The man choking and his mouth frothing 15. Do you think it is a lie or a true statement: that it is sweet and proper to die for one's country? Explain in a few sentences.

I think it is sweet if the amount gained surpases the amount sacrificed....