Read pages 650-657, the introduction to Unit VI. Notice the 3 “triggers for change” and the elements of change and continuity. These are not included on the quiz.
READ “Descent into the Abyss: World War I and the Crisis of the European Global Order,” pages 638-685
28.1 Your first quiz will be on the second class day after spring break. No homework is assigned for spring break.
Read “The Coming of the Great War” and “A World at War,” pages 660-669.
VOCABULARY
1. Kaiser Wilhelm II (p. 660, not bolded) 2. Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Sarajevo 3. Nicholas II 4. Treaty of Brest-Litovsk (Look at the timeline on page 661 and the map on page 662.) 5. Gallipoli 6. Armenian Genocide
QUESTIONS
1. The MAIN causes of World War I are Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism. Give an example of each of these causes. (You will find this in pages 660-663, but you will have to think about it. They are not in a convenient bulleted list.)
2. Explain how fighting differed on the Western Front and the Eastern Front. You should mention trench warfare in your answer.
3. Stearns writes that “Britain’s participation, more than that of any other power, contributed to the war’s globalization.” (p. 666) What evidence does he give to support this assertion?
4. Describe life on the “home front.” Why did the power of governments increase?
5. How did the war affect the role of women?
6. Study Map 28.2 on page 667. Mention 4 examples of combat which took place in Africa.
7. Summarize the losses suffered in World War I, both in human casualties and other forms of loss.
(There is a second page. The printer is jammed. Consult Blackboard if you wish to work ahead.)
28.2: Read “Failed Peace and Global Turmoil” and “The Nationalist Assault on the European Colonial Order,” pages 670-683.
VOCABULARY
1. Woodrow Wilson (p. 670) 2. Georges Clemenceau &