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Unit 7: 1900 CE-Present WHAP

WWI Interpretations
http://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2014/jul/23/a-global-guide-to-the-first-world-war-interactive-documentary
Origins
1. Who were the great powers at the outbreak of war?

2. How did the war get entangled into war?

Trenches
3. How was the war a 19th century war?

4. What was the purpose of the trenches?

5. What were the conditions of the trenches?

6. How long were the trenches?

Empires

7. How were colonial troops engaged in war?

8. How many non-white people were included in the armies?

9. Which colony had the highest contribution to the armies and how many?

Fronts

10. Why this is considered a global war? Where are the fronts? (name as many as you can)

11. What were the 3 fronts the Germans would have to fight?
 12. The Ottomans controlled the Middle East, what was the most important thing they controlled and why?

13. Describe the Battle of Gallipoli

14. How were the Italians involved?

15. How did the battle of the Alps end?

Slaughter

16. How did the war become more mechanical?

17. List some new wartime technologies

18. What were the outcomes of the Battle of Verdun

Endings

19. How does the US get brought into war?

20. What happens economically to Germany?

21. How does the war end?

22. What treaty ended the war?

23. Had did the map change because of the treaty? (be brief)
 24. What was the most devastating result of the peace treaty?

25. What happened to the Ottoman Empire?

26. What were the effects in India?

Aftermath

27. How many fell in Germany and France?

28. What was the end of the First World War signify?

29. What was the total death toll?

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Was the First World War successful? Why or why not?

Should all the blame be placed on Germany, why or why not?

How were colonial troops utilized in war?

How do the effects of WWI influence the future?