Q.

Examine the long term causes along with the immediate causes that
led to the outbreak of World war 1.(120-150 words)

World War I began in June 1914 and it is believed that there were five causes
for the outbreak of the war. These five causes include the four long-term
causes (militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism) discussed in this
reading and one short-term cause (the assassination of Franz Ferdinand). the
assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary. In June 1914, a
Serbian nationalist terrorist group called the Black Hand sent out groups to
assassinate the archduke.The long-term causes,the Central Powers, which
included Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire, and the
Allies, which included France, Great Britain, Russia, Italy, Japan, and later
the United States.The expansion of European nations as empires (also known as
imperialism).Militarism referred to an increase in military spending, an
increase in military and naval forces, greater influence of the military on
civilian government policies .Nationalism was a factor in the outbreak of
World War I, as many nations, especially the great powers of Britain, France,
and Germany

Q.Describe the hardships the soldiers living in trenches had to face

in about 120-150 words

Trench life involved long periods of boredom mixed with brief periods of
terror. The threat of death kept soldiers constantly on edge, while poor
living conditions and a lack of sleep wore away at their health and
stamina.Rats and lice tormented the troops day and night. Oversized rats,
bloated by the food and waste of stationary armies, helped spread disease and
were a constant irritant. In 1918, doctors also identified lice as the cause
of trench fever, which plagued the troops with headaches, fevers, and muscle
pain. The unsanitary conditions of trench life, especially the cold,
persistent dampness, resulted in trench foot, a frost-bite-like infection that
in extreme cases, led to gangrene and amputation.toes and fingers lost to
frostbite, death from exposure to extreme cold. caused by lice, made the
soldiers’ itch terribly, caused fever, headache, sore muscles, bones, and
joints.