World War I

Question 1
Based on your reading of the Smith Chapter “World War I and the Russian Revolution” and your viewing of All Quiet on the Western Front, answer the question: what do these two sources tell you about why people went to war in 1914? What were their expectations, and what was the reality that they encountered? For full credit, refer to both the reading and the film and write 4-6 full paragraphs

Question 2
Identify the following terms, why they matter, and the page in Smith where they can be found:
cult of the offensive
schlieffen plan
petrograd
wilsons 14 points
provisional government (Russia)
April theses
War communism
The stab in the back theory
League of Nations

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