Assignment:
Q1. Match the term to the description.
Triple Alliance
Triple Entente
Weimar Republic
Bolsheviks
Petrograd Soviet
Existentialism
Modernism
Functionalism
Dawes Plan
New Deal
A. Mass meeting of workers, soldiers, and socialists that challenged Russia's post-war provisional government
B. Philosophy stressing importance of the individual and general meaningless of existence
C. Dictatorial socialist regime in Russia
D. Series of economic programs intended to end the Great Depression in America
E. Military alliance of Great Britain, France, and Russia
F. Military alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
G. Artistic movement, including radical experimentation that challenged traditional artistic forms
H. German reparations agreement that followed the period of occupation in the Ruhr region
I. Democratic German government put into place after the war
J. Principle that buildings are specifically for their purpose and not ornamentation
Q2. Match the key figure to the description.
Gavrilo Princip
Franz Ferdinand
Wilhelm II
Nicholas II
Erich Ludendorff
Hussein ibn-Ali
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
Woodrow Wilson
Lloyd George
Georges Clemenceau
A. Emperor of Germany at the start of the Great War
B. Archduke and heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne who was assassinated in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914.
C. Prime Minister of France
D. Russian revolutionary and leader of the Bolsheviks
E. German general who coined the term Total War and hero of the Battle of Tannenberg
F. Tsar of Russia at the start of the Great War
G. Chief magistrate of Mecca and ruler for much of the Ottoman territory
H. Fanatical Serbian radical whose successful assassination of a royal is considered the event that started the Great War.
I. Proposed the Fourteen Points, including the League of Nations
J. Prime Minister of Great Britain
Q3. Explain how the post-war economic collapse throughout several Western nations directly correlated to the rise of fascism in Europe. Include the role of key personalities in the changing social and political landscape.
Q4. World War I was called the "Great War" and "the war to end all wars." Offer your interpretation of why it was neither, using specific examples from cultural, economic, political, and ideological developments between 1914 and 1918 to prove your point.