His 306 week 1 discussion 2

   Discuss all of the following questions using examples from the text   and providing your own original analysis:

• What were the causes of the        First World War?
• What role did Empire and Imperialism        play in the First World War?
• What was life like for        soldiers in the trenches?
• How was it similar for        soldiers from opposing sides?
• How was it different?
• In a war characterized by        attrition and the vicious nature of modern warfare, one where scores        were killed and wounded daily, why did soldiers continue to fight rather        than surrender or desert their posts?
• What was the role of women in        the war effort?
• How did the First World War        end?
• What effect did the war have        on European society and culture?

   Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your claims   with examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and   properly cite any references. Respond to at least two of your classmates’   posts by Day 7.
 

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