World War I

by Edward Paice

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World War I Questions and Answers

What caused WWI?

Why is WWI called the "war to end all wars"?

How did World War I impact the soldiers who fought in it?

How Did World War 1 Contribute To The Rise Of Dictators In Europe

Why was neutrality a difficult path for the US to follow from 1914-1917?

What role did socialism and communism play in the First World War?

How did World War I affect philosophy?

Why were submarines important in WWI?

How did the the Western Front become a stalemate in World War I?

Describe how the entrace of America helped turn the tide of World War I.  

What does the letter below reveal about the experience of the soldiers who fought in World War I? We are now 150yd from Fritz and the moon is bright, so we bend and walk quietly onto the road running diagonally across the front into the Bosche line. There is a stream the far side of this boards have been put across it at intervals but must have fallen in about 20yd down we can cross. We stop and listen - swish - and down we plop (for a flare lights everything up) it goes out with a hiss and over the board we trundle on hands and knees. Apparently no one has seen so we proceed to crawl through a line of "French" wire. Now for 100yd dead flat weed-land with here and there a shell hole or old webbing equipment lying in little heaps! These we avoid. This means a slow, slow crawl head down, propelling ourselves by toes and forearm, body and legs flat on the ground, like it snake. A working party of Huns are in their lair. We can just see dark shadows and hear the Sergeant, who is sitting down. He's got a bad cold! We must wait a bit, the moon's getting low but it's too bright now 5 a.m. They will stop soon and if we go on we may meet a covering party lying low... Soon we are behind the friendly parapet and it is day. We are ourselves again, but there's a subtle cord between us, stronger than barbed wire, that will take a lot of cutting. 20 to 7, 2 hrs 10 minutes of life - war at its best. But shelling, no, that's death at its worst. And I can't go again, it's a vice. Immediately after I swear I'll never do it again, the next night I find myself aching after "No Man's Land".

How was the stalemate of trench warfare in WWI overcome?     

Why was the period following World War I called "the age of anxiety"?

What responsibility did the alliance systems play in the outbreak of World War I? This is an excerpt from The Century of Total War by Raymond Aron (Doubleday & Co. 1954). . . . The rise of Germany, who supremacy France dreaded and whose nave menaced [or threatened] England, had created among [England and France] an alliance which claimed it was defensive in nature but was denounced by German propaganda as an attempt at [the] encirclement [of Germany]. The two armed camps alarmed each other, and each grew heavy with multiplied incidents, which spread East [with the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand], where Russia and Austria were advancing contradictory claims. . . .  

Why did Italy join World War 1?

Why did the conflict of World War I escalate from a terrorist action into a full-fledged world war?

What side was the United States on when World War I started?

How was fighting different on the Western and Eastern Fronts in WWI?

What factors led to the Allied victory in World War I?

"The First World War came during the height of the Progressive Era. In what ways was it a 'Progressive' war?"

What was the Knox-Porter Resolution?

How did the peace treaties made after WWI both follow and violate the principle of self determination?

What role did bias play in Americans' response to World War I?

What were the consequences of World War I for the United States?

Explain how WWI helped bring about Canada's coming of age and autonomy. Use examples and specific evidence.

Which country is most to blame for World War I?  

Why was the Austro-Hungarian government not really concerned whether Serbia itself was involved in Archduke Ferdinand's assassination?

Do you think that Germany's treaty obligations under the Treaty of Versailles were excessive? 

Why did the Allies (Great Britain, France, Russia and Italy) negotiate secret treaties during the First World War? Think about the Ottoman Empire and Middle East.

How did the U.S. deal with the international economic tangle of loans, war debt, and reparations after WWI?

How did the Balkan Wars lead to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

How did World War I impact dissidents like Eugene V. Debs?

How did the World War I affect the whole world?

Why did the Treaty of Versailles blame mostly Germany for WWI?

Describe war on the Western front in WWI.

In the context of WWI, discuss the U.S. effort to balance civil liberties and its global economic and political interests.

What was the most significant result of World War I for the history of Western Civilization?

In 1917 The United States declared war on the Central Powers and sent troops to fight after first wanting to remain neutral. Why did this happen?

How far do you agree that Germany was to blame for causing WWI?  How far do you agree that Germany was to blame for causing WWI?  

What impact did the sinking of the Lusitania have on what came next?

Why did Wilson want American forces to fight separately from French and British armies in WWI?

Was the government's suspension of civil rights during WWI an "acceptable" violation of our Constitution, or should our freedoms never be restricted for any cause?

What long-term trends and immediate catalysts account for American entry into the First World War?

Why did Italy get involved in World War I?

Was World War I a preventable war, or were the nations of Europe committed to fighting even before the assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand? Can you envision a realistic scenario by which the outbreak of war might have been averted? Need help with an essay outline: this is going to end up being a full-blown essay, but for now I just need the key facts to form my outline. It has been very hard to narrow all my research down to what is "really" important.

Why was it so difficult for Wilson to implement his vision at the Paris Peace Conference?

Considering what you know about the two fronts of WWI, what relationship existed between the battlefronts and the war deaths? choices: a. The countries between the two fronts suffered the highest losses b. The countries along the two fronts suffered the highest losses c. The countries farthest from the two fronts suffered the highest losses d. The location of the front had no effect on how high a country's losses were I think the answer is either a or b. My teacher didn't teach us this but we still have to turn it in after Thanksgiving break.

What were the American Expeditionary Forces during World War One?

Should the United States have gotten involved in World War I?  Why or why not?  What were the advantages and disadvantages?

What were the main diseases during (not nececeraly caused by) World War I?