WW1 Summary Questions
1.List the reasons that might have caused a man to volunteer to join the army at the outbreak of war.
2.a) Imagine that you are a soldier at the Battle of Passchendaele. List point form what it is like.
c) Did the policy of censorship serve the best interests of the soldier?
3.Explain why Canada was so successful in her attack against the German lines at Vimy Ridge in April 1917.
4.The nation's chances of winning the war depended largely on the efforts of the homefront.
a) What was done by the civilian population to help the soldiers in the front lines?
b) Explain why governments require, and the population is willing to grant, special power and authority to a government during a war.
5.By 1916 everyone knew that the war would continue to result in millions of deaths. Explain why the First World War, once started, was so difficult to stop.
6.Debate the proposition that in time of war a nation is justifified in using any weapon which increases the chances of victory.
7.a) ''Given the kinds of weapons available to the armies of Europe in 1914, the extent of casualties was inevitable.''
I)Explain this quotation in your own words.
II)To what extent is the quotation true?
b) Speculate on the kinds and extent of casualties which would be sustained if a world war were to break out today.
8.a) Because of his accomplishments and success as a war leader, Sir Arthur Currie should become a national hero. Explain why you either agree or disagree with this statement.
b) What are the advantages and disadvantages of having national heroes?
c) How, if at all, could they contribute to national unity?
d) What would you require of a person before qualifying him or her as a hero?
9.With reference to the First World War discuss the following statemtent:
“A nation that forgets its history is condemned to relive it.”