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Questions:
1. Explain how (a) Militarism, (b) Alliances, (c) Imperialism, and (d) Nationalism all contributed to create tensions in Europe in 1914 that eventually led to war.
2. Explain how the Schlieffen Plan was supposed to work. List reasons why it failed.
3. How was trench warfare conducted? Explain the way in which the trench system functioned.
4. WWI was a total war and demanded the investment of all civilians. Explain and describe the ways civilians at home contributed to the war effort.
5. How was discrimination, racism, and xenophobia shown during the war years?
6. The status of women in Canadian society changed during this time period. Explain how the role of women (and their rights) changed from before, during, and after the war.
7. What is conscription? What were the arguments for / against it?
8. What were the key terms of the Treaty of Versailles? How did such terms ensure war rather than peace? What role did Canada have/ play in this treaty?