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Assignment:

1. Describe the long-term international dynamic that contribute to the buildup of Tensions that set the stage for WWI.

2. Briefly explain the technology change that characterized world war I.

3. Which of the following descriptions best characterizes the role that women played during World War I?

For the first time in European history, women were enlisted into the army as armed soldiers, though they were largely restricted from serving in command roles.

Women were asked to put their homemaking skills to use in helping to supply the armed forces with bandages, socks, and other needed goods; otherwise, their social roles were not significantly disrupted by the war.

Women found a significant increase in the range of employment opportunities that were available to them, since many of the men who had filled those roles were fighting in the war; women did not, however, participate directly in the war effort in any way.

Women found a significant increase in the range of employment opportunities that were available to them, since many of the men who had filled those roles were fighting in the war; women also served important direct roles in the war, including as nurses and as ambulance drivers.

4. Describe both events and the effects of the Russian Revolution.

5. Which of the following answers most accurately explains the provisions that the Peace of Paris made pertaining to Germany at the end of World War I?

O The Treaty of Versailles required Germany to give up several territories and most of its armed forces; in return, Germany's war debt to other European countries was forgiven.

The Treaty of Versailles protected Germany's claim to territories that Germany disputed with France; however, the treaty held Germany and its allies responsible for the war and required Germany to pay massive reparations to Allied European countries.

The Treaty of Versailles required Germany to give up several territories and most of its armed forces; in addition the treaty held Germany and its allies responsible for the war and required Germany to pay massive reparations to Allied European countries.

The Treaty of Versailles required Germany to create a massive retraining program for its military; in addition the treaty held Germany and its allies responsible for the war and required Germany to pay massive reparations to Allied European countries.

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