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Questions :
1. Why do many people oppose immigration today? Are these reasons similar to or different from the reasons of people in the nineteenth century? In what ways?
2. What role does race play in the response to immigrants today?
3. How do we try to help the poor today? Has our approach changed from the nineteenth century? What do we now think are the reasons for poverty?
4. Are governments today concerned with protecting the rights of workers? Are they more concerned with the rights of workers or the rights of employers?
5. What kinds of private reform movements exist today? What are they focused on changing?
6. How did the struggle for colonies around the world divide the nations of Europe?
7. What factors led to the development of two major blocs of alliances in Europe?
8. Did the alliances that developed across Europe encourage the outbreak of war? Why or why not?
9. Did the threat of war lead to the buildup of army and navy forces in Europe, or did the buildup of these forces encourage war to break out? Explain your answer.
10. Why did the Ottoman Empire join the Central powers? What factors played a role in its decision to ally with Austria-Hungary, an empire to which it had lost land?
11. What role did nationalism play in the buildup to World War I?
12. Which country do you think was at fault for starting World War I? What evidence points to your choice?