Of Masses and Visions of the Modern, 1910-1939
After you read the assigned section, you need to answer the following questions for that section in note form. Be prepared for a homework check or a possible reading quiz each day.
Assignment 1 pages 349-351 The Great War
1. What were the causes of the Great War?
2. Why did the “fighting not go as expected?”
Assignment 2 pages 354-356 Results of the Great War
1. Why did Russia withdraw from the war?
2. What were the major results of the Great War?
Assignment 3 pages 361 (stop at Liberal Capitalism), 364-366 The Soviet Union
1. Why did strong dictators emerge after the Great War?
2. How did Stalin change the Soviet Union?
Assignment 4 pages 366-369 Italian and German Fascism
1. Why did fascists gain the majority support in Italy?
2. In what ways did Hitler exploit people’s hopes and fears?
Assignment 5 pages 369-372 Japan, Common Features
1. What kind of role did the military play in Japanese society?
2. What were the common features between Russia, Italy, Germany, and Japan?
Making Connections
Assignment 1-2
Assignment 3-5
Outside Reading
Quotations about War
WWI Primary Source Packet
Excerpts of Paths of Glory dir. Stanley Kubrick
Excerpt of Testament of Youth by Vera Britain
Excerpts from War Against War! By Ernst Friedrich
Poetry about the War and Lost Generation
“
What World War I’s Greatest Poet Would Say About Hiding Our War Dead” by
Adam Cohen
Various speeches by Hitler
Test Format
10 Multiple Choice (2 Points Each)
1 Document Based Question
1 out of 2 Essays