WW1: Overview

What was the First World War?

• A war fought only in Europe
• A war fought only by men
• A global conflict
• A war fought only by the British Empire

How many soldiers did the British Empire recruit during the First World War?

• More than 5 million men from Britain, and hundreds of thousands from their colonies
• More than 1 million men from Britain, and hundreds of thousands from their colonies
• More than 10 million men from Britain, and millions from their colonies
• More than 500,000 men from Britain, and tens of thousands from their colonies

What was the ideal of nationalism?

• A deeply held religious belief
• A deeply held political ideal
• A deeply held economic ideal
• A deeply held social ideal

Why did Wilfred Owen enlist in the British army?

• Because he believed in nationalism
• Because he wanted to fight for his country
• Because he wanted to start a new religion
• Because he wanted to travel the world

What is the meaning of “Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori”?

• It is sweet and fitting to die for your country
• It is noble to live for your country
• It is cowardly to die for your country
• It is foolish to die for your country

What did Owen call out as a deadly lie told to young men with good intentions?

• Capitalism
• Communism
• Nationalism
• Environmentalism

What is the main question that this unit asks about the First World War?

• How did the war begin?
• Why did Wilfred Owen join the war?
• Was it a threshold event in world history?
• What was the impact of the war on individuals?

What is one of the transformations in production and distribution that defined the Industrial Revolution that may have contributed to the origins of the First World War?

• Faster tools of communication
• The rise of new communities
• The ability to create huge amounts of deadly weaponry
• The capacity for total mobilization and almost endless resources for fighting

Why did many soldiers and sailors join the war?

• Because they were forced to
• Because they felt a duty to fight for their countries
• Because they wanted to travel the world
• Because they were looking for adventure

What did the end of the war inspire some to imagine?

• A world where such terrors could not happen again
• A world with more wars
• A world where only European nations would fight wars
• A world with less freedom and opportunity