What was the “meaning” of the Great War and how did it change Europe and the world?
Read:
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Selections from Frank Furedi, First World War: Still No End in Sight and review of same by Richard Overy
Watch the following videos:
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a German documentary, Gewaltfrieden for the atmosphere
Participate in the Discussion Forum:
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List three salient facts that you learned from your reading and viewing of the material above.
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On my Great War blog, do a category search for the term “Meaning” and read the posts that come up. Comment on something from one of the posts that strikes you as interesting.
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After you have completed all the activities in this module, post to the “What I still have questions about” link. (You can find my responses to the questions from Module 13 here.)
View my lectures:
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Transformations (pdf)
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The Legacy of Versailles (pdf)
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Dolchstoßlegende (pdf)
Write a brief reflective essay on one of the following:
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Was the Treaty of Versailles a “Carthaginian Peace”?
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To what extent was the First World War the cause of the Second?
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