Thursday, July 14, 2011

Imperialism and Nationalism in WWI?

Describe the roles played by imperialism and nationalism in precipitating the Great War [World War I] and explain why the Great War assumed its specific character on the Western Front. Then, address what President Woodrow Wilson hoped to achieve respecting the fate of captive peoples when he promulgated his 14 Points and worked to achieve a League of Nations, and then assess how the resulting compromises, and especially the division of former German and Ottoman territories among several of the Great War victors as "mandated" territories figured in shaping Asia, the Middle East and the Pacific between 1919 and 1945 [Treaty of Versailles to the end of the Pacific War]. Finally, how did World War I impact Russia?

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