World War 1 is said to have been the first ‘total’ war. What does that mean? And what does it mean for people and nations trying to pick up the pieces and resume normal life?
Hello Class,
Welcome to Week 1!
This week, we will be discussing the totality of World War I.
Along with your textbook reading for the week, here’s some additional reading to consider about this era:
Phillip Blom:
The Vertigo Years: 1900-1914
Barbara Tuchman: The Guns of August
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn: August, 1914
Paul Fussell: The Great War and Modern Memory
David M. Kennedy: Over Here
Margaret McMillan: Paris, 1919
John Maynard Keynes: The Economic Consequences of the Peace
Remember to use an outside resource in the main post, which needs to be on or before Wednesday.
By the end of the week you should be able to understand and apply the following course outcomes:
Don’t forget to look over the discussion rubric as a reference when you are writing your discussion posts. If you have any questions, please post in the Q&A forum or email me:
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