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Readings
from Vera Brittain, Testament of Youth
from Erich Maria Remarque, All Quiet on the Western Front
from Lenin, The
State and Revolution
Programme of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (RSDRP), 1903 [the Bolsheviks]
Essay Questions:
1. Discuss the onset of World War I. How did militarism, nationalism, and the alliance system contribute to the coming of the war? What was the mood of the European populace on the eve of World War I? How did they greet the news that war had broken out? How did people's experiences in the war influence their mood?
2. Discuss the Russian Revolution. Why was the tsar overthrown? How did
the Bolsheviks gain power? (