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Chapter Chronology

REVIEW and EXPLORE

Make Connections

Think about the larger developments and continuities within and across chapters.

  1. Question

    While the war was being fought, peoples on all sides of the fighting often referred to the First World War as “the great war.” Why would they find this label appropriate?

  2. Question

    How did the First World War draw on long-standing political rivalries and tensions among the European powers (Chapters 19, 23, and 24)?

  3. Question

    To what extent was the First World War actually a “world” war?