Describing the war: Based on these visual sources, how would you define the novel or distinctive features of World War I compared to earlier European conflicts?
Considering war and progress: How do you think Otto Dix and John Nash might have responded to the ideas of Condorcet contained in Document 15.2?
Images as propaganda and criticism: This selection of visual sources contains a mix of those that express essentially government-sponsored messages and those that convey the outlook of individual artists. What ideas about the war did governments seek to inculcate in their citizens? How do the paintings of John Nash and Otto Dix respond to those ideas?
Seeking further evidence: What other kinds of visual sources would be useful in constructing a visual history of World War I?