Comparative Questions?

  1. The documents in this chapter range from intensely personal to geopolitical in nature. What connections can you draw between the emotions and experiences presented in the Albrights’ letters (Document 28-1) and the political stances of the other authors?
  2. How might Lenin (Document 28-2) have responded to the Paris peace talks (Document 28-4)? How would he have interpreted their course and outcome?
  3. In your opinion, what were the most important problems with the treaties that formally ended World War I? What light do the documents included in this chapter shed on this question?