Instruction
(QUESTION 1.)
1.In preparation for this discussion, make sure you read the following: the Module Notes, Introduction (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. in the Neiberg textbook, Mulligan, W. (2011), The Origins of the First World War, (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Mombauer, A. (2014), The July Crisis (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., The English Translation of the Austro-Hungarian Ultimatum to Serbia (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (1914), The Willy-Nicky Telegrams (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (1914), and view The World Prepares for War (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
In an initial post of at least 250 words discuss the following:
1.How did nationalism, imperialism, and ethnicity help set the stage for the First World War?
2. How did events outside of Europe shape the eventual conflict1
(Question 2.)
In preparation for this discussion, make sure you read the following: the Module Notes, Chapter 1 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., and Chapter 2 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. in the Neiberg textbook and view Fighting to a Standstill in World War I (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. [Video, file 27:38 minutes] and Russians on the Eastern Front (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. [Video, file 27:38 minutes] . Then, in an initial post of at least 250 words discuss the following:
In your opinion, why did the Schlieffen Plan fail? Which contributing factor was most to blame, and how might the Germans have made it succeed?
1.What role did new technology play in the Battle of the Marne?
2. How did the war on the Western Front differ from the Eastern Front in 1914 and early 191