Totalitarian Rulers

Mussolini, Hitler and Stalin were three totalitarian rulers who we study during this unit.  Give specific information about these men that qualify them as totalitarians.

Post World War I

Extremist political parties rose all over the world following World War I.  Post WWI Europe was more likely to accept and join these extreme political views than post war North America.  Why?

Paris Peace Conference 1919

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShRA8HRMR4Q

The peace of WWI was almost doomed to failure.  Explain.

European or World War?

It has been said that World War One was a European War that brought the World to its stage.  Would you consider the First World War a World War or a European War?  Justify your view.

Canada Becomes a Nation

Canadian soldiers returning from Vimy Ridge

Vimy Ridge War Memorial

Canada gained recognition as a country with World War I.  They entered the war as part of the British Empire and came out of the war with its own identity.  Agree or disagree with this and give a brief explanation.

Trenches

(British Troops at Ypres)


(Reading in a German Trench)
The trenches of the Western Front are symbolic of the First World War.  How?

International Tensions

The main causes of tension that helped cause the First World War are said to be:  Nationalism (an intense feeling of loyalty to a nation), Economic Rivalry (the key to political and military strength), Arms Race (flexing muscles/power), and the Alliance System (agreements between two or more countries).

It has been said that these tensions still plague society.  What is your reaction?