User:TimMcKenna/WW1 quiz

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 * 1) Alfred Noble got rich on his invention of dynamite and then later a the Noble Peace Prize was instituted as a yearly award. What is the irony here?
 * 2) Explain the relationship between Militarism and Social Darwinism? Describe the relationship between Social Darwinism and the scientific ideas of Darwin?
 * 3) Explain the powder keg metaphor as it relates to the start of WWI
 * 4) Tell the story from the events in Serbia to the involvement of all of Europe in war. How did the all of Europe get involved?
 * 5) Explain the 3 reasons the textbook gives for the entry of the U.S. into the conflict.
 * 6) What is propaganda? What is censorship? How were they used in the war effort?
 * 7) Define reparations and armistice and explain their use in describing the end of WW1?
 * 8) Treaties are supposed to be agreements. Explain why the Versailles Treaty is viewed by historians as not really an agreement?