TU War and Revolution Discussion

Discussion Questions:

1. In what ways was World War I an outgrowth of the major trends of the late 19th Century? Why is World War I nevertheless often considered the dividing line between the 19th and 20th Centuries?

2. What role did World War I play in explaining the Russian Revolution and the Bolsheviks’ rise to power?

3. What was there about the causes and process of World War I that made the peace settlement at the end of the war so difficult?