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AA312 Total War & Social Change 1914-1955

Question: How far did the experience of the First World War enable women in the combatant states to extend their political rights?

Answer: The extension of women’s political rights is described as crucial to “further improvements in the role and status of women” . In Europe, the early twentieth century saw significant extensions in the political rights of women (and previously excluded men). Debate surrounds how far the experience of the First World War contributed to these extensions or whether they were bought about by femini......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

Question: Write a commentary on the extract, saying what the document is, setting it in its historical context, commenting on specific points in the text, and summing up the historical significance of the extract for the study of total war and social change.

Answer: The extract is from a letter by James Ellis, World War I veteran, to the producers of a BBC television series “The Great War” dated July 1963. The 26 part television series was broadcast in 1964 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the outbreak of World War I . As the series was televised in 1964, Ellis was presumably aware of its production and so wrote the letter relating his experiences......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

Question: How far were the revolutions in Germany (1918) and Russia (1917) the consequence of defeat in war?

Answer: Whilst there are many definitions of the term “revolution”, it is generally considered to be a process involving total governmental breakdown which destroys the states monopoly over their armed forces and leads to a struggle between armed blocs for state control. Revolution ends when a power bloc is able to assume sovereign control of the state . Kaplan adds to this by arguing that modern rev......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

Question: “Whilst all major European powers bear a share of responsibility for the commencement of hostilities in 1914, the largest must be allotted to Austria-Hungary.” Discuss.

Answer: The outbreak of hostilities in 1914 resulted from both long and short term factors, the final trigger being the assassination of Austria-Hungarian Archduke Ferdinand by Serbian terrorists. Whilst the Austria-Hungarian response to this leads to conclusions that Austria- Hungary should be allotted the largest responsibility for the outbreak of war, it will be argued that this responsibility was only......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

Question: Critically evaluate the following pair of documents placing them in their historical context and discussing their status in the historiography:

1.22: Adolf Hitler extracts from Mein Kampf (1925)
1.24 Adolf Hitler, speech to the Reichstag (7 March 1936)

Answer: Document 1.22 consists of extracts from Mein Kampf. Document 1.24 is a transcript of a speech to the Reichstag by Hitler. Eleven years apart, both are primary sources. Document 1.22 consists of extracts and the whole work should be viewed to utilise its contents as a reliable source whereas document 1.24 is a full account and can be taken as it is. Document 1.24 is a public document with an audie......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

Question: Discuss the Arguments for and against the policy of Appeasement as carried out by British and French governments in the inter-war years.

Answer: Evidence of a policy of appeasement can be traced back to the 1919 Paris peace settlement however, the clearest evidence of the policy is to be found during the 1930`s. It was during this time that there was an acceptance of the growth of German power and territory as demonstrated by the appeasement policy followed by the British and French governments during German open rearmament (1935), the Ge......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

Question: What effects did World War I have on social classes? Discuss in an essay of no more than 2000 words.

Answer: World War I, the Great War, the War to end all Wars\", each of these soubriquets has been used to describe the conflagration that exploded on the world, or more particularly, European stage in 1914 following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo in June 1914. However, why should this conflict have an impact on the world that was greater in its significance than any of the myria......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay

AA312 Total War & Social Change 1914-1955

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