Literature of the WWI and WWII Background Questions

Literature of the WWI and WWII Name:__________________
Global Literature: Europe Unit
World War I
1. How did World War I begin?




2. What was trench warfare? How and why did it evolve?




3. What were some of the effects of WWI on soldiers?



4. How did the air become a battlefield in World War I?



5. How was gas used in World War I?



6. How and why did the World War I spread to the desert?



7. How and why did the US become involved in World War I?




8. What was the final outcome of World War I?



9. How did all these factors and events at this time affect and reflect your literary movement?



World War II
10. What led up to World War II?



11. What were the Axis Countries? What were the Ally countries?
12. What methods, including the “blitzkrieg”, were used by armies during World War II to achieve victory?



13. How did bombing affect all of Europe during World War II?



14. How did Russia play a role in the outcome of World War II?



15. How was propaganda used during World War II?




16. What was the Holocaust?



17. How was the war finally brought to an end?




18. How were women involved in the World War I and World War II?




19. What is “modernism” and how did it rise out of these two wars?





20. What were common themes in literature dealing with World War I and World War II?