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WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION

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“I suppose I resembled a kind of fish with my mouth open gasping for air. It seemed as if my lungs were gradually shutting down and my heart pounded away in my ears like the beat of a drum. . . . To get air into my lungs was real agony.”-William Pressey, quoted in People at War 1914-1918The weapon described in this passage was primarily used
A
in trench warfare.
B
in zeppelin attacks on civilian targets.
C
by airplanes in dogfights.
D
by terrorist groups such as the Black Hand.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following examples is a characteristic of total war? The press is censored to control public opinion. What is the meaning of Siegfried Sassoon’s poem in this reading?

Detailed explanation-2: -Which of the following best illustrates the concept of “total war” in World War I? Propaganda campaigns encouraged people to grow their own food.

Detailed explanation-3: -The United States declared war against Germany. Which of the following was an effect of Allied defeats and high casualty rates on the Eastern Front ? Russia experienced a revolution and dropped out of the war.

Detailed explanation-4: -What was one effect of the failure of Germany’s Schlieffen Plan to quickly defeat France? Germany had to fight the war on both the Eastern and the Western Front.

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