WORLD WAR I
CAUSES AND COURSE OF THE WAR
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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A honorable opponents.
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B violators of human rights.
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C unbeatable enemies.
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D liberators of oppressed peoples.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The poster was a major tool for broad dissemination of information during the war. Countries on both sides of the conflict distributed posters widely to garner support, urge action, and boost morale.
Detailed explanation-2: -Atrocity propaganda The German and the Austro-Hungarian soldiers were depicted as inhumane savages, and their barbarity was emphasized as a way to provide justification for the war.
Detailed explanation-3: -A major example of a wartime violation of human rights occurred during World War I when the Imperial German Government caused the deportation from their homes in Belgium and France of a total of approximately 100, 000 men, women and children, to be used as forced labour in Germany.
Detailed explanation-4: -Propaganda in the form of posters, postcards, and trade cards flourished during World War I due to developments in print technology that had begun in the 19th century.