Posted: September 16th, 2017

Introduction to Western Civilization: Circa 1715 to the Present

Introduction to Western Civilization: Circa 1715 to the Present

Please respond to the following prompt:
How do the sentiments and thoughts expressed in the letters by Rudolf von Ihering
(Lualdi, pp. 176-178) and the speech by Jules Ferry (Lualdi, pp. 186-190) help explain the outbreak of World War I? Which causes, long or short-term, do they signal? Are those causes the most important ones? Specific references to these documents are essential BUT so too are general arguments about the causes of World War I.

Required Textbooks:
1) Lynn Hunt, et al. The Making of the West: A Concise History, 4th ed., Vol. II: Since 1500
2) Katharine J. Lualdi, ed., Sources of The Making of the West, 4th ed., Vol. II: Since 1500
* You must use two textbooks as the work cited, but you add more if you want. (still must use two textbooks)