ReadingsText ‘Making of the West’ pp. 825 – 846Sourcebook: The Horrors of War: pp. 226 – 229View ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’This is a TWO PART assignment (1-2 pages each). Please be sure to complete BOTH PARTS of the assignment.DirectionsImagine that you are a soldier on the Western Front, and that you have done the majority of your fighting on the Western Front. Write 2 letters – each one should be approx. 1 – 2 pages in length. 1. Write a letter home to your family about what life is like along the Western Front.The letter must include the following:a) A date and location (be geographically specific) from when you are writing (sometime between 1915 and 1916)b) Someone to address the letter to (mom, dad, brother, sister, grandma, grandpa)c) How you feel about fighting in this war – are you enjoying it or hating it? Why?d) A description of living conditions in the trenchesAdditionally, the following elements must be included in the letter;e) In general terms, why do you think war broke out in the summer of 1914?f) What illusions about the war did you have when it began?2. After the war is over, write another letter with the following elements;a) Did you win or lose the war? Why? b) What do you think of Woodrow Wilson’s vision for post-war Europe and will it come true? Why or why not?c ) How did the Versailles treaty deal with Germany? (your tone should reflect the country you represent)d) Before the war, how did you view the future of humanity and Western civilization? How has your view changed by the end of the war and why?Be sure you have done the reading and watched the movie before completing this assignment, so that your letter is historically accurate and realistic.
ReadingsText ‘Making of the West pp. 825 – 846Sourcebook T
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