WWI History
This is when WWI began.
When is 1914?
These long pits were dug for the first time in WWI.
What are trenches?
At the start of the book, the soldiers are doing this.
What is: Relaxing, enjoying extra food and tobacco, playing cards, enjoying the beautiful weather
Paul and his classmates are this age at the start of the book.
What is 19 years old?
Comradeship means this.
What is a strong bond formed by similar experiences and a common goal?
This is when WWI ended.
When is 1918?
These special boats were used to sink US merchant ships as well as passenger ships.
What are U-boats or submarines?
The men have double rations of food and tobacco because of this.
What is because half the men were killed the night before?
What is he was shot in the eye and could not be saved?
Iron Youth, the nickname given by their teacher, means this.
What is young people who are too strong to break?
This is when the US got involved.
When is Spring 1917?
This was a toxic new weapon first used by Germany in WWI.
What is poison gas?
Paul and his friends joined the war because of this.
What is because their teacher took them to the recruiter's office?
This item was stolen from Kemmerich while he was unconscious.
What is his watch?
Many men enlisted so they would not be ostracized by others, which means this.
What is being ignored and left out of friend group and/or society?
Name ONE of the countries that STARTED the war.
What are Germany, Austria-Hungary, Serbia?
These were TWO of the reasons men volunteered for the war.
What are patriotism, desire for adventure, unemployment, to get away from bad conditions at home, peer pressure, "the white feather brigade," pressure from families and local authorities.
What country do Paul and his friends fight for?
What is Germany?
Kemmerich has something under his bed that Muller and others really want.
What are his good quality, comfortable boots?
Many young men became embittered by the war, which means this.
What is became angry or ressentful because of unfair treatment?
This was the consequence for soldiers who abandoned their posts.
This was one of the big problems from the war.
What are:
Trench foot / unsanitary conditions
Rats
Lack of progress/can't gain ground
PTSD
True or false: Kemmerich gets good medical care while he is in the hospital. Why or why not?
What is false? They are too busy and short of supplies to treat him properly.
During basic training, Tjaden was punished by Himmelstoss for this.
What is wetting the bed?
The soldiers felt that Himmelstoss's training was an absurdity, which means this.
What is ridiculous, purposeless, or wildly unreasonable?