learning objective for this module: be able to explain the causes, course of events, and results of British involvement in the First World War

to do for this module:

read the textbook, chapters 13, “The Roundabout Road to War,” and 14, “Britain and World War I,” pages 244–277
view this video, below:

This lecture is also accessible in PowerPoint and PowerPoint Recording formats.

During the month of March, please fill out the mid-semester course evaluation.

The class is asynchronous (proceed at your own pace) until 12:00 NOON, Thursday, March 25: Zoom meeting: class discussion of Keynes’s The Economic Consequences of the Peace (see Book Review of Keynes), and the review of Keynes is due, to be submitted through Canvas > Modules > book review of Keynes no later than 11:59 PM.

After that, the next synchronous event is 12:00 NOON, Wednesday, April 21: Zoom meeting: presentations on research papers (see research paper ), and the research paper is due, to be submitted through Canvas > Modules > research paper no later than 11:59 PM.

In May, please turn in the evaluation for this course through Blue Online Course Evaluations.

After that, the next synchronous event is the final examination (which covers chapters 21–32 of the textbook and lectures 19–28) (see Review Sheet 2), to be submitted no later than 11:59 PM, Wednesday, May 5 through Canvas > Modules > final examination. As with all assignments, you are welcome to turn in the exam early.