Great war – " All Quiet On the Western Front" – Flashcards
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Describe kat
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He was the general who led all the soldiers; he's also a kobbler
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Describe Mueller
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He was the person who wanted kemmerich's boots
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Describe Paul baumer
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Main character; loves to draw pictures of birds; died during the war because he stood up to draw a picture of a bird and was shot in the head
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Describe kemmerich
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He was shot in the leg and eventually had his leg amputated
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Who wrote this novel
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Erich remarque
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What belonging to kemmerich do the soldiers want
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His boots
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Why do the students join the army
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For their teacher/ it is their duty; they expected war to be easy and fun and thought they were going to come out with a easy victory
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What nationalities are the prisoners in the camp adjacent to the Germans
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Russian
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What is Paul's mother dying from
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cancer
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What occupation did the Frenchmen that Paul killed hold
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Printer
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Why does Kropp become suicidal
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Both legs were amputated
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When does Kat die
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At the end of the movie
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Who was Paul's school teacher
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Mr. Kantorek
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Who visited Paul's company after the important battle and handed awards
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Keiser of Germany
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What do the soldiers steal and cook
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2 geese
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Describe the trench
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Long, narrow area surrounded by bags to hide, soggy, wet, crowded, rats were inside there, stale bread
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What does Paul's mother bake for him
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cake
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What is the name of the small area between the trenches
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No man's land
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From whose perspective is the story told
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paul
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What does Albert ask Paul for in the hospital
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A gun
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What is the "Dead Room"
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A room where they take living patients to a "dead room" when they know their gonna die
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Describe Paul from beginning to the end of the war
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In the beginning he was spirited, happy, didn't want to smoke when his teacher offered him one; towards the end he knows what to prepare for/ expect what might happen and when his teacher asked him for a smoke he said yes because being in the war makes him want to do the things he never would do
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What is meant by the " Lost Generation "
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These were the boys who were excited for war but when it was time for war they were scared
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What is stolen from kemmerich
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His watch
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What does the death of the horses represent
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Innocence of war
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How is Paul's mother and fathers attitudes towards fighting differ
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Mother- she understands what he has to do for his country; but when he comes home she wants him to work at like a bakery or something so he can stay home because she knows how dangerous it is Father- his father is very proud of him in war because he wants to show him off
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Where was the western front
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Germany, France, Belgium, and all the way to the north sea
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What is the setting of the story
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WW1 and Germany
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What do you think of the wartime medical practices
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They didn't have a heart
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What do you think the theme of the movie is and why
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War is bad because you can die at any moment and you don't even know it
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What advances in science and technology were depicted in the battle scenes
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Flamethrower, gas, bombs, guns
