WWI

1.In the early 1900s, nationalism was sweeping across Europe. This combine with a web of alliances created a combustable situatuion. The assignation of the Serbian Archduke Franz Ferdinand by an Austro- Hungarian assassin was all the spark needed to start the war. The Great War as it was called at the time lasted from 1914 to 1918. Germany, France, Great Britain, US, Russia, Italy, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Serbia, Bulgaria all fought in the war. Planes, poison gas and later tanks were used for the first time in a war, but they did little to effect the stalemate on the eastern and western fronts. Trench warfare was used on these fronts. German U-Boats attacked Allied merchant ships all over the Pacific. The British Royal Navy made destroying these U-boats its duty.

2. World War I affected Europe in many ways. It affected almost every major country in Europe at that time. It impacted these countries economically as well as politically. England had used up its money during the war and owed lots of money to the US. As a result of this, the financial center of the world changed from London to New York City. Also, the British Empire declined, due to many demands from various countries that they controlled for independence. In many European countries, women’s demands for the right to vote could not be ignored any longer, and so these countries were forced to give women the right to vote. Also, working class people were moving up in society as well as getting more representation, respect, and a better reputation. For example, in England, the Labor Party (which was made up of working class people) became one of the two major political parties in the country. World War I had a lot of negative effects on Germany in particular, however. They had never expected to lose the war, and so the whole country was in shock. In addition to this, Germany was suffering economic and government collapse. The government was taken over by the Social Democratic Party, and this new government was unpopular from the beginning, especially because they were forced to agree to the armistice and the Treaty of Versailles at the end of the war. As a result of all this, Germany was severely declining as a world power and facing an uncertain future. Russia’s economy also collapsed, driving the country to civil war and massive famine by 1921. The huge Austrian and Ottoman Empires as well as the country of Austria-Hungary ceased to exist. Also, the country of Yugoslavia was created. France also had a tough time, they lost a lot of men in the war after their population had be declining in the 19th century, which made them less able to sustain the losses.

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3. World War I effected Europe greatly from social to economic damage. Even though most effects were negative, some good did prosper from the chaos. Airplanes were used for the first time in combat. Also, many other weapons were developed including machine guns and torpedoes. These weapons developed and improved over the years and supplied Europe with more advanced battle techniques. Secondly, WWI helped develope a League of Nations, which formed in to the now called, United Nations. This group allowed European countries to communicate more easily and helped solve problems in Europe and with the rest of the world.

4. The World was effected by WW1 politically, economically, socially, and also psychologically. Political effects included: low industrial output, interrupted international trade, and changes in political systems. Economical sufferage was due to lack of expotation. The deaths of the soldiers was the social damage. And the psychological issues were from numerous things such as: shell shock, gas/bomb attacks, loss of limbs, death of friends/family (and other things).

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