15. Assessment of the European society¡¯s social‚ economic and political as well as philosophical tendency of the post world war I era. For Europe and the European world the years 1871 to 1914 were marked by hitherto unparalleled material and industrial growth‚ international peace‚ domestic stability‚ the advance of constitutional‚ representative‚ and democratic government‚ and continued faith in science‚ reason and progress. But in these very years‚ in politics‚ economics‚ philosophy‚ and the
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The Effects of World War I on European Society Persia‚ The Ottoman Empire‚ Serbia‚ Montenegro‚ Spanish Morroco‚ these are names of countries that are no longer with us today‚ but were major European countries before the outbreak of World War I. With the new inventions of the theatre and automobiles‚ Europe was on an upswing. That all ended on June 18‚ 1914 with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ the heir to the Austria-Hungary throne. Gavrilo Princip‚ a student‚ shot and killed
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World War I was an event that caused almost 10 million deaths in Europe‚ therefore killing off almost a generation of Europeans. It ended empires in Russia‚ Germany‚ and Austria Hungary and caused Russia to turn to communism and become a totalitarian state with Stalin in power. It created more rights for women and changed the social perspective of life to gloomy and pessimistic. The Congress of Vienna of 1814‚ created a long-lasting peace in Europe completed with regular peace meeting which proposed
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As Abraham Lincoln once said “I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him”‚ Canada’s war effort likewise rippled a similar nationalistic sentiment. Although more than half a million Canadian enlisted and fought. With severe casualties‚ Britain nonetheless pressured Borden to raise more soldiers for the war effort. But not only casualties discouraged men to take part‚ the nationalistic loyalty of French-Canadians was heavily
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The Impact of War on Society Women in Work At the start of the war‚ war production had to increase dramatically in a short amount of time. Auto factories were converted to build airplanes‚ shipyards were expanded‚ and new factories were built‚ and all these facilities needed workers. At first companies did not think that there would be a labour shortage so they did not take the idea of hiring women seriously. Eventually‚ women were needed because companies were signing large‚ lucrative contracts
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devastation of the Second World War forever changed European Society. The war wiped out a generation of young men and left millions of Europeans uprooted from their homes. Many wondered whether Europe could deal with the consequences of a war that challenged conventional wisdom. Ultimately Europeans found different ways to cope and overcome their darkest hour. The development of the East-West divide and the growing influence of the United States and Soviet Union impacted how Europeans coped. However‚ despite
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Compare the impact of World War I and World War II on the United States Introduction: The First World War was battled from: 1914 to 1918 and the Second World War was battled from: 1939 to 1945. They were the biggest military clashes in the history. Both wars included military organizations together between diverse gatherings of nations. The Second World War had a much more prominent effect on American culture than the First World War did. One noteworthy effect of the Second World Wars was the development
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The First World War had a profound impact upon British society. It swept away much of the old Victorian and Edwardian order and established many of the features we associate with modern 20th century Britain. Their triumph of winning the First World War changed Britain’s economy and society as they knew it‚ and with the countless casualties and the massive destruction the war had on Britain the return to peacetime conditions was not a soft landing. So how did the First World War change the economy
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World War I World War I was a time of struggle for Europe. Many factors lead to great tensions in Europe‚ sparking the need for a war. This war‚ otherwise known as “The Great War”‚ occurred in 1914 until 1918. It had many famous battles‚ such as the battle of The Somme‚ a battle of many casualties‚ especially for the British. The war was mainly fought between the members of The Triple Alliance (Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and Italy) and the members of The Triple Entente (Great Britain‚ France
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powerful‚ dangerous‚ and influential political parties that the world has ever seen. To understand this phenomenon and the exponential expansion that Nazi party experienced one must look back to the beginning of the 20th century. The First World War left the nation of Germany in ruins. The aftermath and the widespread distraught of WW1 completely changed the German society. The economic‚ political‚ and social consequences of the war drastically impacted the daily lives of Germans and the ramifications
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