How Did World War 1 Affect Europe
World War I sparked a multitude of significant short and long term political changes throughout Europe. In the immediate aftermath of the war, territory was reallocated, four empires fell, and the League of Nations was created. The creation of the League of Nations, despite its eventual failure, demonstrated a major shift in international politics from the desire to expand and conquer to the recognition of the importance of the balance of power. The Treaty of Versailles also divided Austria-Hungary into independent states, required Germany and Russia to give land to Poland, returned Alsace-Lorraine to France, and put some Middle Eastern countries under the control of Britain and France. As time progressed and the deficiencies of the League
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Russia’s economy suffered worse during the war than most of the other participants due to its underdeveloped Industrial sector. Eventually, the toll on the Russian economy and quality of life caused the Russian people to rebel against Czar Nicholas II and a revolution took place in 1917. When Vladimir Lenin of the Bolsheviks came to power, he withdrew Russia from the war in order to begin ameliorating working conditions and quality of life, but before he could begin stabilizing the economic and political climate in Russia, a Civil War broke out. Ultimately, the Bolshevik regime won the war and Russia emerged as the Soviet Union: the first communist country in …show more content…
On the Home Front, social changes occurred immediately as women flooded the workforce to fill vacancies left by soldiers. With this massive increase in women as part of the workforce it was easier for them to demand the right to vote and women of the middle and lower classes insisted on playing a bigger role in post war society. Also, birth rates during the war decreased because of economic concerns as well as separation. Additionally, the brutality and devastation seen throughout World War I changed the way people viewed war. Many feared another World War and adopted a policy of appeasement, giving Hitler what he wanted to avoid going to war with him. The devastation resulting from World War I also increased the desire to purse military technological advances just in
Russia’s economy suffered worse during the war than most of the other participants due to its underdeveloped Industrial sector. Eventually, the toll on the Russian economy and quality of life caused the Russian people to rebel against Czar Nicholas II and a revolution took place in 1917. When Vladimir Lenin of the Bolsheviks came to power, he withdrew Russia from the war in order to begin ameliorating working conditions and quality of life, but before he could begin stabilizing the economic and political climate in Russia, a Civil War broke out. Ultimately, the Bolshevik regime won the war and Russia emerged as the Soviet Union: the first communist country in …show more content…
On the Home Front, social changes occurred immediately as women flooded the workforce to fill vacancies left by soldiers. With this massive increase in women as part of the workforce it was easier for them to demand the right to vote and women of the middle and lower classes insisted on playing a bigger role in post war society. Also, birth rates during the war decreased because of economic concerns as well as separation. Additionally, the brutality and devastation seen throughout World War I changed the way people viewed war. Many feared another World War and adopted a policy of appeasement, giving Hitler what he wanted to avoid going to war with him. The devastation resulting from World War I also increased the desire to purse military technological advances just in