How Did World War 1 Affect Society

World War I initially started because of the assassination of Austria's Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie. He was the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary. The U.S got involved in World War I as a result in economic trade binding America to the Allies (Brower). World War I or as many people like to call it The Great War was from 1914 all the way to 1919. It was one of the most brutal and destructive wars in European history. “Of the 65 million men, who were mobilized, more than 10 million were killed and more than 20 million wounded” (Keylor).
The peace negotiation that ended World War I was The Versailles Treaty. This treaty was put together at the Paris Peace Conference and was determined by four powers Great Britain, France, Italy, and the United States. But President Wilson opposed the treaty and had developed his own solution, called the "Fourteen Points.” The treaty had forced Germany to lose territory which caused serious economic problems. Germany's losses in World War I affected the country entirely and the harsh terms forced by the Treaty of Versailles had led directly to the rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party. When Nazi leader Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany, he
Social norms changed all throughout the world. Opportunities for lower and Middle class people improved. Socially the role with women had changed drastically. They had more rights and freedom then they did before the war. They got to work in factories and also were nurses and helped the soldiers that have been injured in the war. A major economic issue in World War I was the financial losses and the debt throughout all of the countries involved in the war. War debts were also was a major long term effect as well. A lot of the countries that were involved were able to recover somewhat economically, but Germany was not so lucky and suffered with loss of money and eventually went into an economic