Impacts

• TOTAL WAR

  • Large scale and extent of fighting q Millions of men were mobilized to fight around the world
  • Civilians were involved in fighting from the “home front”
  • Government took direct control over the economy to make sure essential supplies were produced and distributed
  • Food supplies were strictly controlled and even newspapers were restricting in their reporting of event
• GOVERNMENT PROPAGANDA

  • The French people were assumed that the government had no other purpose than to defend liberty, justice and reason.
  • The Germans were presented with the task of defending their superior culture from the Slavs and Allies of the West
• LEGACIES OF WAR

  International Organization – League of Nations was established to promote long lasting peace. At present, we have the United Nations and other international organizations that aim to promote peace and the preservation of human lives
• LEGACIES OF WAR

  Engagement in Workplaces -The death of millions of men necessitates millions of women to enter the workforce. Many European societies viewed women as inferior to men, but after the war, everybody’s presence and contribution to whatever work there was suddenly became important.
• LEGACIES OF WAR

  Advancement in technology -Warfare materials, radio communications, and other telecommunication tools were introduced during World War I. After the war, different nations devoted themselves in developing technologies that would help them cope with the demands of time.
• Independence of Some Nations

  1. Europe - many nations emerged from Austria-Hungary (Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Poland, and three Baltic countries (Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia
• Independence of Some Nations

  2. Africa – United Kingdom, France, Belgium, and South Africa controlled former German colonies in Africa
• Independence of Some Nations

  3. Asia – Germany lost its control over Shandong in China, German colonies in the Pacific such as Samoa and New Guinea were given under the care of the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Australia
• ARMISTICE DAY

  • At the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, the Great Wat ends.
  • Germany signed an armistice agreement with the Allies in a railroad car outside Compiegne, France
  • The Treaty of Versailles of 1919 - forced punitive terms on Germany that destabilized Europe and laid the groundwork for World War II