A LOST GENERATION

• 1. Why were people enthusiastic about the war when it first began?

  • they thought it would be short and easy
• 1. How did nation-states and their rulers try to convince people, in particular young men, to join the war effort?

  • they said that if they joined the war-effort than their country would come out stronger than ever and that the country would be more united
  • sometimes it was through daily mail, like Britian’s Brimingham Daily Mail
• 1. What is disillusionment and why did people begin feeling disillusioned by the war?

  • disillusionment is the feeling of disappointment when you encounter something not as good as you originally expected it to be
  • soldiers were disillusioned by the war bc they thought it was going to be short and victorious, but it was actually very long and most of thise soldiers endured the trench warefares and poision gases
• 1. These feelings of disillusionment weren't confined to just soldiers' thoughts about the war. Why did civilians also experience disillusionment?


  • wwi was a total war, so the civillians faced casulities as well. in fact, nearly 40 million of the casulities were civillians
• 1. What is the double meaning of the term the "Lost Generation"?

  • the things they learned in school were irrelevant to the real world, so in that way they were lost. but they were also lost (generally meaning they died) due to the violence of the war 
• 1. How was disillusionment represented in post-war art, literature, and philosophy?

  • it was often depicted through themes of despair, cynicism, and questioning of traditional values and beliefs
• 1. How was disillusionment experienced in  European colonies in Asia and Africa?

  • Disillusionment in European colonies in Asia and Africa was felt deeply as people realized that the promises of freedom and equality made by colonial powers were not being fulfilled
• 1. How did different regions of the world respond to the end of the "Great War"?

  • Different regions of the world responded to the end of the Great War with a mix of relief, hope for peace, and skepticism about the effectiveness of international diplomacy in preventing future conflicts
• The experience of the war changed how many people understood the Enlightenment values and the idea of industrialization as progress.How would you explain these changes using the themes of cultural developments and interactions and social interactions and organization


  The experience of war led many to question Enlightenment values such as progress and reason, as they saw the devastating consequences of industrialized warfare. This shifted perceptions of industrialization from being solely positive progress to also being associated with destruction and human suffering