Question

the first war left imprent on the european society and polity . enalys by giving 4 example

Answer 1

The First World War left a deep imprint on European society and polity. It had a devastating impact on the entire continent. (i) In society, soldiers were ranked higher than civilians. Trench life of the soldiers was glorified by the media. (ii) Politicians and publicists laid great stress on the need for men to be aggressive and masculine. (iii) Aggressive war propaganda and national honour occupied centre stage in the public sphere. (iv) People's support grew for the recently established dictatorships. (v) Democracy as a young and fragile idea could not survive the instabilities of interwar Europe.