Question

what was the impact of first world war on European and German society

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.Germany lost to the allies in WW1 and suffered huge territorial losses giving away its land and population to Poland, Russia, France, Belgium an Denmark and ultimately had to sign The Treaty of Versailles. Terms of the treaty were: 1. All overseas colonies were to be handed over to the League

Answer 2

(1) The first world war left a deep impact on European society and polity. soldiers came to be placed above civilians.

(2) Politicians and publicists laid great stress for men to be agressive, strong and masculine.

(3) The media glorified trench life. the truth however was that soldiers lived miserable lives in these trenches, trapped with rats feeding on corpses.

(4) Agressive war propaganda and national honour occupied center stage in the public sphere.

(5) While popular support grew for consecutive dictatorships that had recently came into being.

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