How Did World War One Impact On The Twentieth Century

I believe that World War I had the greatest impact on the twentieth century. It was also known as the Great War. If it were not for World War I, there would not have even been a World War II. World War I was the start of the domino effect of many tragedies to come. Everything that happened later on in the century afterwards, was in one way or another result of World War I. In August 1914, almost everyone believed that the war would be over in a couple of weeks, but the war lasted until 1918. I believed that if Europeans had better judgment know that the war could last a couple of years they would have been better prepared and not as much damage would have been done. For example, warfare trenches of the western front produced unimaginable horrors. Battlefields were hellish landscapes of barbed wire, shell holes, mud, and injured and dying men. The introduction of poison gas in 1915 produced new
They needed to organize masses of men and material for years of combat. This led to increased centralization of government powers, economic regimentation, and manipulation of public opinion to keep the war effort going. Because the war was longer than expected, economic considerations were not even considered. The government had to respond quickly; however, war machines failed to achieve their knockout blows, made an even greater demand for men and material. The government had to expand their power by drafting tens of millions of young men for a breakthrough though victory. This was impactful because it terrifies the young boys at home not knowing if they were going to be drafted or not. These young men were also unaware about what they were about to face. They had no idea experience and were being thrown into a war. This left many families mourning the loss of these young men you didn’t get a chance to live long, fulfilled