What was the major social, cultural, political and economic fallout of WWI?
Question: What was the major social, cultural, political and economic fallout of WWI?
It can be argued convincingly that the United States emerged from World War I as the world superpower because of U.S intervention and President Woodrow Wilson’s diplomatic leadership. America had now become the ‘saviour of Europe.’ The United States left World War I with a major confidence boost. The war resulted in the death of empires, the birth of nations and in national boundaries being redrawn around the world. It ushered in prosperity for some countries while it brought economic depression to others. It influenced literature, changed culture and politics; social and economic climate was also impacted.
Under the Treaty of Versailles, Germany was required to make significant territorial concessions. These were primary along its eastern and western borders. Apparently the most important concession was the giving up of Alsace-Lorraine to France. This area had been subject of feud between France and Germany for a long time. This space bordering the two countries had been transferred to Germany following its victory in the Franco-Prussian War in 1871. For decades afterwards France wanted it back emerging as victorious powers in World War I, France and Great Britain jointly controlled Saarland for a period of 15years. Other parts of Germany were given to the newly independent country of Poland and to Denmark.
Coinciding with the end of World War I a socialist revolution broke out in Germany. The German Revolution of 1918-1919 resulted in the establishment of the left-leaning Weimar Republic which lasted until Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Party seized power in the early 1930s. Several historians believe Germany’s defeat in the war and harsh terms imposed by the Treaty of Versailles led straight to the rise of Hitler as well as the Nazi Party. Following its setback the Austro-Hungarian Empire broke up into several independent states such as Poland, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia,
It can be argued convincingly that the United States emerged from World War I as the world superpower because of U.S intervention and President Woodrow Wilson’s diplomatic leadership. America had now become the ‘saviour of Europe.’ The United States left World War I with a major confidence boost. The war resulted in the death of empires, the birth of nations and in national boundaries being redrawn around the world. It ushered in prosperity for some countries while it brought economic depression to others. It influenced literature, changed culture and politics; social and economic climate was also impacted.
Under the Treaty of Versailles, Germany was required to make significant territorial concessions. These were primary along its eastern and western borders. Apparently the most important concession was the giving up of Alsace-Lorraine to France. This area had been subject of feud between France and Germany for a long time. This space bordering the two countries had been transferred to Germany following its victory in the Franco-Prussian War in 1871. For decades afterwards France wanted it back emerging as victorious powers in World War I, France and Great Britain jointly controlled Saarland for a period of 15years. Other parts of Germany were given to the newly independent country of Poland and to Denmark.
Coinciding with the end of World War I a socialist revolution broke out in Germany. The German Revolution of 1918-1919 resulted in the establishment of the left-leaning Weimar Republic which lasted until Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Party seized power in the early 1930s. Several historians believe Germany’s defeat in the war and harsh terms imposed by the Treaty of Versailles led straight to the rise of Hitler as well as the Nazi Party. Following its setback the Austro-Hungarian Empire broke up into several independent states such as Poland, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia,