The Impact Of WW1 Flashcards
Soldiers
8.5 million soldiers died from all the countries involved in the war
In total around 886,000, British men died during the first world war
Shortages
In all countries, there were severe shortages and supplies of food and other goods
Damage
There were violent revolutions in Germany, Austria, and Russia, after the war, where people demanded a change in their
Bombing in areas of the western front resulted in the loss of 750,000 homes. Many found themselves homeless at the end of the war.
Uk
You came out of the wall in a lot of debt this was similar for other European nations
Women
The social status of women changed after the war, due to their efforts in the workplace during the war
New countries
Many countries were created after the war, such as Poland and Czechoslovakia