What was life like after world war 1?

Question

please help. I need it for my english homework which has to be in for 2moz!!!

Answer 1

Roaring twenties for the allies,

Hyper-inflation for the germans...

Stock market crash and depression for the world in the 30s

Answer 2

It's almost impossible to talk about life after WW1 without mentioning America's extremely isolationist foreign policy that would last until the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. After witnessing the death toll of American soldiers during WW1, the American general public, and the government as well, wanted nothing to do with the affairs of foreign countries. Think of it as the exact opposite of our current foreign policy.

During the years of the war, we also began to see women taking over roles that were traditionally reserved for men. After all, the men were out fighting the Germans, so someone had to fill in for them. This is a possible beginning for the whole women's rights movement that would begin to really gain steam in the years to come.

As for Germany, the treaty that ended the war (it was either called the Treaty of Ghent or treaty of Versailles, or perhaps treaty of Paris.....I'm leaning more toward Versailles) imposed major military restrictions on Germany. I don't remember if they were even allowed to have an army or navy and if they were, it was limited to a virtually insignificant size.

With Germany being in shambles, conditions were perfect for a man like Hitler to rise to power. All Germany needed was a person with the guts to step up, and he was the man. Plus, there was the fact that America was in its own little world because of its isolationist policy, therefore he met little resistance from the one country that may have been able to put a stop to his climb up the "power ladder."

I hope I've been at least somewhat helpful, although I don't remember much American history. Try www.wikipedia.org and look up World War 1. You should find some useful information.

Answer 3

How were Civilians affected by the War? · Recruitment – at the start of the war, volunteers rushed to join the armed forces. · Lord Kitchiner, the Minister for War was in charge of raising an army. There was a genuine surge of patriotism, encourages by the belief that Britain was right to go to war against the brutal aggression of Germany · There was also a widespread misunderstanding of what war would be like · By 1915 casualties were mounting fast and a massive propaganda effort was made to try and keep up the numbers prepared to enlist · The Derby Scheme which had asked men to pledge (promise) to join up if they were needed had not worked · In Jan 1916 the Military Service Act brought in conscription for all unmarried men between 18 + 40 · Conscientious Objectors refused to be called up because they objected to war on grounds of conscience (beliefs) · Each CO had to appear before a tribunal to state hiss case and many were hostile to COs and many were put into the army anyway and made to do war work like driving ambulances · Other COs were put into prison and treated very harshly · DORA – Defence Of Realm Act 1914 · Gave the government control over newspapers and other mass communications like radio. All news had to be approved by the government’s press office and newspapers weren’t allowed to tell the truth about casualties on the Western Front. Instead they told heroic stories. · Government had power to force workers to stay in jobs that were considered vital, and to take over control of mines and railways. · This particularly became important in 1916 when a munitions crisis left soldiers short of equipment · BST – boost output of work · Rationing- DORA allowed the government to take over land in order to grow crops for food. · It also set up the Land Army. In 1914 most of Britain’s food was imported, but German’s had begun sinking the ships that carried the food so more food had to be grown in Britain – and less eaten · By 1917, under the pressure of intensified German U-boat campaign, food was certainly in much shorted supply. In some areas of the country it became necessary to queue for coal, sugar, potatoes and margarine · Government tried voluntary rationing but this failed · Individual shopkeepers and local councils began to introduce their own rationing schemes to make sure that available goods were shared around fairly. · Goods became scarcer – prices rose. The government began to subsidise the price of bread and potatoes. During 1918 rationing was extended to other goods. · By the end of the year, a national system of sugar rationing had been set up, each household having it’s own rationing card · These measures were enough to ensure the British people didn’t suffer too much during the war

Answer 4

Good for Allies... Bad for Axis... Look up post WWI life on yahoo or google.