Social+Impact+of+WW1

Explore the social impact of World War 1 in different countries with a focus on Great Britain, America and European nations such as Italy; explore the transnational focus that occured as well as evidence of pessimism.

- Increased opportunities and occupations for women which in turn raised wages, conditions for women and independence (2 million jobs filled by women between 1914-1918) - Collapse of "domestic service" - Trade Unions developed - Psychological problems from destructive war - Disillusionment - growing sense of distrust of political leaders and government officials and increasing belief that they were not putting the peoples interests first - Weakened economies - Huge loss of lives, destruction and devastation across nations - Political, economic and psychological effects influenced the lives of people long after war ended - Pessimism and huge questioning of the meaning of life spread throughout Europe, which people tried to find meaning of through music, art and writing. e.g. modernist literature, absurdism, existentialism, Dadaism and other abstract art forms