Social issues caused by WW1?

[Emily D]

What were some social issues caused by World War 1?

[Swash]

WWII

[HappyCamper]

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[661]

After the treaty that ended the war was signed (Germany had no say in it) Germany into a social and economical depression causing WWII.

[kawaiikichigai]

well first there's the treaty of versailles which stripped germany of all her land, wealth and arms, making her bitter and vengeful; particularly towards the french and their harsh leader, Clemenceau. then there was the league of nations which failed because America didn't join and britain and france were too poor and self obsessed after the losses of war to run the league. then there were all the new countries created like iraq and the reformation of poland and, well, those are social issues in themselves. the failure of the league meant that countries worldwide lost their trust in each other and became introverted and selfish. an, like that first guy said; WW2. if the germans hadn't been treated so harshly by the treaty of versailles (which would have been moderated if america had joined the league and president wilson had had his say on the treaty) then the desperate germans, not used to the democracy forced upon them by the Weimar republic, would not have listened to Hitler's promises of glory and gone to war under the Nazis.
not to mention the conscription in england introduced in 1916 and the financial burden on not just the losers of the war but also the victors.

[krollohare2]

The leaning, at least beginning with the Wilson administration, towards globalism rather than isolationism.

The other social issues caused by the war was the exposure of US and Canadian soldiers (basically North Americans), to the liberal, bohemian and avant garde cultures of Western Europe.

There was a vast "exposion" of literature and popular arts that rose up, including new styles of architecture sometimes referred to as Art Deco, or likely the International Style, and an exchange of "revolutionary" ideas in economics, politics, the performing arts, etc.

What were considered "cosmopolitan" mores of say New York, were suddenly brought home to the small towns and farmlands of the interior of the country.

There was a consequent rise in civilian technology that evolved from military applications, largely in the form of radio. No longer were radio sets limited to Quaker Oats boxes, some graphite, headphones and some sort of crystal apparatus; but radio sets, once called "Marconis" rose up to become the new public medium of news and entertainment.

This gave rise to the culturalization of America as a distinct, united form of self-idetntity; thus putting down provencialism and giving rise to a truly national-identity.

The industrialization that led up to the entry of the US into WWI and the consequent opening of trans-Atlantic trade corridors to Europe and the British Isles, allowed America to enjoy a higher standard of living, and boosted the status of your average American so that they could share in the wealth of the nation in the form of investments in the stock markets.

Credit was easily provided, something that was not that easy to get beforehand, and many found themselves lurching closer to home ownership in the urban and some outlying sub-urban areas.

The economy expanded at a tremendous rate, giving rise to the 1920's being described as the "Roaring 20's".

With prosperity at hand there was a consequent moral-majority type demand in the form of temperance unions to compel Americans to stop drinking and in the absence of that, the passage of a Constitutional Amendment banning the sale of alcohol altogether.

That is the side-effect of prosperity, people start focusing on "moral issues" instead of focusing on the path ahead and making diverse lives better.

There was a great deal of crime, mostly related to the prohibition of the sale of alcohol. Which begat other issues.

The other social issues that arose from WWI were the negative ones. The Treaty of Versailles with its heavy reparations strictures, led to the collapse of the German economy, and the unsavory and consequential rise of Nazism. While the rest of Western Europe thrived under the peace dividend of the post-war years, Germany labored under a horrible inflation and then depression.

There was a rise of prostitution and drug abuse, likely both tied to the closure of saloons and the various Congressional laws banning what are now controlled substances. Which in turn, gave rise to more crime.

There were some "moral" erosions. Mostly in big cities but also across the mid-west. These were more likely a side-effect of a new distinct American culture of sex, drugs, and carefree living also known as "The Jazz Age" where the nights were hot and the jazz was cool.

America also adopted whole new attitudes towards consumer goods and the expectations and aspirations of the future. There was a belief that man had entered the age of industry, "The Machine Age" so to speak, and this greatly impacted American morale.

Ambitious projects were launched. The adoption of airplanes, zepplins and dirigibles as a mode of moving mail, freight and as a mode of transportation gave rise to a belief that the future held promise to cut to a fraction the time it took to travel anywhere in the United States much less the world. People were seeing the possibility of being freed from the railroads and steamship companies which were time consuming.

It might not take so long to go from New York to Chicago to Los Angeles, as it did back then.

The possibilities were endless until the Crash of 1929.

To name a few things that changed ....

[capitalgentleman]

The huge numbers of men off to war (10% of Canada's population), and the loss of so many on all sides resulted in women taking on more responsibility. This definitely accelerated in WWII, but was also seen in WWI. Women's sufferage became a big issue, which resulted in women being able to vote, etc. E.g., in Canada, women were declared "persons" before the law in 1929. This gave land ownership rights, and all sorts of other things.

Another changes was in the class system, particularly in the UK. The officers were generally of the upper classes, trained from birth to lead. However, many senior officers made monumental blunders that resulted in the deaths of thousands in single battles. Commoners came to distrust those in the upper classes, all too often (it appeared) put in charge by accidents of birth rather than ability. This parallelled a move away from the lord/tenant relationship due to the Industrial Revolution, and the period after the war saw the virtual end of the Landed Gentry as a class.