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Dr hoe productions +263 772 155 794Results of the First World War
Social Results
The First World War had the following social results:
Many people lost their lives.
Many people were wounded.
Some people were declared missing.
Number of orphans increased.
Increase in single parent headed families.
Many soldiers and war victims suffered from stress.
Shortage of basic commodities like bread, cooking oil e.t.c.
Strikes and demonstrations in Germany and Italy.
Homelessness.
Breakdown of the family system.
Recognition of women’s rights i.e. voting and admission into professions.
Change of attitudes towards women (gained men’s respect).
Advance in medicine for example new drugs and new surgery methods were introduced.
Starvation and diseases.
War eroded class barriers. Different classes fought alongside each other and developed
oneness.
Political Results
The political results of the First World War included the following:
Defeat of the central powers
Collapse of four empires and their monarchies
Empire Monarch/Dynasty
Russia Romanov
Germany Hohenzollern
Turkey Ottoman
Austria Hapsburg
Signing of peace treaties with defeated powers
Creation of new states e.g. Poland, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, Lithuania, Estonia,
Finland and Latvia.
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Dr hoe productions +263 772 155 794Rise of extremist parties e.g. Nazis in Germany, Fascists in Italy and Communists in
Russia.
Development of new ideologies e.g. Communism in Russia, Fascism in Italy, Nazism in
Germany e.t.c.
Creation of League of Nations.
Abdication of the Kaiser of Germany.
Establishment of democratic governments in Germany and Austria ie. the fall of
monarchism.
Rise of banditry especially by demobilised soldiers.
Emergence of USA as a super power.
Growth of republican governments (democratic governments) e.g. in Italy, Germany,
Czechoslovakia & Y ugoslavia.
Growth of dictators in Italy and Germany.
Spread of nationalism outside Europe e.g. in India, Middle East and A frica.
Economic Results
The First World War had the following economic results or effects:
War gave commercial advantage to the industrialised nations outside Europe e.g. Japan
and USA.
America got a large share of world trade and became greatest creditor nation.
European countries had a huge war debt.
High taxation on Europeans.
Destruction of infrastructure i.e. industries, bridges, roads.
High inflation in Germany and Italy.
Boom in the USA.
Technological advancement e.g. internal combustion engines and electric lights were
introduced.
Communication improved through the use of cars, buses, telephones, aeroplanes and
radios. BBC was established in 1922.
Mass production of goods.
Food shortages.
Payment of reparations by defeated powers.
Bankruptcy among European countries.
Countries like India began to build factories of their own instead of depending on
European countries.
Widespread unemployment in Europe soon after the war.
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Dr hoe productions +263 772 155 794Positive Results Of The War
- Advances in medicine.
- Mass production of many goods.
- Liberation of women (i.e. right to vote, equal opportunities, family planning became
accessible and gained men’s respect).
- Created employment for soldiers in industries which manufactured armaments.
- War speeded up technological advancements.
- Made people realise the need to maintain peace and use diplomacy and negotiations to
get over crises.
- Creation of the League of Nations.
- Self-determination (independence) was given to minority groups e.g. Yugoslavia,
Czechoslovakia, and Finland.
- Improved communication.
- Eroded class barriers.
Negative Results Of The First World War
- Many people died.
- Many people were either wounded or missing.
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among the soldiers and war victims.
- Starvation and diseases.
- Europe became poor.
- Destruction of infrastructure.
- Reparations ruined economies of defeated powers.
- Demobilisation created unemployment and a high rate of criminals.
- Homelessness.
- Orphans increased.
- Strikes and demonstrations.
- Rise of dictators.
- Left most European countries bankrupt.
- A lot of wealth was wasted.
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