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1 DN: What could be worse then the death and destruction seen in WW1? Turn to page 648 to find out

2 1 in 4 in the US affected 1 in 5 worldwide affected Gauze masks given out Funerals limited to 15 minutes Some towns/railroads required signed notice stating you were healthy Shortages of coffins

3 Ch. 19 Section 4: Effects of the War

4 Global Impact of the War Industry and Agriculture in Europe in ruins St. Quentin France

5 THE LEGACY OF THE WAR Many Americans looked forward to return to “normalcy” World War I had many changes in the U.S. –Strengthened military –Social change for African Americans and Women –Fears, antagonisms provoked by propaganda remained

6 Legacy Continued –Called WWI “the war to end all wars” –Treaty of Versailles settled nothing –Adolf Hitler emerged as an angry WWI vet and rose to power in Germany

7 Impact on Soldiers Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)= Shell Shock

8 'We had strict orders not to take prisoners, no matter if wounded my first job was when I had finished cutting some of their wire away, to empty my magazine on 3 Germans that came out of one of their deep dugouts. bleeding badly, and put them out of misery. They cried for mercy, but I had my orders, they had no feeling whatever for us poor chaps... it makes my head jump to think about it.' [Punctuation and syntax as originally written]

9 Hubbard had 'gone over the top' at the Battle of the Somme. While he managed to fight as far as the fourth line of trenches, by 3.30pm practically his whole battalion had been wiped out by German artillery. He was buried, dug himself out, and during the subsequent retreat was almost killed by machine gun fire. Within this landscape of horror, he collapsed.

10 Symptoms ranged from uncontrollable diarrhea to unrelenting anxiety. Soldiers who had bayoneted men in the face developed hysterical tics of their own facial muscles. Stomach cramps seized men who knifed their foes in the abdomen. Snipers lost their sight. Terrifying nightmares of being unable to withdraw bayonets from the enemies' bodies persisted long after the slaughter.

11 War Labor Board: W.H. Taft Set up to provide jobs to soldiers returning home/get people working for the war effort

12 The Peace Settlement and Germany Worksheet Which country had enemy armies fighting on their soil? Which country suffered damage to farmland, factories and communications? In your opinion which country suffered the most/least in WWI? Why? Read Source C. Why did the French want reparation and revenge? Read source A and D. Why did so many people in Britain hate the Germans in 1918? Read Source B. Why did some people in Britain think punishing Germany too much was a bad idea? Source D


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