How had the world been affected by WW1?
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- Created on: 29-05-15 11:48
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- How had the world been affected by WW1?
- Britain
- Not suffered serious damage but air attacks had killed over 1000 people. Also, the country heavily in debt because of war, and owed nearly £1 billion to the Americans.
- France
- Most of the fighting in Western Europe had taken place in France
- Over 2 million French people had to flee from their homes, roads, railways and many work places like factories and 3/4 of a million homes were destroyed
- Huge good farmland turned into mud and there was danger of unexploded shells
- Over 2 million French people had to flee from their homes, roads, railways and many work places like factories and 3/4 of a million homes were destroyed
- Most of the fighting in Western Europe had taken place in France
- Belgium
- The Germans had occupied most of Belgium for 4 years, taking the countries resources
- e.g. crops and machinery, to help their own war effort
- The part not occupied by the Germans had once had scenes of bitter fighting and devastation
- e.g. old city of Ypres was in ruins
- The Germans had occupied most of Belgium for 4 years, taking the countries resources
- Russia
- The Russians suffered very heavy casualties in the war, even though they had ceased to fight after the new Bolshevik (communist) government took over in November 1917
- This new government signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with the Germans in March 1918.
- Russia gave up huge areas of land on its western front in Finland, Poland, Ukraine and Baltic Coastline.
- This new government signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with the Germans in March 1918.
- The Russians suffered very heavy casualties in the war, even though they had ceased to fight after the new Bolshevik (communist) government took over in November 1917
- Germany
- Little fighting took place on German soil but they were suffering badly by the end of 1918
- Widespread Starvation, made worse by British blockade. German people couldn't believe they had lost and so quickly. German politicians told of military success in the Spring of 1918
- Little fighting took place on German soil but they were suffering badly by the end of 1918
- Britain
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