The socio-economic effect of WW1
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- Created on: 08-10-20 10:02
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2. What was the impact of Inflation on civilians and the economy?
- Inflation had little impact on civilians and the economy as the government had put in measures to control it.
- Workers were making the unemployment rate double. Prices fell and thousands of shops were bankrupted across the country.
- Workers were forced to work longer hours and their wages fell below the inflation rate. Average prices doubled and wages only rose by 50 to 75%.
- Wages for the workers rose significantly in a government attempt to raise moral. This lead shopkeepers to raise there prices. And so inflation increased.
3. How many soldiers suffered from casualties and what impact did this have socially?
- Four million soldiers were killed, six million were wounded, many were disabled. This had less of a social impact a the government out in many measures to lessen the trauma and strain on the soldiers and their families by providing lucrative benefits and rehabilitation programs.
- Two million German were killed, six million wounded, many were disabled. This caused immense social trauma and strain on the soldiers and there families.
- six million soldiers were killed, two million were wounded, many were disabled. This caused immense social trauma and strain on the soldiers and their families.
- Two million German soldiers were killed, six million wounded, this left three million severely disabled. This had an immense impact on German society.
4. How many civilians died from starvation and hypothermia?
- 891
- 293,000
- 10,000
- 530,000
5. What was the Influenza epidemic?
- Also known as the "Black death" which hit Europe in 1918 and killed between 10 million and 50 million people.
- Soldiers that suffered from the Influenza or being 'shell-shocked' were deeply psychologically traumatized. Between million and million soldiers suffered from this.
- The 'Spanish flu' which hit Europe in 1918 and killed between 20 and 40 million people.
- A severe disease that soldiers had gotten from eating rotten meat in the trenches. Its devastating assault on army killed 5 million British soldiers.
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