3. The First World War destroyed empires, created
numerous new nation-states, encouraged
independence movements in Europe’s colonies,
forced the United States to become a world
power and led directly to Soviet communism and
the rise of Hitler.
4. Millions of dead, wounded or homeless people
• Nearly 8 million soldiers killed.
• Millions of young men wounded and permanently disabled by gas
or exploding shells.
5. Four empires broke up
• Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire and Russia
broke up into smaller countries.
• Former colonies of German and Ottoman Empires administered
by Allied Powers until they were ready for self-government.
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Homeless people:
There were numerous displaced
refugees who had lost almost
everything.
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Destroyed infrastructure:
A lengthy restoration was required and
the economy was damaged.
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Changes to position of women in
society:
They expected equal rights, equal
opportunities.
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Unemployment:
Many jobs were displaced by the
war.
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SUMMARY
•Old empires broke up.
•Creation of new
nations and nation-
states.
•Infrastructure destroyed.
•Massive unemployment.
•Countries saddled with huge
debts.
•Divisions in society
heightened.
•Emergence of
Communism.
•Changes to the position
Impact
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Economic
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