A few notes on the consequences of World War I

2. 1915 the old world ended
A belief in
old values
PROGRESS
LIBERAL INDIVIDUALISM
COLONIAL EXPANSION
had failed to save Britain from WAR

3. had been unable to prevent
Western civilization descending
into violence
No more a social glue
•Authority of older generations was compromised
•Women had been able to perform tasks usually
reserved for men
•Colonies had sent troops
•Organized industry had shown reliabily
This situation led to...
•Christianity

4. •DEMANDS of
Women for emancipation
Colonies for independence
Trade Unions for better
working conditions
•DECLINE of LIBERAL ECONOMIC POLICY
depression of the 20s, general strike, slump ‘29
Writers found it impossible to share values
embodied in the work of the previous
generation+turned away from society
DISILLUSION dominant characteristic