ffort. They could no longer eat as much or what the wanted to, women had to go to work in the mills to make up for the shortage of male fighting, and civilians were dying away from front lines. For the first time countries deliberately attacked civilian population. Germany would often send huge airships to bomb English and French cities. These brought a direct threat and feel of war toward the once untouched towns.In examining the cold facts of the war, it provides evidence of the huge impact the war had on the warring countries. The first striking example is the figure on the loss of on the loss of life. Over nine million men died on the battlefield. Out of the seventy million mobilized for war almost one tenth would not make it to see the war end (WRW, 320). The sources describing the front line atrocities, based on this table, almost have to be correct. A second example that the tables support, is the impact the war had on the warring country’s economy. According to table thirteen in WRW, over seven hundred thousand females replaced male jobs in England alone (319). This increased women workforce shows the need for civilians to take up the slack needed for a successful war effort. Although some industries needed more help than others, all the industries had increase of female workers. As a result from World War One, many changes would take place in European society. One major effect was the urge for revenge by the losing powers. The Treaty of Versailles 1919, left the Germans as the single responsible party for the war. The allies were especially harsh to insure that Germany remained so weak that conflicts on the mainland would not resort to this intensity again. The allies made Germany pay whole the cost of the war immediately. This in turn left Germany’s economy in utter ruin. This would later play into the hands of the radical Nazi Party, and the acquisition of power by Adolph Hitler. The European...
