World War 1 impacted the world Politically, culturaly, and economiaclly. Many people were killed and countries were devastated. Each of the 9 documents clearly describe the various impacts anxiety had on the war. Documents 1 and 3 discuss the cultural impacts of the war and are against violence. Documents 2 and 8 discuss the economic transformations throughout the war and its results. Documents 4, 5, 9, 10, and 12 discuss how they are unable to politcally control the war. All of the documents, however, discuss the impact WW1 had on each and every nation.
A cultural effect of WWI was an international anti-war movement. Document 1 expresses the devastation of a young man curious about the lack of purpose in war and the weapon upgrades during the war. Document 3, written by Senator Henry Cabot Lodge Sr in 1919, says that America was the world’s only hope and should stay out of foreign affairs and remain the dominant country. Soon after, President Wilson tried to have the U.S. join the …show more content…
Document 5 shows a rabbit, with a ribbon stating “League of Nations,” staring down a snake wrapped around a branch labeled “international strife.” The idea behind this comic is that the League of Nations was a joke which was completely true. Document 12 is an international treaty giving up Sudetenland to Germany in an attempt to appease Hitler. Document 9 asserts the 20th century was a century full of fascism, a nationalistic form of government that became marked against the capitalist powers of the world. Document 10, a drawing from a Japanese children’s booklet 1938, depicts Japanese imperialism in the Pacific. It shows Japan as a “guardian angel” of sorts in the Pacific: kicking out “bad” countries and saving natives from oppression. This gave them power in the Pacific and posed a huge threat to the already spread-thin U.S. navy. This chaotic political environment ruined the world economy and gave power to aggressive
A cultural effect of WWI was an international anti-war movement. Document 1 expresses the devastation of a young man curious about the lack of purpose in war and the weapon upgrades during the war. Document 3, written by Senator Henry Cabot Lodge Sr in 1919, says that America was the world’s only hope and should stay out of foreign affairs and remain the dominant country. Soon after, President Wilson tried to have the U.S. join the …show more content…
Document 5 shows a rabbit, with a ribbon stating “League of Nations,” staring down a snake wrapped around a branch labeled “international strife.” The idea behind this comic is that the League of Nations was a joke which was completely true. Document 12 is an international treaty giving up Sudetenland to Germany in an attempt to appease Hitler. Document 9 asserts the 20th century was a century full of fascism, a nationalistic form of government that became marked against the capitalist powers of the world. Document 10, a drawing from a Japanese children’s booklet 1938, depicts Japanese imperialism in the Pacific. It shows Japan as a “guardian angel” of sorts in the Pacific: kicking out “bad” countries and saving natives from oppression. This gave them power in the Pacific and posed a huge threat to the already spread-thin U.S. navy. This chaotic political environment ruined the world economy and gave power to aggressive