Numerous and varied are the effects of War. It is undeniable it causes chaos, crisis, instability, remarkable changes in the general life, losses in every possible way. It is common knowledge that simultaneously entire countries endure hardship during and after a War takes place. World War I was not the exception. The Great War (as also is called) altered the world as was known because of its duration, extent, and outcome. It certainly affected many nations at once that suffered massive political changes, economic uncertainty, social disorder, riots, turmoil, and commotion everywhere; all of this while facing the significant loss of human lives. Despite the incalculable and devastating consequences of the First World War, it served as an inspiration trigger to artists, intellectuals, poets, and writers; writers such as Ernest Hemingway.
Hemingway’s literary work, “Hills Like White Elephants,” was written in 1926 while living in Paris. Definitely, the post war cultural climate influenced this short story. It clearly exhibits some of the indirect effects of the war even though several years have passed. For instance, he deliberately refers to one of the characters in the story as the American who portrays the typical life of many Americans through Europe in the 1920s, during the post-War period. In general, they were ex-soldiers, expatriates that after fighting and living in Europe during the War; they are familiar with the language and culture. He also lets the reader know that they were people used to travel and to move frequently. They constantly stayed in hotels, judging by the luggage described containing “labels on them from all the hotels where they had spent nights” (Hemingway 148).
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Many people say that the metal of a man is found in his ability to keep his ideals in spite of anything that life can through at you. If a man is found to have done these things he can be called a hero. Through a lifelong need to accept responsibility for all living things, Robert Ross defines his heroism by keeping faith with his ideals despite the betrayal, despair and tragedy he suffers throughout the course of The Wars by Timothy Findley.
World War I which was known as a war that ended all the other wars and as the Great War finally came to an end in 1918 changing life in many countries especially in the United States of America either in a negative or positive way. World War I was a war fought from the years 1914 to 1918 in Europe between members of the Triple Alliance and Triple Entente. The triple entente was formed of people from Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, and the United States. The triple alliance on the other hand consisted of members of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, and Bulgaria. The Great War brought many changes throughout the whole world. One of the countries that was reshaped after the Great War was the United States. Life in the United States after World War I was no longer the same.
World War I was a very deadly war with over 100 million human casualties(deaths plus injured). Therefore war is a very transformative event for humanity, because it always affects individuals, societies, and even the world in a pessimistic way.
Historians generally refer to WWI as the first 'total war'. It was the first conflict in which modern industrialized societies mobilized their complete economic, technological and psychological resources in order to wage war. Unlike earlier wars, which involved relatively small numbers of soldiers on the battlefield, it affected many aspects of the lives of civilian populations and demanded enormous sacrifices and support from them. Mobilization of the home front was crucial to achieving military victory. Some of the main aspects of Total War include conscription of men into the armed services, increased government control of the economy and daily lives of citizens and subsequent loss of personal liberty. Control of the labor force, physical safety and security of civilian populations threatene...
Social, Political and Economic Effects of WWI. Everywhere in the world heard the sound of things breaking." Advanced European societies could not support long wars or so many thought prior to World War I. They were right in the way.
These two World Wars caused many harm to life of many people but were fought for the protection of other countries and for the United States. World War was fought for acquiring of land while WWII was fought for the containment of fascism and communism. Each war had different methods of fighting and technology use. Overall these wars caused a lot of unforgettable things such as genocide and scared people everyday’s life. Thought the damages of the war caused much destruction in politics, economics, and social for countries who took part of it, it helped the countries to rebuild and get back to its feet once again.
Unlike what most of the people were expecting, the war had horrible devastations. At least 10 million soldiers died in war while 21 million were wounded. Civilians faced dangers and hardships since the world experienced food shortages. Economies were neglected because every effort was directed towards the support for the war. Hunger, influenza pandemic and other diseases caused civilians to die not only in warring countries but even in neutral c...
War not only impacts those taking part in the battle, but also those at home; everyday citizens. Societies experience lots of changes from wars like WWII. World War II had a large impact on Japanese American citizens, food production, and women’s rights.
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The Struggles in life is something everyone is faced with whether it is physical, emotional mental or personal struggles. These struggles are capable of shaping an individual’s personality and outlook on life. Timothy Findley’s novel The Wars, shows that struggles lead to the character’s ultimate inner struggles, outer struggles and self-discovery. War exists in a person’s physical and psychological aspects. In The Wars, Robert Ross goes to war and fights a personal and physical battle.
World War 1 was called “The Great War”, “The war to end all wars”, and “The first modern war”. It had many causes and a few repercussions and I will describe them in detail.
The short story “In Another Country” by Earnest Hemingway is a story about the negative effects of war. The story follows an unnamed American officer and his dealings with three other officers, all of whom are wounded in World War I and are recuperating in Milan, Italy. In war, much can be gained such as freedom and peace, however war also causes a plethora of negative consequences. Cultural alienation, loss of physical and emotional identity, and the irony of war technology and uncertainty of life are all serious consequences of war that are clearly shown by Hemingway.
The word "war" is always horrible to man especially with who has been exposed to. It is destruction, death, and horrible suffers that has been with all man's life. In the short story "In Another Country", Ernest Hemingway shows us the physical and emotional tolls of the war as well as its long-term consequences on man's life. He also portrays the damaging effects that the war has on the lives of the Italians and even of the Americans.
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World War One was a war that would change the way countries fight their battles for the rest of time. The large economies previous to the war allowed countries to create technology, and weapons that would create more damage than ever seen before. There were more countries, and better technology which caused this war to be the most brutal in the world’s history. It introduced things such as airplanes, tanks, grenades, automatic weapons, and the horrific trench warfare. This was a war so destructive that President Wilson would stay out of and keep the United States neutral, causing an economic boom from selling weapons to European countries; until it was time for the U.S. to get involved. Money, technology, and the friendship of countries would end up in a horrific mess that would scar the world forever.