What Are The Pros And Cons Of Ww1

Millions of fatherless children were affected by WWI. The assassination of Franz Ferdinand the archduke of Austria-Hungary was the spark that lit the fuse to the war. The war began July 28, 1914, and ended November 11, 1918. It took place mainly in Europe. WWI had a lot of pros and cons, many men didn’t come back the same as they went and women fought for the rights they deserve.
The assassination of Franz Ferdinand and his pregnant wife Sophie was because of Gavrilo Princip, a Serbian nationalist, wanted rights for people in Austria-Hungary from Serbia. He wanted to make a statement by assassinating a very important official. And came to a war that made 32 countries get involved. The main countries that were involved were United States, Russia, Italy, Britain And France, the core of the Allied Powers. Which fought against the Central Powers, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Germany, and Ottoman Empire. This war was called The Great War because how many military men were injured and killed in this war alone.

There were negative effects of WWI happening such as there were more than 38 million military and civilian casualties.The government spent more valuable time on propaganda and not enough on the mobilization of the manpower.

The federal government authorized the Selective Service Act, young men 18-25 years old were taken from productive jobs and drafted to the war. Women had to step up to the plate of handling the manufacture of weapons and ammunition. The industry production decreased when soldiers returned and there weren’t enough jobs. Another The unemployment rate played a huge in starting the Great Depression. They didn’t like the idea of loaning money off to other countries, so the government increased taxes on the people Many American men were afraid of joining the war because they didn't want to die from different

diseases.
Although the war was a horrible thing to happen to America alone there were some things that came out of it for happening the way it did. The United States allied with France and Britain. The Food Administration was in charge of shipping food overseas to the soldiers that were fighting in the war. As for Fuel Administration, the government had sent fuel overseas to the military. Liberty Bonds were created by American citizens to support the war allies and it brought our country much closer. When the men were sent off to war, women had to hold down jobs men originally had. Then our president Woodrow Wilson, at the time appointed National War Labor Board (NWLB), the conditions the women had been working in. Women thought if they could hold jobs they should get the right to vote and they fought for it.
Finally, the Great War may have had ended many young men lives and gave women rights. This war was a great devastation for America and 31 other countries. Over 38 million military and civilian casualties. Even though many negative things had current in the war women had stood up for their rights and America was brought closer to together and allied with France and Britain.