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The aftermath of World War I saw far-reaching and wide-ranging cultural, economic, and social change across Europe, Asia, Africa, and even in areas outside those that were directly involved. Four empires collapsed due to the war, old countries were abolished, new ones were formed, boundaries were redrawn, international organizations were ...
Effect of World War I on children in the United States. Though the United States was in combat for only a matter of months, the reorganization of society had a great effect on life for children in the United States. More than 116,000 members of the U.S. military died in the war, far fewer than combatants from other countries. [1]
The United States declared war on the German Empire on April 6, 1917, nearly three years after World War I started. A ceasefire and armistice were declared on November 11, 1918. Before entering the war, the U.S. had remained neutral, though it had been an important supplier to the United Kingdom, France, and the other powers of the Allies of ...
The history of the United States from 1917 to 1945 was marked by World War I, the interwar period, the Great Depression, and World War II. The United States tried and failed to broker a peace settlement for World War I, then entered the war after Germany launched a submarine campaign against U.S. merchant ships that were supplying Germany's ...
The United States after the World War (1930) online Archived 2012-05-28 at the Wayback Machine; Meyer G.J. The World Remade: America In World War I (2017), popular survey, 672pp; North, Diane M.T. California at War: The State and the People during World War I (2018) online review
African American soldiers who served in World War 1 were treated worse before, during, and after the war than any other group of American soldiers. [4] During a homecoming celebration for African-American veterans of World War I in Norfolk, Virginia a race riot broke out on July 21, 1919. At least two people were killed and three others were ...
The Lost Generation is the demographic cohort that reached early adulthood during World War I, and preceded the Greatest Generation. The social generation is generally defined as people born from 1883 to 1900, coming of age in either the 1900s or the 1910s, and were the first generation to mature in the 20th century.
Interwar period. Silesia tension between the Poles and Germans. In the history of the 20th century, the interwar period (or interbellum) lasted from 11 November 1918 to 1 September 1939 (20 years, 9 months, 21 days) – from the end of World War I (WWI) to the beginning of World War II (WWII). It was relatively short, yet featured many social ...