LOSS OF LIFE
How many people died (approximately) during WW1?
20 million #rip
How did the Ottoman Empire fall? What did it become?
It fought on the same side as Germany. As a loser, the winners chopped it up into Turkey
How many people were displaced as a result of WW1?
at least 10 million
Why did fertility rates plummet during WW1?
The 'Lost Generation' of men were off at war
What was the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye?
The treaty that officially registered the breakup of the Habsburg Austro-Hungarian Empire into Czechoslovakia, Poland, Hungary, and Yugoslavia
What were three different causes of displacement?
Proximity to war, internal deportation, ghettos, conscription, forced servitude, prisoners of war
How role did unmarried women play in society following WW1?
They pursued higher education and employment out of necessity; they needed to provide for themselves rather than play the homemaker
How did the composition of countries/empire change during WW1? Name 5 preexisting and 5 new
BEFORE: Austria-Hungary. Ottoman empire. British, German, French, and Russian empires and Italy, Norway, Sweden
AFTER: Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Turkey, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland,
How did immigration laws change before, during, and after WW1?
Before, there was free movement across borders. During, there was essentially no movement except for that of prisoners, soliders, and refugees. After, immigration regulations tightened as borders were formally drawn up. There was also policies made to adapt to the refugee crisis.
What are three colonies that the UK drafted soldiers from?
India, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa
How did Japan change and set the tone for WW2? Compare before and after the war!
-Prior to WW1, they are beginning to solidify themselves as a major imperialistic power
- After, Japanese militarism takes stronger roots in culture and govt. which amounts to the Second Sino-Japanese War. In tandem w/ Pearl Harbor, it's the start of WW2 in Asia.
Name 2 systems response to ease the refugee crisis
- The League of Nations created the first High Commission for Refugees
- The Nansen passport was created by the League of Nations
- Countries formed 'Committees for Refugees' internally.
- NGOS and charities like Opera Bonomelli and Umanitaria & Red Cross provided relief.
What is the relationship between colonial involvement and the dislocation of people?
Solider were forcibly conscripted to fight in Europe, dislocating them from their colonies. Further, following the war, they would move to centers of economic opportunity either from necessity or to profit from newly gained technical skills
What was the effect of WW1 on the Middle East? Why and How?
Completely transformed and usurped the land. Fighting was rampant against the Ottomans and in the interest of the Suez Canal. New territories and boundaries emerged as the Treaty of Versailles divided the territories among the European Powers. The land was ravaged and cultures were decimated and the borders drawn then are reflective of a 21 century Middle East
What was the German project "Land Ober Ost"?
It was the conscription that forced domestic labor in factories and fields! Most commonly found in Lithuania.