Chapter 20 (pp. 973-1017)

Chapter 20 (pp. 973-1017)

This chapter dealt with World war and the rebalance of global power.The aftermath of the First World War saw the political, cultural and social groups across Europe, Asia, Africa, and even in areas that were not directly involved. Four empires collapsed because of the war, former countries were wiped out, new ones were created, the borders were redrawn, international organizations were set up, and many new and old ideologies firmly in people's minds. The great war was the first global war that began on the 28 of July 1914.The conflict was caused by the central powers of Germany .This War involved countries such as Germany , Austria-Hungary , Russia, England,France, United states destroyed empires , created numerous new nation-states , encouraged independence movements in Europe’s colonies, forced the United States to become a world power and led directly to Soviet communism and the rise of Hitler. Before 1914, Russia was a backward autocracy which means that Russia had a government led by one person with absolute power. However, this was rapidly changing and Russia was developed the institutions of civil society, including the rule of law and representative government. The outcomes of the great war caused Germany to see society in a different perspective. During the war, the percentage of women in the workforce had risen to 37 and women had a significant role to play in the German economy. The end of the war also had a large impact on German Society. They had immediately sued for peace and accepted the terms of the agreement, but soldiers were led to believe that it was the result of Communists or Jews. So in the immediate Post War era, there is a mass of suspicion within Germany.