JWST 240 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Total War, Walther Rathenau, Archduke Franz Ferdinand Of Austria
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Lecture 8 -world war one and its impact. Typical helmet worn by the german soldiers in the 19th and 20th century. The helpless blonde lady would be a representation of europe. Us propaganda poster that is trying to convince americans to enlist in order to free and help the helpless europe. War and peace were the two fundamental conditions that led to the rise of the nazi party. Wwi had transformative impacts in various spheres. The question of death becomes key - you have families that are directly affected by it. The death count is staggering as the war progresses. Economies of various countries including germany are significant impacted by the war effort. The length of the war creates a vacuum across europe, german especially. Wwi is a watershed in european history. It is the bloodiest war since the 17th century (30 year war) Nobody alive at the time in 1914 has any recollection of war except for in books.
