HIS242H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: War Communism, Alexandra Kollontai, Josephine Baker
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Many monuments were built dedicated to the dead. Governments trying to track down every soldier wounded or dead. Thousands of memorials set up for the unknown soldiers. > represented the impersonal nature of the war. Cemeteries were set up to commemorate the dead; and these cemeteries are still maintained to this day. > every grave is uniformed; to show that all these people sacrificed themselves for the war despite their social class and background; showed equality. Some of the greatest literature came after the war. > one of the greatest poems; very emotional. Vera britain, testament of the youth (1933) Even after the war women were still not recognized as equals to men despite all their war effort (vera britain) People wanted to reach out to the spiritual world to compensate for their loss revival of mystical catholicism. Sir arthur conan doyle (author of sherlock holmes) turned to spirituality as well.
