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New technology
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- One of the most significant impacts of World War One was huge advances in technology, which would transform the way that people all around the world travelled and communicated, in particular, in the years after the conflict
- New weapons and technologies were developed and used that led to more destruction than any war had seen in the past
- The scientists and engineers worked hard to develop planes that were stronger, quicker and capable of being used in battle
- The first bombs were dropped from the air (by hand at first by the pilot!) and planes were used to spy on enemy territory.
- Also, tanks were also used for the first time, which could drive across muddy battlefields and fire lethal weapons
- New methods of photography, sound recording and ways to communicate were developed during the war, which had a long-lasting impact
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Medical innovation
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- The war meant that medicine had to catch up to be able to deal with new Medical problems
- Donating and giving blood started during World War One during need of intense causalities
- A special rod called a Thomas splint, which was used on soldiers who had broken their leg, was also developed
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Role of women
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- Up until the war, women were perceived in a certain way in society. Their role was traditionally to stay in the home.
- When war broke out and the men went off to fight, it was women who took on their jobs and kept things running back in Britain.
- By late 1918, nine in every ten workers in the munitions industry were female – jobs which traditionally would have been done by men
- Many women also had to return to a more domestic life when the men came home as a result of a law called 1919 Restoration of Pre-War Practices Act.
- So, there was a long way to go for Women Equality
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Reshaping of politics
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- World War One spelled the end of the Ottoman Turkish empire and also contributed to the Russian revolution, which marked the beginning of a new politics system in action – communism.
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Contribution to World War Two
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- It is accepted that the punishments put on Germany a result of the Treaty of Versailles after World War One contributed to WW2
- In 1919, this treaty imposed harsh terms on Germany forcing them to accept the blame for the war and pay huge sums for the damages of the war
- Thus ,at a time when the country was politically unstable and extremely poor, it was the perfect climate for Adolf Hitler
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