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Global Conflict - Coggle Diagram
Global Conflict
the legacy of war
in many ways WWI was a new type of war, because of the new technologies
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the enormous suffering that resulted from the Great War left a deep mark on Western society as well.
A sense of disillusionment settled over the survivors. The insecurity and despair that many people experienced are reflected in the art and literature of the time.
Why might Westerners have experienced disillusionment in the wake of World War I? MAybe because they felt that the world was no longer safe an dwars that involved the whole world are capable and they know what the repercussions are
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War affects the world
Conflict
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War
In parts of Africa and Asia, Germany's colonized areas were attacked
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By 1917, the focus of the war had moved to the seas.
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On May 7, 1915, the Germans torpedoed the Lusitania.
The sinking if the Lusitania killed 1,198 people, and that included 128 US citizens.
This outraged the American public, and President Woodrow Wilson was very angry with Germany.
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Officials intercepted a German telegram from from Germany's foreign secretary, Arthur Zimmerman.
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This would be the last straw for America, and on April 2, 1917, the US declared war on Germany.
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