A massively destructive and transformative event, the First World
War left in its wake many legacies. Beyond 1917 explores both the
consequences of the war for the United States (and the world) and
American influence on shaping the legacies of the conflict in the
decades after US entry in 1917. From the fields, seas, and airspace
of battle, we live today with the consequences of the Great War's
poison gas, post-traumatic stress disorder, and technological
inventions such as air bombardment of civilians, submarine and tank
warfare, and modern surgical techniques. Conscription, pacifism,
humanitarian campaigns, and socialist movements emerged from the
war to shape politics within countries for decades to come.
Governments learned the value of propaganda, both in print and in
film. Society changed: women were emancipated in some countries and
citizenship was altered in many places, while aristocracy and
monarchies went into decline. European empires were transformed and
in some cases destroyed; in the Middle East, the change was
enormous, beginning with the final collapse of Ottoman hegemony in
the region. Fascism and communism, mass migration, independence,
militarism, an influenza epidemic, the rise of Wall Street and
American economic power, a slowdown in the process of
globalization, and the pursuit of world peace by an organization
based on collective security numbered among the most significant
and lasting legacies of this conflict. Beyond 1917 explores how and
why the war has become an integral milepost for human history,
reflects the importance of the conflict, the forces that led to it,
and the forces it unleashed. On the occasion of the centennial
commemorations, an international group of scholars considers the
long-term policy, political, social, economic, and cultural
consequences of the war for the United States itself and for the
world. In addition to interpretive essays, the volume provides a
comprehensive bibliography and timeline of events.
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