Question

explain how World War I led to significant changes in society. Use specific details from the lesson and the reading to support your answer.

Answer 1

The First World War was a cataclysm that disrupted countless lives. As a modern, total war, it brought men and women into active battle zones across Europe as well as in parts of Africa and Asia. New technology further extended the borders of the war. Air power made it possible to launch attacks against civilian populations at some distance from traditional frontlines, and U-boats sank passenger ships, such as the Lusitania in 1915, that were loaded with men, women, and children crossing the Atlantic. In addition, albeit with less novelty, invading armies ended up occupying swathes of territory. Civilian women and men in Belgium, the north and east of France, Serbia, and parts of the Russian empire among other locales came under the control of occupying powers. 

Answer 2

Sample answer

World war 1 led to significant changes in society. it was the greatest war the world had yet witnessed and it destroyed the heroic ideals that had accompained wars the past. the horrors of the war led to disquiet among many types of people. individuals began to question the foundationsof society, morality, and their conception of the world. People also began to break away from old societal traditions, leading to a looser, freer society. wartime technology led to advances in transportation and comunication at home and abroad. literature, such as sinclair lewis' babbitt, reflected the disillusionment with society