Society was changing substantially within America, specifically during the World War eras. One must understand American society prior to WWI to note the significant changes that resulted in post-WWII society. Post-WWII society was dominated by the “culture of exclusion.” Essentially, the “culture of exclusion” excluded individuals from American society because of their race, class, and gender. This exclusion included people of color, lower class citizens, and women. Race was an ongoing struggle since
involving non-European countries, and became a world war. The war took place from 1914-1918, and over the span of this time, new weapons and technology had surfaced creating a whole new dynamic to war and countries suffered devastation in their societies and economies. World War I was a completely
The West between the Wars The Great War, or World War I, ended in 1918 with the Treaty of Paris. It marked the beginning of a new era. During the war, there was a boom in the economy and employment was easy to find. The damage the war caused on the land in Europe was catastrophic; with the trenches and heavy artillery and machinery being used to destroy each other and take cities, it is amazing that there was anything left. Many people, soldiers and civilians, died during the war. After World War
looser, and the liquor was cheaper” (Fitzgerald 112, My Lost City). The 1920s was an innovated evolution, away from traditional morals of many Americans to those values less conservative and open-minded. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s, The Great Gatsby, and Ernest Hemingway’s, The Sun Also Rises, act as an exploration of Americans’ shift in values, post-World War One (WWI). These authors do so by commenting on the excessive partying and drinking, the falsification of relationships, and the lost generation of
Hemingway’s description of the post WWI era through The Sun Also Rises In the realm of foreign relations, it is very difficult to see the legitimacy of war. People resolve to fight for their country – their county’s sovereignty – but at what cost? After the outbreak of WWI and WWII, war will begin to be condemned by the nations of the world. Simply enough, the impact war makes on a society is too great for any benefits gained as a result of the conflict. The post-world war age became one where a
very influential American writer that accomplished many pieces of work, including short stories, novels and journals. Hemingway was born in 1899 and raised in Illinois; he first started writing in high school for his school newspaper cover things such as the local orchestra and working for the school yearbook. After graduation from high school he started his first job as a journalist in Kanas working for the Kansas City Star newspaper. Hemingway soon left Kansas to serve in WWI as an ambulance driver
Prior to the 1920s, President Theodore Roosevelt led the Americans under the progressive wing, by eliminating political corruption, improving societal matters and regulating the economy. After a decade of this stable economy, the roaring twenties transformed into a period of cultural dynamism that included mass culture, hyper-emotional patriotism and debates over American morals and its national identity. The era transformed through industrial growth with a high consumer demand. However, leading
Hardy � PAGE * MERGEFORMAT �5� Christopher Hardy English 11 T.Wecht December 23, 2009 No Home for a Soldier World War One (WWI) was arguably the most costly conflict in human history. With over "one third of men returning home" with serious mental ailments, this war had effects long after the armistice treaty (World War I Document Archive 18). This war lasted well past the signing of the treaty and went on to spark the beginning of the Second World War in 1939. Veterans were plagued with sickness
ended World War One (WWI). General William Tecumseh Sherman, who experienced the American Civil War first hand, stated: “War is cruelty” (Sherman). Sherman’s honesty about the disgusting aspects of war was poetically shared a half-century later. Owen wrote the poem “Dulce et Decorum Est” from the perspective of an experienced British WWI soldier who adamantly disagreed with glorified war propaganda. The universal theme of "Dulce et Decorum Est" by Wilfred Owen is society (the media, authors,
— a conflict within Europe— impacted American society unimaginably. The changes that occur have an impact on the individual and their freedom. During the war, freedom became restricted; the effects remained reminiscent and lingered soon after. WWI restricted freedoms that are the foundation of the United States. The United States showed contradictory actions; in which, the freedom of speech is strictly limited. Even groups of individuals— like German Americans— were