The first Total War also known as the bloodiest' war of the century, WWI proved to have a great impact upon all of Europe. Politically, there is a clear scene of what impact the War had on the main powers in Europe: for some countries, such as France and Britain, the change in regime was merely slight, in Germany rather significant, whereas in Russia it proved drastic and sparked off two revolutions. Hence, there were several common aspects of political impacts, both direct and indirect.
One of the instances of indirect political impact of WWI was the steadfastly developed idea of unity' behind ones government, borne by feelings of patriotism. This mainly existed at the very beginning of war, for example in France, the famous Union Sacre' formed in around 1914 is an illustration of where socialist ideas were put side in favour of nationalist feelings. Similarly in Germany Burgfrieden' pursued contamination socialism at the time. This enthusiasm could also be observed in......
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