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The Destruction of War. The brutal effects of WWI. Losses for Central and Entente Powers. 4 million deaths for Alliance. 15 Million total deaths, Including civilians. 6 Million Deaths for Entente. Loses per country Total Casualties % of population. Entente Powers:
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The Destruction of War The brutal effects of WWI
Losses for Central and Entente Powers 4 million deaths for Alliance 15 Million total deaths, Including civilians 6 Million Deaths for Entente
Loses per countryTotal Casualties % of population • Entente Powers: • France 15% of population hurt/dead, 3% die • UK6% of total hurt/dead, 2% die • Russia 5% total hurt/dead, 3 % die • Alliance Powers • Germany 11% total hurt/dead, 5% die • Austria 14% total hurt/dead, 7% die
A dismal battlefield… Painting by Ezra Pound: “These fought in any case”
Total War • No one in Europe or the colonies was safe. • Governments changed entire nation’s policies around in order to provide for the war effort • Governments used nationalism to get the people’s support
Destruction at Home: The first Total War Louvain, Belgium
Amiens, France Notice the massive building structure, this was a a trend leading up to WWI during the Gilded Age Progress was shown in size and strength through buildings and new technology
No place was safe.. French Hospital
Not Even Churches Church in Revigny, France, bombed by Germans
Spanish Influenza Spanish Flu- killed almost 50 million people worldwide (50% of the world). Flu is normal in the spring, but because of the war connecting more than ever before, the influenza virus spread like brushfire. As if the killing was enough, Now everyone was sick.