IB History - European diplomacy and the First World War 1870-1923: Effects on Civilians

Once you've had a look at the National Archive website, fill in this worksheet.

Then read this article from BBC History Trails and answer the question sheet below:

Brewer, P. (2007): 'The Journey to War: Woodrow Wilson and American Pacifism', History Today, Vol. 57, Issue 9, 49ff.

Paul Brewer Looks at the Politics Behind US Involvement in the First Wolrd War and How President Woodrow Wilson Dealt with Those Americans Who Campaigned against It.

Clements, K. A. (2004): 'Woodrow Wilson and World War 1', Presidential Studies Quarterly, Vol. 34, Issue 1, 62ff.

How does this analysis compare with Paul Brewer's views?

O'Brien, M. (1994):'The Economic Effects of the Great War', History Today, Vol. 44, Issue 12, 22ff.

Pyecroft, S. (1994): 'British Working Women and the First World War', The Historian Vol. 56, Issue 4, 699ff.

With reference to at least two nations, what were the economic and political effects of the War?