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...tually led to WWII.
World War I left countries in debt, left families longing for their loved ones and overall was a sad, scary, difficult four years. The resolution of WWI was the defeat of Germany and its allies, which was followed by the peace treaty, The Treaty of Versailles, which ended the state of war between Germany and their Allied powers. Although this seemed like a “good” ending this was one consequence that could have led to WWII. All in all, the start, middle and end of WWI created economic issues for countries, negative impacts on the soldiers involved in the war, whether physically or mentally. WWI created many problems for everyone and everything in between but what we can learn is how to peacefully resolve our conflicts, and resolve them before moving on, in order to avoid a World War, future issues, and putting our men in danger to fight our battles.
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