The legacy of the war outside the British empire
Outside Britain and its empire, the First World War also ushered in a period of uncertainty and change. Empires fell, to be replaced by republics based on nationalist principles of self-determination. Monarchs fled into exile. People everywhere experienced new rulers and new hardships. The legacy of the First World War, though positive in some respects, was ultimately a dangerous one. Many of the bitter and unresolved grievances that it aroused cast a long shadow over inter-war Europe. The aftermath of the First World War had a number of themes common to the countries that had fought in it: the decline of monarchism and the concomitant rise of republicanism; the emergence of new 'nation states'; the growth of unemployment, inflation and general economic instability; and the continued use of violence to resolve political disputes.
Disponível em: <http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pathways/firstworldwar/aftermath/legacywar.htm >. Acesso em: 15 set. 2014.
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