There were many consequences that occurred as a result of World War I. One consequence was that there were many casualties as a result of the war. Over 14 million people were killed as a result of the war. Over $300 billion was spent on the war. The human and economic costs were very high.
World War I saw the end of several empires. The German, Austro-Hungarian, Ottoman, and Russia Empires all ended as a result of World War I. Many new countries were created based on the concept of self-determination. More people were now being ruled by their own ethnic group.
Another consequence of World War I was that it created the seeds for World War II. Germany felt the Versailles Treaty was way too harsh. When economic conditions deteriorated in Germany, Adolf Hitler used the harsh terms of the Versailles Treaty to motivate the German people to elect leaders like him to get revenge for this treaty. Benito Mussolini did the same Italy. Italy felt it should have received more land from the terms of the Versailles Treaty as a result of the help that Italy gave to the Allies. These leaders began to take aggressive actions in the 1930s that contributed to the start of World War II.
There were many consequences as a result of World War I.
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