Emerged from the war pessimistic-cynical and discouraged

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Though no horrendous numbers, Americas too died in the trenches of France, and the experience of mass death transformed American society. The United States went into the war to "make the world safe for democracy" but emerged from the war pessimistic, cynical and discouraged. As Fussell observes, "To be in the trenches was to experience an unreal unforgettable enclosure and constraint, as well as a sense of being unoriented and lost" This was the aspect of the create war that changed the temper of Western Culture. --- In reference to this quote, Paul Fussell maintains that the trench scene was an “aspect of the Great War that changed the temper of Western culture.” What does he mean by that? What changes do you see the war having in the United States?--- what bills or action of government resulted from this negative mentality, how did the public change? was this in relations to the drive in femenism, civil rights and the campaign against prostitution or the campaign against socialists? Could this being referring to Wilson's attitude pre Peace Conference and Post Conference? Did it affect patriotism?

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