Before the war commenced, what was widely believed would happen when it did?

That the war would be short and easily won.

How would the population of Great Britain initially react to war?

Most would cheer and feel united.

In contrast to the celebratory sentiments prior to fighting, how would soldiers in the trenches react to the reality of war? What would be written in response to such experiences?

They would be horrified at the horrors of trench warfare, subjected to poisonous gasses. Poems would be written reflecting on the horrors of the war itself

What is part of the reason it was called total war? (In terms of civilians)

Not just soldiers' lives, but civilian lives as well were taken away due to the war.

Gertude Stien would go onto call the generation of soldiers from the war a lost generation, why?

It refers to writers and artists illusioned post-war while also referring to those who died to the war.

Comparing before and after the war, what was European culture like?

Enlightenment and Rationality would be the main focus. After the war is where popl

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A Lost Generation

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Question	Answer
Before the war commenced, what was widely believed would happen when it did?	That the war would be short and easily won.
How would the population of Great Britain initially react to war?	Most would cheer and feel united.
In contrast to the celebratory sentiments prior to fighting, how would soldiers in the trenches react to the reality of war? What would be written in response to such experiences?	They would be horrified at the horrors of trench warfare, subjected to poisonous gasses. Poems would be written reflecting on the horrors of the war itself
What is part of the reason it was called total war? (In terms of civilians)	Not just soldiers' lives, but civilian lives as well were taken away due to the war.
Gertude Stien would go onto call the generation of soldiers from the war a lost generation, why?	It refers to writers and artists illusioned post-war while also referring to those who died to the war.
Comparing before and after the war, what was European culture like?	Enlightenment and Rationality would be the main focus. After the war is where popl

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