Hello, I'm currently taking a European-centric history class and we're in the process of discussing the period of WW 1 atm and its aftermath.
While it is apparent to me that WW 1 had a destabilizing political, economic, social, and psychological impact on almost all aspects of life in Western Europe. I am wondering if there are any specific long-term effects that is unpopular or often overlooked. I really enjoy reading primary sources/personal accounts of people who lived in a particular time as they help me to grasp the situations they were faced with as opposed to reading a list of facts, so it would be cool if there are any primary sources out there you could point me to. One of the readings I've enjoyed is this, http://www.historymuse.net/readings/Remarque.html. Last follow up, I was wondering if there any other free databases I could access like SSRN, but for history. I'm used to going through SSRN for some papers for my business classes, so I'm not that familiar with what databases are good for history.
You might consider consulting an environmental history of WWI. Folks don't typically think of the environmental effects of a war, such as deforestation (caused by industrial demand for timber) or pollution (caused by the need for massive amounts of industry).
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