What are some facts about marital and family breakdown during the 1920s?
Answer Hi Sam, The 1920’s was a decade of change. The young men of the United States Army had just returned from a war that was like no other war we had fought. World War 1, also known as the ‘First World War’ or the the ‘Great War’, the ‘War of the Nations’ and the ‘War to End All Wars’, was a world conflict lasting from 1914 to 1919, with the fighting lasting until 1918. The war was fought by the Allies on one side, and the Central Powers on the other. No previous conflict had mobilized so many soldiers or involved so many in the field of battle. By its end, the war had become the second bloodiest conflict in recorded history. World War 1 became infamous for trench warfare, where troops were confined to trenches because of tight defenses. This was especially true of the Western Front. More than 9 million died on the battlefield, and nearly that many more on the home fronts because of food shortages, genocide, and ground combat. Among other notable events, the first large-scale bombin