>>3913026>>3913026>Lost generationThis wasn't England. We mobilized ~4 million men, 2 million of which went overseas. Out of 2 million we lost (thankfully not higher) ~100,000 men for more than 1 years fighting (U.S. combat operations started on November 3rd, 1917.)
>Shit medicine4 years of global war does wonders for medicine, bud. Sure there wasn't penicillin or that, but there were inoculations (which was still a large step). Better anesthetics were developed due to the war, new and safer practices emerged. The higher amount of wealth enabled people to actually get medical attention.
>Shit job opportunitiesLabor laws were in effect by this time, and unions had more power than they previously did. Machines also replaced many factory jobs, which freed people and enabled them to work in skilled positions.
>Pretty much everyone was unhealthyOther than the Spanish flu that was going around near this time, death rates decreased. (Infant mortality, etc.- not to say that it never happened).
You need to try a little harder
