AP Euro Notes Sec 26-1 pp. 804-807 & 816-822 Nalani Story An Uncertain Peace War left many Euros w/ profound sense of despair and disillusionment War indicated to many that something=dreadfully wrong w/ West values Decline of the West, Oswald Spengler reflected this disillusionment when he emphasized the decadence of West civilization and posited its collapse The Impact of World War I Enormous suffering & deaths of almost 10 mill people shook traditional society to its foundations & undermined the whole idea of progress New propaganda techniques had manipulated entire populations into maintaining their involvement in a senseless slaughter How did Euros deal w/ losses? France- 2/3s of pop=in mourning over deaths of these young people