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In the early dawn of August 4, 1914, Sir Edward Grey was standing in a foreign office window

In the early dawn

History regards the date August 4 , 1914 as an important date . It was the day that Britain decided to enter the First World War (Primary Documents : UK Daily Mirror News Report , 2002 ) Sir Edward Grey made the remark in the eve of the First World War , and it referred to the darkness that the impending war is bringing . Truly , he did not just mean that the lights are going out at St . James 's Park . His comment meant that with an outbreak of war in the country , the whole

of Europe is going to change

From the time that World War I broke in Europe , everything has changed Wilde (nd ) claims that it started the modern era . It was a war with which people expected that everything will be solved . It was a war that paved the way to socialism . Lower class-consciousness became the thing of the present , resulting into a later generation with less or younger leaders - or both . Culturally , there became more inspiration for the written word and the arts due to the imagery of the events of the First World War . Yet there is fear and mistrust , and there remain historical influences to social dealings between countries and nationalities even long after the war

Mills (nd ) regards indirect effects of the war as more startling . With trades in Europe suspended , other countries had the opportunity opened for themselves . Inflation also rose , with rising costs and rising standards of living while incomes remain the same . After the war , a depression followed as expected . Prices drop , affecting businesses brain drain rose family relationships were altered in effect of the brain drain

Recounting all of these , it is evident how Europe suffered before during , and after the World War I . The effects did not only last the duration of the war . Its after-effects were tremendous , and affected generations thereafter . Indeed , Sir Edward Grey was right : the lamps were out and they have not seen it light in their lifetime anymore Europe , and the world , has forever changed

References

Mills , W . nd . World War I and its Effects . Accessed July 31 , 2008 , from HYPERLINK "http /husky1 .stmarys .ca wmills /course317 /2ww1 .html http /husky1 .stmarys .ca wmills /course317 /2ww1 .html

Primary Documents : UK Daily Mirror News Report . 2002 . Accessed July 31 2008 , from HYPERLINK "http /www .firstworldwar .com /source /dailymirror1914 .htm http /www .firstworldwar .com /source /dailymirror1914 .htm

Wilde , R . nd . Overview : The First World War . Accessed July 31 , 2008 from HYPERLINK "http /europeanhistory .about .com /od /worldwar1 /a /ovww1_2 .htm http /europeanhistory .about .com /od /worldwar1 /a /ovww1_2 .htm -------------------

In the early dawn of August 4 , 1914 , Sir Edward Grey was standing in a foreign office window with a friend watching the lamps being extinguished around St . James 's Park . As they watched , he made the sadly prescient comment , The lamps are going out all over Europe we shall not see them lit again in our lifetime (Terraine , 1965

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