It also helped shape a decades-long isolationist policy here in the US, something that kept America out of WWII until the Pearl Harbor attack.
Not to mention, the events of WWI contributed to the rise of Nazi Germany and, by extension, the massive losses of World War II. Particularly when the conflict in question remains one of the most deadly of all time, with 8.5 million dead combatants and 7 million civilian casualties. Real, up-close-and-personal, human-on-human violence - like crushing a soldier's head with a mace - is a bit much for me. Update your settings here, then reload the page to see it.īut apparently I find it easier to look the other way at the atrocities my character is committing when it's in a made-up universe or when I'm slicing up orcs in fantasy games. This content is not available due to your privacy preferences.
