The impact of the war on the European Society was devastating. It affected the economic, social and political fibre of Europe. • The soldiers were placed above the civilians. • Politicians and publicists emphasized on the need for men to be aggressive, strong and masculine. • Trench life was glorified by the media though in actual practice the soldiers led a miserable life in the trench with rats feeding on the corpses and faced poisonous gas. • Though war and national honour was brought to the fore front, people were in support of the conservative dictatorship. • Due to the instabilities of war, European democracy could not survive, as it was a new idea.