Discuss the domestic impact of the First World War on two countries of the Americas.

Candidates will offer a considered and balanced review of the domestic impact of the First World War on any two countries of the region. Focus may be placed on the duration of the war as well as the immediate aftermath. Political, social and economic effects may all be addressed. Issues that may be developed include the effects of industrial mobilization, methods of financing the war, government limitation of freedom for corporations and workers, impact on organized labour, restrictions on civil liberties and freedom of expression, impact on foreign investment (predominantly Latin America), gender changes in industrial labour roles, effects on social customs and class hierarchy, the use of rationing and effects of economic scarcity, controversies based on conscription and high mortality rates, treatment of minorities, and shifts in political power.