Tragedy on the Somme

The Somme was a deadly conflict because the different fighting forces were enemies and were bound to defeat each other and beat each other down without a second thought or thinking about the consequences such as the high number of casualties. The Somme still affects the world because people still remember how many lives were lost in this battle. Also, the Somme led up to WWII and the reign of Hitler and people won't forget this since the gruesome tragedy of the Somme led up to another gruesome battle.