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In relation to "A Farewell to Arms", can you explain Hemingway's analysis of the effects of cultural crisis of World War I?

World War I was demoralizing and destabilizing for the western world.  The 19th century had been a time of growth and expansion for the countries of Europe and for the U.S.  New advancements in science and technology had shrunk the world, improved life span and life quality, and led to greater literacy and education the world wide.  People felt in control.  World War I obilerated this feeling.  The technology that had been so praised led to indescribable horrors on the battlefield, and more single day deaths than in any previous war.  The reasons for war were badly understood and morale for the fight was low.  Henry "farewell to arms" demonstrates this; he has no invested interest in fighting and leaves - risking arrest and imprisonment - to pursue his own goals.  After WWI, this need to pursue personal freedom and goals will dominate.  Hemingway and his contemporaries - the expatriates - are living proof, deserting their own country in protest of the cultural concerns.