WW1 Context
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- Created on: 06-05-14 17:23
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- WW1 Context
- War was declared on August 4th
- German/English trenches were between 1-10 mile apart
- Men suffered from shell shock due to the sound of the artillery
- Gas was used from 1915
- Weapons
- Machine guns were a major weapon from the start
- Both Army's had heavy artillery
- in 1914 planes were made of paper and wook
- Their main job was to take photos, pilots were expected to die within 1/4 weeks
- Chlorine gas had psychological effects
- Gas masks were 100% effective however the wind often blew the gas in the wrong direction
- Weapons
- Their main job was to take photos, pilots were expected to die within 1/4 weeks
- Conscription
- Many man rushed to volunteer thinking the war would be over by christmas
- Propaganda was used to persuade people to sign up, it played on emotions such as guilt and patriotism
- In 1915 the number of voulenteers declined so more propoganda was produced
- in 1916 conscription was introduced for men between 18-41
- Men who refused to fight were given white feathers by women to show they were cowards
- Women in the War
- Men who refused to fight were given white feathers by women to show they were cowards
- Because the men were away women joined the womens land army and worked on farms
- Women made weapons and uniforms in factories
- Women also served as VAD's
- In 1916 the women's royal navy service was formed
- in 1917 the women's auxiliray corps was formed
- in 1918 the women's royal air force was formed
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