Explain what life was like for the Soldiers of World War one?
Life for soldiers in world war one was brutal, in horrendous conditions, tragic and for many soldiers the worst experience of their lifetimes.
Life in world war one first of all is nothing that the soldiers expected, whereas they have been lied and led to belief false statements about the war. For example the many propaganda posters manipulated and persuaded the men to sign up to be soldiers. An example of this is the poster on the right side stating “Woman of Britain say -Go!” This poster shows men in world war one being pressured by the public and the government to go, even though they might not want to and may not realise the reality of war. This poster shows the men and uses the fact that they are fighting for women, to protect them and family, so they won’t be hopeless. It also tells them that the women agree that they should go to war, and this lures and is persuasive as the men want to impress the women. This is also shown in the example on the left saying “WHO`S ABSENT? Is it you?” This example again shows the pressure that men were put under even before joining the army. The picture is making is acting upon the soldiers conscience to support their country and creating their patriotism. Putting pressure on men suggesting that every soldier counts, putting them on the spot that they should be here. The tone is assertive and accusing suggesting shame if you’re not there, also the finger pointing at the middle gives the feeling of talking to the person directly, putting them on the spot.
Not only were the men persuaded and lied by the propaganda but they were unprepared for the world war as shown in the statistics as 5-10 new recruits die every 1 experienced soldier. This shows that the new recruits were oblivious and had not enough training or experienced as the number of death is significantly higher than experienced soldiers. As in the gas attacks the experienced soldiers would know where to go, while the new recruits would go down to the ground the
Life in world war one first of all is nothing that the soldiers expected, whereas they have been lied and led to belief false statements about the war. For example the many propaganda posters manipulated and persuaded the men to sign up to be soldiers. An example of this is the poster on the right side stating “Woman of Britain say -Go!” This poster shows men in world war one being pressured by the public and the government to go, even though they might not want to and may not realise the reality of war. This poster shows the men and uses the fact that they are fighting for women, to protect them and family, so they won’t be hopeless. It also tells them that the women agree that they should go to war, and this lures and is persuasive as the men want to impress the women. This is also shown in the example on the left saying “WHO`S ABSENT? Is it you?” This example again shows the pressure that men were put under even before joining the army. The picture is making is acting upon the soldiers conscience to support their country and creating their patriotism. Putting pressure on men suggesting that every soldier counts, putting them on the spot that they should be here. The tone is assertive and accusing suggesting shame if you’re not there, also the finger pointing at the middle gives the feeling of talking to the person directly, putting them on the spot.
Not only were the men persuaded and lied by the propaganda but they were unprepared for the world war as shown in the statistics as 5-10 new recruits die every 1 experienced soldier. This shows that the new recruits were oblivious and had not enough training or experienced as the number of death is significantly higher than experienced soldiers. As in the gas attacks the experienced soldiers would know where to go, while the new recruits would go down to the ground the