In what way were ordinary British civilians affected by the war? By the time the 1st world war broke out in 1914 many ordinary British civilians were affected in many aspects. Some of these aspects were conscription‚ rationing‚ censorship and DORA. The aim of this essay is to analyze in what way ordinary British civilians were affected by the war. In order to do so I will analyze the different aspect that affects them. To begin with in 1914 the government passed the Defense of the Realm Act which
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Explain how women’s lives were affected by World War 1. Before World War 1 women across Britain mainly worked in domestic service as maids and only 25% of women worked a job. Working class women were expected to sustain family life. 11% of these worked in domestic service. Upper class women did not work and were usually tended to by their personal female domestic servants. But most women wanted equality in the work place and in society and so campaigned through the Suffragettes‚ protesting for
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How Children Were Affected by World War One Debate over who or what started World War One has been happening for nearly a century. However‚ one thing that historians agree about is the far extending affects of World War One on the “Lost Generation” and the ensuing generations. Women of the ‘Lost Generation’ were the only people to gain anything from the Great War. A group of people that are not talked about commonly whenever discussing wars are the children. We seem to forget that daughters and
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World War II affected British civilians in a number of ways. It affected every single person including children. There were five main reasons why civilians were affected; this was due to economic impact‚ responsibility to protect civilians‚ government preparation plans‚ the improvement and increase in war technology and the changing tactics of Hitler. World War II was different from World War I; it was a total war. Britain had gone to war because Hitler invaded Poland. Britain had made a treaty to
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hour fighting stopped when Germany signed an armistice. The allies were able to win the war for many reasons. The three main reasons for the allied victory were the strong navy that Brittan had which held the Germans off of the water. Two other reasons for the victory were The American women who helped out on the home front as well as on the battle field with nursing and taking care of the troops‚ lastly the allied soldiers were better equipped as well as better fed and clothed which was a key factor
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Various dangerous and unique were weapons were used in WW1 which made the battlefield very brutal and many soldiers didn’t know how to react when coming across tanks or even heavy artillery and aircrafts that soared the sky’s raining havoc across miles of terrains and trenches. The effects were severe with many soldiers coming home with lost limbs and even emotional shock like ‘shell shock’ which affected the men’s brains making them hear horrors like screams of agony and the sound of gunshots and
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Which groups of people were better off and worse off during hyperinflation? Hyperinflation is when a country experiences a large increase in prices and there becomes an imbalance in the supply and demand for money‚ causing the concept of inflation to be meaningless. The hyperinflation of the Weimar Republic was a 3 year period of hyperinflation in Germany‚ between June 1921 and January 1924. It was caused by the extremely rapid growth in the supply of paper money. It was almost like a form
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know that have been affected by such changes. (40 marks) Post 2007‚ global economy has been reeling under recession. Recessionary pressure began with United States economy slowing down; however it has spread globally affecting all countries in some way or the other. Income level‚ employment have been affected badly. Consumption levels have gone down drastically‚ which affected consumer dependant countries‚ such as the UK. Traditionally‚ luxury brands have not been affected by recession so much
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panic and wondered what they could do to get more men in. Some had bases set up so when and if they are called they could be ready immediately‚ others had millions of people reserved for it. Once Britain hit the top they were infamous for the quality of their military. While they were basking in their glory Germany was making a quick comeback. Now with this on Britians shoulders‚ they had to act fast‚ so they decided to be sneaky and make the Triple Entente Alliance with Russia And France. It was a
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Joe Valenza Sociology 8/10/2017 The Effects of War on Civilians Background War is as old as human civilization. It has existed since the first cities in what is now modern day Iraq appeared to now. It has affected the lives of billions of civilians. It has changed the course of history. Some of the most devastating wars were WW1‚ WW2‚ the American civil war‚ and the Syrian civil war. These wars have cost the lives of millions of people. These wars have helped many‚ but have also cost the lives
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