Doing your bit on the Home Front in Canada Canadians at home went through many struggles in order to make it possible to win The Great War in Europe. Many Canadians were paid very little for their labour and the government imposed high expectations on the workers on the home front. Throughout the war‚ Canada produced food‚ raised money‚ and advanced their technology‚ which made the war successful. One of the most important jobs at the home front was done by farmers. Crops were sent to Europe for
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World War 1 was the first major global conflict. On one side called the triple alliance there was Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and Italy (who ended up switching sides). On the other side called the triple entente there was the British‚ French and Russians (who ending up dropping out of the war). The triple entente was commonly known as the allies especially after the Americans entered the war in 1918. Many questioned wether the Allied leadership was effective. Yes‚ the allied leadership was effective
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Attitudes on the home front in Britain towards WW1 varied significantly throughout the war from 1914 to 1918. After Britain declared war‚ euphoria spread as it was welcomed and supported from Britain’s patriotic society The euphoria at the start of the war led to the socialist and pacifist opponents having little voice until 1915‚ due to the welcoming and overwhelming support the war achieved from Britain’s patriotic society. However‚ the casualties of the battle of the Somme and Verdun advanced
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Aley‚ Ginette‚ J. L. Anderson‚ Davis‚ William C.‚ Ebrary‚ Inc‚ and Project Muse. Union Heartland: The Midwestern Home Front during the Civil War / Edited by Ginette Aley and J.L. Anderson; with a Foreword by William C. Davis. UPCC Book Collections on Project MUSE. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press‚ 2013. Aley describes how this war affected family roles‚ gender identities‚ economics and politics. The essays compiled in this book give special attention to how civilian life and military
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The difference between the war front and the home front Gendered difference on who can speak out about the war In Tim O’Briens The Things They Carried‚ there are multiple instances that are brought up about who can speak about or understand an actual war story. During Full Metal Jacket‚ there is a scene : prostitute scene; negotiation – sells her for $5 when originally wanted $15. Woman = completely powerless. Feminine is pacifist‚ esp. race. In The Things They Carried‚ Tim O’Brien discusses
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August 2nd – War declared on Germany. Britain needed an army quickly. The government launched a massive recruitment campaign. Half a million joined the army in one month. August 8th – The defence of the Realm Act (DORA) was introduced. It gave the government special powers such as the right to take over industries and land which were needed for the war effort‚ or to censor newspapers. Autumn – From August to September many different women’s organisations were set up‚ including the women’s Hospital
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Ms. Graham AP Euro 1 March 9th‚ 2015 WWI and The Home Front DBQ The Great war greatly affected the European home front during the course of war. Many countries were happy and saw much benefit in their position during the war‚ like Britain and Austria; however‚ citizens in Germany and Russia saw themselves as suffering because of their nation’s participation in the war‚ and women generally ignored their working conditions and proudly served their home along with the men of their country. Britain and
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The book looks into the “home front” in Vienna during WWI‚ examining the breaking down of the boundary between military and civilian spheres in the Great War. While the home front had been believed as a safe‚ peaceful‚ stable port of last resort‚ the book reveals how in the actual war‚ there were enormous tensions going on among different social groups in the everyday-life of Vienna. Because the social-historical perspective leads the author to focus on the common people and everyday-life (food
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As Paige Gibbons Backus notes in her 2021 essay ‘Total War’‚ the Civil War’s effect on the home front: “Since the Confederate army had priority in terms of transportation‚ what little food was earmarked for civilians often went bad before it could be shipped from warehouses. When the government tried to rectify the situation by delivering food‚
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My dearest Mother‚ I am missing you dearly and I hope everything is well. I am getting very home sick‚ life here is different than over there. I can hear sounds of the battlefield and it’s very frightening. We also get very little sleep and it is so cold here. The food is so plain; we rarely eat meat. We eat mostly beans‚ potatoes and soup. I’m getting so tired of it. Many of the things I see are very disturbing but it feels good to help these men. Some of them have talked to me about their families
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