Transcript The Home Fronts - Mr. Binet / FrontPage

The Home Fronts
What happened at home?
Home Front
• At the beginning of the war everybody was
enthusiastic. Waving Flags, sang patriotic
songs, gave money…..
• By the end of 1916 people had lost the
enthusiasm.
War Restrictions
• The war reduced everybody’s freedom.
• The Defence of the Realm Act (DORA)
allowed the Government to do anything it
wanted.
• Censor newspapers, take land from
anybody, pay rock bottom prices for
goods, arrest anybody, etc…
• Military Service Act of 1916 (age 18-51)
Food Shortage
• Because both Britain and Germany were
both trying to starve each other of supplies
food hard to get.
• The Germans had it really bad because
the had a bitterly cold winter. Turnips was
the only food available for thousands of
Germans. (many died)
The Price of War
• An average of 1500 people died a day
during the 4 years of the war.
• Civilians were at risk of death.
• German warships shelled the north sea
coast in 1914 and 1915.
• London was bombed by Zeppelin airships
and later by Gotha airplanes. (1117
civilians died)
Zepplin and Gotha
Women at War
• Because a large number of men had to
fight, women started to work in the
factories.
• Worked in munitions factories. (yellow
skin) Then every kind of job.
• Before the war was over women gained
the right to vote. (equal rights)
Woman in Factories
Working for War