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The Home Front - History (9)

The Home Front - History (9)

Homefront - World War I and Australia - Research guides at State Library of New South Wales While the men were fighting overseas women were expected to keep things going at home. Women were also actively encouraged to support the war effort by joining voluntary organisations to raise money for the war and to provide comforts for the troops. These organisations include the Australian Red Cross, Citizens' War Chest, Voluntary Aid Detachments, Australian Comforts Fund and the Cheer-up Society. We have a number of the papers from these organisations, along with personal papers of individuals who were involved with the organisations. Voluntary Aid Detachments, Double Bay, 1915Digital order number: a7873017 "'A souvenir of today at Cudgewa 25.10.16.' Loans and bonds War loan programs were set up by the Commonwealth and State governments to encourage Australians to support the war effort by purchasing government war bonds which would be repaid with interest. War loan bonds posterDigital order number: a8730003 Peace bonds posterDigital order number: a8730001 Knit one purl one

The Home Front 1914 to 1918 The Home Front during World War One refers to life in Britain during the war itself. The Home Front saw a massive change in the role of women, rationing, the bombing of parts of Britain by the Germans (the first time civilians were targeted in war), conscientious objectors and strikes by discontented workers. The whole nation was under the jurisdiction of DORA (Defence of the Realm Act). When war was declared in August 1914, there were street celebrations throughout the length and breadth of Great Britain. Those who did not want to join the military could be targeted by people as cowards – being handed white feathers and being refused service by shops and pubs etc. This enthusiasm did not last. The war led to inflation and many poorer families could not afford the increase in food prices. The Germans also attacked Britain itself. The demand for war munitions meant that factories worked all but round the clock to ensure that soldiers were well supplied with ammunition.

History - The Home Front in World War One GCSE Bitesize - The Home Front during the First World War World War One - Agriculture and Industry The First World War was a total war, in that those on the Home Front were not isolated from the fighting on the battlefields, but instead were as crucial to victory or defeat as the soldiers in the army, the aviators or the sailors in the navy. The two pillars upon which Britain’s war effort rested were industry and agriculture. Industry produced the munitions to fight the war whilst agriculture was vital to produce enough food to fend off starvation as the U boats took their toll on imports. As well as the more traditional roles of nursing and caring, women were employed in the factories (in particular munitions factories) and on the farms, buses, trams and trains. Mining was also an essential occupation. The Germans were vastly superior in early mine warfare and to combat this threat, it was decided to recruit experienced miners to form tunnelling companies within the Royal Engineers. Sir John Norton-Griffiths >> Next: Terror from the Skies >> More World War One

World War One Zeppelin Raids Before the outbreak of World War One, airships were the height of luxury travel. No one imagined they could be used to bring death and destruction to the coastal towns of Britain. The first attack came on the night of 19th January 1915 when the German Zeppelin L3 attacked and bombed Great Yarmouth on the Norfolk coast, resulting in the death of two civilians. That same night another Zeppelin attacked Kings Lynn and two more people died. German airships were known as Zeppelins after the German inventor who designed them, Count Ferdinand Von Zeppelin. These airships were constructed from a rigid shell filled with hydrogen gas, a flammable gas which could be highly explosive. More raids followed. The Zeppelins seemed to be invincible, attacking at will and without loss. At first there was not much the British could do to counter this new airborne threat. In June 1917 the German military stopped using Zeppelins for bombing raids over Britain. Interesting footnote: >> More World War One

The homefront Australia’s agricultural supply was vital to Britain’s war effort. Contracts were secured to supply wool, wheat and meat to Britain. While primary producers prospered; there were shortages and price increases for many consumer goods in Australian cities. Schools were a focus for morale-building and fundraising efforts throughout the war. Victoria's Education Department requested numerous times during the Great War of 1914-18 that its teachers and pupils collect a particular animal: the leech [...] Triolo, R 2010, 'How did you raise the money?' The History Teacher's Association of Victoria (in conjunction with the Department of Education and Training) publishes Agora four times a year. The Red Cross organised the manufacture and supply of clothing and other home comforts to send to the troops. Soon after the war began, women and girls were knitting socks, scarves and balaclavas, for the soldiers. Bassett, J 1983, The home front, 1914-1918, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, Vic. armistice

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