Total WarTotal WarMs. Ramos

Alta Loma High School

War on the Home Front

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•Winning new type of war required use of all society’s resources

•Total war, governments took stronger control of citizens’ lives

•New controls changes nations’ industries, economies

•Factories produced military equipment, citizens conserved food, other goods

Government Actions

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UK- David Lloyd George

•Gov take over –railroad –factories to produce goods for war (nurseries in plants)

–ration–outlaw strikes

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Defence of the Realm Act (DORA) of 1914 governed all

lives in Britain • no-one was allowed to talk about naval

or military matters in public places • no-one was allowed to spread rumours

about military matters • no-one was allowed to buy binoculars • no-one was allowed to trespass on

railway lines or bridges • no-one was allowed to melt down gold

or silver Ms. Ramos

• no-one was allowed to light bonfires or fireworks

• no-one was allowed to give bread to horses or chickens

• no-one was allowed to use invisible ink when writing abroad

• no-one was allowed to buy brandy or whisky in a railway refreshment room         

• no-one was allowed to ring church bells Ms. Ramos

• the government could take over any factory or workshop

• the government could try any civilian breaking these laws

• the government could take over any land it wanted to

• the government could censor newspapers

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/defence_of_the_realm_act_of_1914.htmMs. Ramos

War on the Home FrontWomen in War

• Millions of men at battle

• Work on home front done by women

– Some worked in factories, producing war supplies

– Others served as nurses to wounded

• Contributions of women

– Transformed public views of women

– Helped women win right to vote

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Woman at Powell Factory

http://www.wrexham.gov.uk/english/heritage/archives_gallery/images_lg/world_war1_lg.jpgMs. Ramos

http://www.firstworldwar.com/features/graphics/hw_factory_female_01.jpg Ms. Ramos

Brighton Aircraft Factory in WWI: location unknown

http://www.mybrightonandhove.org.uk/page_id__8397_path__0p117p158p.aspxMs. Ramos

http://media.photobucket.com/image/world%20war%20one%20factories/bz6568/WWI/WWI%20-%201/SopwithFactory1918.jpg

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http://www.zazzle.co.uk/world+war+one+posters

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http://www.zazzle.co.uk/world+war+one+posters

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http://www.zazzle.co.uk/world+war+one+posters

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http://sidewalksprouts.wordpress.com/2008/04/13/wwi/Ms. Ramos

War Garden in Boston Commons

http://sidewalksprouts.wordpress.com/2008/04/13/wwi/ Ms. Ramos

Home Garden in NY

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•Sought to control public opinion

•Censored newspaper reports about fighting to keep from discouraging public

•Created propaganda, information to influence opinions, encourage volunteers

•Posters, pamphlets, articles about enemy’s brutal actions

Government Control

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Propaganda

http://www.firstworldwar.com/posters/index.htm Ms. Ramos

Find the Main Idea

In what ways did the war affect the home front?

Answer(s): The government took over factories; civilians conserved food and materials; propaganda was produced; women joined the work force.

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