World War 1 had social, economical and political impacts not only on veterans but also on the home front. The Role of Women and the direct affects of WW1 had social impacts on the home front during the war, the impact was both on them being at home and when the soldiers returned from battle. Trade and impacts of WW1 had economical impacts on the home front during the war partially caused by anti-Germanism. The conscription debate and the law had political impacts on the home front due to political and social division.
The Role of Women in WW1 had a huge social impact. Women from a young age were brought up less educated than men and were in charge of cleaning and looking after duties around the home. They were often sent to be teachers, …show more content…
In 1902 when women got the right to vote this became a defining moment for women and social and political groups like the Suffragettes (Australia Government, 14/09/15). This empowered women and started many riots during the war as women were unhappy about some men staying at home so gave them white feathers to make them feel ashamed. When soldiers were sent to fight on the battlefront women were sent in to make care packages to send to the soldiers, but there was never equal pay for them. As technology on the home front began to expand so did jobs for women during the war including working at manual telephone exchanges, factories and banks. At home, women dealt with the consequences of war – managing children and family responsibilities alone, shortages of resources, as well as their fears for the future, and the grief and trauma of losing loved ones. Many women were also actively involved as nurses, and contributed to war efforts through military service. At the outbreak of World War 1, the expected role of women was to manage the home and raise children. Women were strongly encouraged to help the war effort by joining voluntary organisations. Groups active at this …show more content…
The families were affected long term and because of different beliefs in the war many families took sides over debate on war, leaving communities divided, taking long times to rebuild these relationships. The military approach was to link ‘shell shock’ to cowardice. The severity of the symptoms, now accepted as those of post-traumatic stress disorder, only later forced a change in the way such problems were perceived. Even by the end of the war there were not enough trained psychiatrists or beds in military hospitals to treat victims. It is likely that most struggled with problems throughout life without any help. Although suicide during and after the war was a recognised problem, this went largely unreported. The mental horrors and extreme fatigue of frontline service under sustained attack, plus the extraordinary human costs of assaults, resulted in widespread long-term mental illness. The varied symptoms of ‘shell shock’, including delirium, delusions, hallucinations, stupor and acute dementia, were terrifying conditions that persisted after soldiers left the front line (MAPW, 14/09/15). The outbreak of fighting in Europe in August 1914 immediately brought Australia into the Great War. Within one week of the declaration of war, all German subjects in Australia were declared ‘enemy aliens’ and were required to report to the Government and notify their
The Role of Women in WW1 had a huge social impact. Women from a young age were brought up less educated than men and were in charge of cleaning and looking after duties around the home. They were often sent to be teachers, …show more content…
In 1902 when women got the right to vote this became a defining moment for women and social and political groups like the Suffragettes (Australia Government, 14/09/15). This empowered women and started many riots during the war as women were unhappy about some men staying at home so gave them white feathers to make them feel ashamed. When soldiers were sent to fight on the battlefront women were sent in to make care packages to send to the soldiers, but there was never equal pay for them. As technology on the home front began to expand so did jobs for women during the war including working at manual telephone exchanges, factories and banks. At home, women dealt with the consequences of war – managing children and family responsibilities alone, shortages of resources, as well as their fears for the future, and the grief and trauma of losing loved ones. Many women were also actively involved as nurses, and contributed to war efforts through military service. At the outbreak of World War 1, the expected role of women was to manage the home and raise children. Women were strongly encouraged to help the war effort by joining voluntary organisations. Groups active at this …show more content…
The families were affected long term and because of different beliefs in the war many families took sides over debate on war, leaving communities divided, taking long times to rebuild these relationships. The military approach was to link ‘shell shock’ to cowardice. The severity of the symptoms, now accepted as those of post-traumatic stress disorder, only later forced a change in the way such problems were perceived. Even by the end of the war there were not enough trained psychiatrists or beds in military hospitals to treat victims. It is likely that most struggled with problems throughout life without any help. Although suicide during and after the war was a recognised problem, this went largely unreported. The mental horrors and extreme fatigue of frontline service under sustained attack, plus the extraordinary human costs of assaults, resulted in widespread long-term mental illness. The varied symptoms of ‘shell shock’, including delirium, delusions, hallucinations, stupor and acute dementia, were terrifying conditions that persisted after soldiers left the front line (MAPW, 14/09/15). The outbreak of fighting in Europe in August 1914 immediately brought Australia into the Great War. Within one week of the declaration of war, all German subjects in Australia were declared ‘enemy aliens’ and were required to report to the Government and notify their