The Importance Of The Events Of Britain During World War I

In the first four weeks after the declaration of World War 1 ( c. July 1914 - November 1918 ) countries such as Britain felt a great sense of pride and patriotism, this was due to the belief that the war would be over in a matter of months with a minimal amount of casualties, and while the whole country felt that it was their patriotic duty to defend their home, half a million men enlisted in the British Military. Posters also lead to people feeling more patriotic as the British government often portrayed an older man with the name of “John Bull ( Or something close to that )” pointing at you, claiming that your country was in need of your services so that the Queen and her citizens could be safe. After the initial influx of enlisted men in the first four weeks of the war, the country came to the realization that this was going to indeed be a long war, as other countries around the world were joining it so as to appease their treaties with their allies, an example of …show more content…
Airplanes equipped with bombs could now travel great distances, and instead of simply having dogfights and bombing the battlefields, the Germans brought the fight to the British homefront. This also led to the German navy using U-Boats to sink merchant ships ( Such as the Lusitania as discussed in class ), which lead to there being serious concern about Britain's food, and how much food was left. This lead to a great amount of rationing in the country and on the front, leading to hungry, discontent soldiers and workers, exactly like Russia, which is what lead to Russia’s demise. To conclude my essay, I would say that British Civilians in World-War 1 were greatly affected, the end of the war brought many new things, that had previously not been legal, such as the right for women to vote, the draft ( Though not as compulsory as the draft in the United States ) and most importantly, it changed how people viewed