View
1
Download
0
Category
Preview:
Citation preview
WWI: Not a Normal War
I. Christmas truce - 1914
A. along the Western front
B. mostly British & German soldiers
C. not repeated
II. Women “mobilized” for warA. created new roles
1. jobs on “home front” in civilian work
2. military support rolesa. nurses, secretaries,
transport drivers
Combat roles
* Russia – “Women’s Battalions” in 1917
* Ottoman Empire – women snipers
* Finland – voluntary militia in 1918
* England, Australia, Canada - nurses
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lotta_Sv%C3%A4rd_badge.svg
B. Legacy after war
1. most women lost jobs
2. helped gain social and political freedom
III. Total War
A. complete mobilization of people and resources
B. government increased its control over economy
1. organize men, supplies, manufacturing
a. free market capitalist system suspended
b. set up planned
economies
1. set prices & wages
2. rationed food
supplies
IV. Influenza (known as the Spanish Flu)
A. Flu epidemic around the world in 1918 – 1919
1. pandemic:
B. 22 million died – twice
number killed in WWI
Over 500,000,000 infected
Many died within 24 hours
– Russia = 450,000
– U.S. = 550,000
– India = 675,000
V. “Rouge” (Red) Zone
A. area in north east France
B. damaged environment made area uninhabitable
1. due to chemicals, decomposing bodies,
unexploded munitions
Recommended