The UK in WWI
I'm required to write about this, otherwise you know I probably wouldn't. Whee.
Well! So, Britain. Yes. They were within the Allied Powers during this period of time, sworn to defeat the Central Powers. The King declared war on 4 August 1914, and the four years succeeding would change Britain forever.
George V
Britain did not raise an army comparable to the size of armies from other European Allied Powers (the Brits had around 400,000 troops) when it entered the war. However, after the policy of conscription came to play, numbers rose steadily. By the close of 1918, it had grown to around four million men.
The rapid decline of working men in the labour industry gave rise to social change in the UK. Women were required to take jobs, which previously, were not given to women. The fact that women were just as capable as men spread in the industries, and sparked greater change which lasted far longer than the first World War did.
Women working
Many British lives were destroyed by the war. The death toll of the British military in WWI is estimated to be around 850,000. And then, over a million men qualified for military pension as a result of the disabilities they'd received from the gory trench warfare. Directly after and even decades later, Brits regretted entering a war that hurt them so badly with so little reward.
Til next week!
Sam
Well! So, Britain. Yes. They were within the Allied Powers during this period of time, sworn to defeat the Central Powers. The King declared war on 4 August 1914, and the four years succeeding would change Britain forever.
George V
Britain did not raise an army comparable to the size of armies from other European Allied Powers (the Brits had around 400,000 troops) when it entered the war. However, after the policy of conscription came to play, numbers rose steadily. By the close of 1918, it had grown to around four million men.
The rapid decline of working men in the labour industry gave rise to social change in the UK. Women were required to take jobs, which previously, were not given to women. The fact that women were just as capable as men spread in the industries, and sparked greater change which lasted far longer than the first World War did.
Women working
Many British lives were destroyed by the war. The death toll of the British military in WWI is estimated to be around 850,000. And then, over a million men qualified for military pension as a result of the disabilities they'd received from the gory trench warfare. Directly after and even decades later, Brits regretted entering a war that hurt them so badly with so little reward.
Til next week!
Sam
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