Homefront Pt.3: Attitudes Of Allied And German Homefronts Towards The War Over Time

Question 0

How did the final attitudes differ from the initial attitudes

Answer 0

• Morphed into a hatred of senseless slaughter.

- Division between those who opposed the war effort and those who believed in the commitment to the war.

Question 1

What were the initial home front attitudes towards the war from both Sides?

Answer 1

• Expectation to be a fast-moving war (“should be over before Christmas”)
• “Glorious war”.

Question 2

How did the changing attitudes largely affect Germany?

Answer 2

• Strains of war led to revolutionary activity (fall of kaiser’s government)

Question 3

How did the changing attitudes largely affect Britain?

Answer 3

• Government maintained authority.
• Acceptance of conscription
• Growth of war-weariness