Joey Rouhna
A WARTIME MAGAZINE
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A WAR THAT WASN'T JUST HARD ON SOLDIERS
WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED? The combination of no men, harsh cheap labor jobs, and bombing can be catastrophic.
ISSUEÂ WW1 December 1918 $2.99
CONTENTS 1
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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UK'S RECRUITMENT
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CHEAP LABOR JOBS
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BOMBING
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WORKS CITED
Introduction The moaning and groaning of Over 80,000 soldiers rings out from hospitals across the Uk. THe war veterans were struggling to even remember their own families, suffering from headaches and nightmares. In WW1 a mental illness arose from being at war, it was very serious but unfortunately the people who didn’t know about it thought that it was just cowardice. It was much more, and unfortunately so many men were sent to war then suffered from this disease called shell shock. WW1 was a harsh time due to the absence of men, the difficulty for children and mothers to make money, and the constant threat of bombing.
THE UK'S RECRUITMENT The war was particularly hard for families because all of the men were fighting in the war. Men were required to go fight which left most families with just a mother to support them, most jobs were taken over by females, for example all of the schools now had all women for teachers
Fact: The people that didn't want to fight were called contentious objectors, or IF YOU’RE A MAN IN conchies for WORLD WAR 1, BE PREPARED TO FIGHT short.
This is a picture of men going off to war
When the war first started in 1914 joining was volunteer, but then in 1916 it was required to fight if you were a man that was 18-41 years of age and capable of fighting. Jobs that were controlled by men jobs like train conductor didn’t have to fight. According to National Geographic for Kids, “At the start of the war there were just 350,000 men in the British army. But by 1917, there were 3.5 million! Mind you, in 1916, conscription came in – a rule that said ALL healthy men aged 18 – 41 had to fight.” Some men were beaten and sent to jail because it was required by law to fight and they didn’t want to. This absence of men was especially hard on women of the family because it was up to them to provide for the family
THE WOMEN ARE LEFT WITHOUT A HUSBAND TO SUPORT THE FAMILY
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WHY THIS ABSENCE OF MEN WAS DIFFICULT Because there were no men to help out with money and duties around the house, it was difficult for Women and children to provide for families. Before the war men of the house had jobs to help the family and it was unusual for women to get jobs but with all of the men gone the Women were forced to get jobs and even some kids too. Many women even had multiple jobs that worked hard hours and still didn’t have enough money to pay bills. Sometimes even children were forced to get cheap labor jobs. Boy scouts and girl scouts Also helped with the war by collecting eggs for for injured troops, making basic medical equipment, and more.
BY JOSEPH ROUHANA
National Geographics thought’s on the story are, “Before the war, a woman’s role was in the home. But with the men away at war, help was needed in the workplace – and so millions of women went to work in offices, factories, shops, transport and on farms. Many men were horrified by the idea of females working and, even worse, wearing trousers! But the women proved that they could do the work of men, and do it just as well. Without the women of Britain growing food and making weapons, the war could not have been won.” It shows how men were not used to Women having jobs and earning a living without a man of the house. This proves the war was hard on Families in the UK and generally woman but what made it even harder was the continuous threat of bombing and attacks.
This chart shows the Weekly Wages Of Women And Children By Rate at different jobs. As you can see there is a lot of range but most people aren't earning that much per week.
THE THREAT OF THE SKY
BY JOEY ROUHANA
Air Raids in WWI In the UK one reason WW1 was so terrible was the bombing and attacks by german airships. During WW1 German zeppelin airships bombed many places many times over the course of the war, and nobody knew when it would happen. This was the first time Britain had been threatened from the sky, so they weren’t as prepared as they could have been. During the war, britain was bombed 52 times and as a result more than 500 people were killed. Some trains even stopped at random points to avoid going into big train stations where there had been bombings. Another way people tried avoided this danger was a few rules set in place; no lights could be used after sunset and loud noises were banned, too. This is what Imperial War Museums has to say about the aerial attacks, “The first aerial threat came from German airships called Zeppelins. At 11,000 feet, Zeppelins could turn off their engines, drifting silently to carry out surprise attacks. Successive damaging Zeppelin attacks in 1915 and 1916 caused public outcry and government embarrassment.” Even though britain tried to prevent these air raids, zeppelin airships had many advantages and were extremely difficult to stop. Many lives were taken as a result of these terrible attacks, but eventually they stopped and the war ended.
Conclusion
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The first world war was truly a hard time to get through, all the men fighting in the war, Women and children getting jobs to earn a living, and lots of bombings that could’ve happened at any time are just some things that were horrible hardships of this time. BBC, National Geographic, and Imperial War Museums definitely had it right that Conscription, Women and children getting cheap labor jobs, and stealthy bombing planes was definitely a recipe for disaster. Extend, go beyond, ask a question, WW1 was a terrible war Many can understand why it was called the war to end all wars, Why would anyone want to experience something like this again? WORKS CITED
Men Off to War. Web. 04 June 2017. Bourke, Professor Joanna. "History - World Wars: Shell Shock during World War One." BBC. BBC, 10 Mar. 2011. Web. 01 June 2017. Jalter. "The Air Raids That Shook Britain In The First World War." Imperial War Museums. 04 Apr. 2014. Web. 01 June 2017. "Life at Home During the First World War." National Geographic Kids. 16 Feb. 2017. Web. 01 June 2017. "The Overworked Working Poor of 1914: Women and Children and What They Didn't Get Paid." JF Ptak Science Books. Web. 04 June 2017.