Part IV

Home Fronts

© Imperial War Museums (Q 109912)

For a bonus article that looks at whether changes brought in by the war, at home and away, signalled the end of an era, go online and take a look at www.dummies.com/extras/firstworldwar.

In this part…

• Tour the factories and fields to see how the First World War was fought on the home front as well as in the trenches.
• Take note of how the war affected the lives, the role and the status of the women who kept industry and transport systems running while the men were away fighting.
• Keep your finger on the political pulse of the time as you see the power struggles, changes of government and, in some cases, violent revolution produced by the war.