Sources for the First & Second World War Many countries, including Britain, were involved in two total wars which resulted in the death of approximately 96 million people from 1914-1918 and 1939-1945. During World War 1 and World War 2, new weapons were developed and employed- such as zeppelins, planes, gas and U-boats- making the dangers of attack on British civilians more imminent than ever before. When the First World War broke out in 1914, both the British government and public held a positive attitude in terms of the war. Yet as the war progressed, the optimistic attitudes began to dwindle as attacks became more prominent. Though not as overwhelming as World War Two, the total civilian death in World War One was . Due to the ‘Phoney War’ in World War Two, from …show more content…
(L) Hence, suggesting that there was an absence of danger of invasion of the British mainland. (O.K.)Over the course of the war, 51 raids were conducted on the UK resulting in the death 557 people and leaving 1,358 injured. These casualties were significantly less than those from WW2, (P) yet the poster lack information on these casualties as it was only released 1 year into the First World War. (L) Thus, making it less relevant to my enquiry on dangers of attack on the British mainland. (Link, Expand point) This is similar to Source C because they both lack references to attack on British mainland, as opposed to just small towns. - Only ariel bombardment? No attacks on sea mentioned? Hartlepool is a seaside town …. Source C (B+); (intro sent).Source C is also a government poster created in 1940s by the government to persuade parents into sending their children out of London, commonly to cities such as…. (P)The poster was clearly directed towards the parents as (Evi.)‘You ought to be out of London’ seems to be criticizing them. (O.K) Cities such as London,