The People's War III (Other thoughts)
- Created by: Alasdair
- Created on: 28-05-18 14:17
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- The People's War III (Other thoughts)
- How joining the armed forces would unite/divide the British people?
- Unite people in that everyone was in it together and stood pretty much equal chance of being recruited
- Divided people in that they were forced against their will to fight
- Divided people in sense that some were ineligible
- Women
- Excluded men outside 18-40
- Ineligible men still expressed their enthusiasm by joining the Home Guard, or ARP
- People in upper-classes would receive better ranks
- The Blitz
- United people due to tangible effects of war
- Divisive issues regarding response
- Bombing the enemy
- Evacuation
- Work on Home Front
- War united women and gave them opportunities
- Rationing
- Everyone had to abide by rationing
- united
- Nation became healthier
- Black Market
- Divisive
- Some people could afford better than others
- Everyone had to abide by rationing
- Comments on diary entries of WW2 soldiers and other people involved in war effort
- Diary entries seem to be all written by single people
- Certain time of life - certain views
- One male soldier comments that he likes the sounds of the post-war education proposals
- One male remarks when he met other soldiers they had no political allegiance
- Soldiers note good points of each party
- Soldiers like idea of coalition leading country
- One woman remarks about how she would like to do something to help the war effort that involves 'using [her] brain'
- After being told she isn't qualified to drive during blackouts with her friend so must be a bike messenger
- She handed in notice to join W.R.N.S.
- sense of both genders being in it together
- Diary entries commissioned and compiled by government
- Likely they would select people to submit entries with positive and non-radical views
- Diary entries seem to be all written by single people
- How joining the armed forces would unite/divide the British people?
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