HIST 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Total War, Siegfried Sassoon, Vitamin Deficiency
5 Jan 2018
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Spirit for 1914 - no opposition of the war ( reap the rewards together ) Armes industries ( germans successful, britain getting assistance from u. s, also the. Bond campaign, food ,clothes for the troops. Network of agencies to shift to total war (production of war material ) Facilitated in the development of a modern country. German relied on migrant workers( russia and france) to develop ( egg , dairy. German livestock depended from russia , argentina ( 25% ) ( the stoppage of naval ships caused hungry. 1914 - germany 70 million people to feed. Stocking food illegally and selling it in underground supermarket. Lack of men ( lack of support) - canada. Widows pensions and mother allowance ( canadian patriot fund ) Lack of soap, personal, warm water, clothing and heat. 1916 wars at a major turn ( war for which there was no end ) Heavy rains and terrible weather conditions ( 1917)
