3. Study Sources F and G.
How useful are these two sources for telling us about why men joined the army?
Use the sources and your own knowledge to explain your answer?
I think these sources are quite usefull. It tells us that some men joined the army because they were told about germans, killing women and chldren and being very violent, so men hated them and wanted to fight against them. Some men joined because they didnt want to be given a white feather and wanted to be popular by the women (which is also proved by the Source B) and also they were wearing “big strong boots” and listed to the military bands playing “their martial music” and all this made men feel like heros. Some other reasons were that fighting gave men the opportunity to travel, and some other people tryed to escape from marriage using the war an excuse. So, as we can see, these sources tell us quite a lot about the reasons why men joining the army.
4. Study Sources H and I.
Does Source I prove that posters like Source H were successful in making people hate Germans?
Use the sources and your own knowledge to explain your answer.
I think that posters like Source H actually made people hate germans. It says how badly were english men treated by “huns” and how humiliating was the punishment and Source I shows the crowd attacking a German-owned shop in England. Surely, poster made people to feel proud for their nation and to revenge germans for being so harsh to “mine layers”, as they called fishermen.
5. Study Sources J and K.
Were these two sources issued for the same reason?
Use the sources and your own knowledge to explain your answer.
I think that both sources are trying to convince people to save food for worse times. But the Source J is addressed to people, so they eat less wheat and save it for people who are fighting, particularly to seamen. The Government was keen to persuade people to eat as little bread as possible. The Source K is addressed to shop keepers and...