In What Ways and to What Extent Were the Lives of the British People affected by the First World War?

The first world war began when Germany invaded Poland and during this war many things took place such as recruitment, conscription and objection, propaganda which is where people were influenced by the things around them, shortages and restrictions which was mainly rationing and women and the parts they played in the first world war.
There were many ways in which men were recruited into the army, such as voluntary recruitment. This is where men came forward without being forced to help with the war. Patriotism played a big part in getting people to voluntarily join the army. " in source a1 it says men felt a genuine pride and patriotism." This was at the beginning of recruitment, it was fairly successful as by 1916 two million five hundred had joined. …