World war one and its aftermath

World War one and its Aftermath With reference to at least two of your sources and using your own knowledge explain how and why attitudes of civilian populations of Britain and German towards the war changed between 1914 and 1918. Many people were enthusiastic about war when fighting began. While men rushed off to join the army, civilians who stayed at home were infected by war fever. Crowds in every country waved flags, sang patriotic songs, gave …

…newspapers. "I believe that the war is being prolonged by those who have the power to end it. I believe that this war upon which I entered as a war of defence and liberation has now become a war of conquest and aggression. I have seen and endured the sufferings of the troops, and I can no longer be a party to prolonging these sufferings for ends which I believe to be evil and unjust"