Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Refining my essay question and essay plan (draft)

Essay Question

How did the First World War have an affect on the Home Front of Germany, and to what extent was it caused by adapting to the needs of total war?

Plan

Introduction - definition of total war, the incorporation of civilians into war, the importance of home fronts to a nation winning the First World War.

Paragraph 1-Naval blockade around Germany and its negative affect on the German Home Font.

Paragraph 2- Food shortages in Germany + inflation, government organisations aiming to resolve food crisis, riots/demonstrations, rationing, civilian deaths due to shortage of food.

Paragraph 3 - social impact of war; unemployment, women in workforce, scale of humand evastation.

Conclusion

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