He says the following “Many especially children, die of starvation. Food riots were very common” (Young, Charles, experiences of the First World War, 1984) .This connects to the main questions is the Great War “great”. This demonstrates how the economy was unstable, due to their being riots of food along with starvation. Showing the struggles of the home front. Another example of the home front being economically unstable can be found in source 2. Source 2 gives us depth about the rations people needed to uphold in times war. Source 2 states “ You have registered the authorized weekly allowance of sugar ... It will be your duty in case of a reduction in the number, to make a corresponding reduction in your purchases of sugar” (Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Reverse of a WWI Sugar ration card, 1917) . Source 2 gives an understanding of how it is in times of war in the home front. You’re being limited to save food, but if you go back to what Young Charles was saying there were still being food riots. So even with these rations there still wasn't enough food to go around for everyone out there that needed it. One of the biggest ways the home front was impacted even after the Great …show more content…
One of the ways the people suffer socially were by crime rates that rose up in times of war. According to Peter Craddick-Adams he writes “crime rates rose substantially during the blackout, many cases of looting occurred and the black market flourished. Other injustices flourished”(Craddick-Adams, Peter, History Traits Wars and Conflict, BCC History, March 3 2005, bcc.co.uk, 10/21/2016 http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/trail/wars_conflict/home_front/the_home_front_12.shtml). So we learn in Peter’s writing that crime rose up during times of war along with other problems afloat like a black market rising, again showing that the Great War wasn’t “great” in terms of home front. Another reason, why the Home front wasn’t doing so great socially was the 1918 pandemic. According to Source 10, it states “The 1918 pandemic killed as many as 40 million… the 1918 was the worst epidemic, at least in terms of numbers killed, in recorded history... It is possible that the mass movement of soldiers at the end of the conflict help it spread around the globe” (Source 10, Flu: A Full Warning From History, March 17 2003 10/19/16). The pandemic is a perfect way to see that the Great War wasn’t “great” for even in the home front there was their own battles to face like a pandemic or crime rates what we previous discuss with Peter. Our last piece of evidence is actually a picture. Source 5 is