WWI: Not a Normal War

I. Christmas truce - 1914

A. along the Western front

B. mostly British and German troops

C. a day without fighting

D. not repeated

II. Women “mobilized” for war

A. mostly civilian work

1. doing “men’s” work

B. military support roles

1. nurses, secretaries, transport

drivers

III. Combat roles

A. Russia – “Women’s Battalions” in 1917

B. Ottoman Empire – women snipers

C. Finland – voluntary militia in 1918

D. Australia, England, U.S. - nurses

E. Canada – nursing corps

1. “Canada Plan” - neutral

nations should find solution for peace

IV. Major changes

A. created new roles for women

1. men went to fight, women took jobs

B. when War ended, women lost jobs

C. helped women to gain social and political

emancipation (freedom)

Trench foot

Amputees

Disfigurement