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1) Women took on new roles at home during World War 1 such as knitting socks and doing other voluntary work to support the war effort. 2) By 1914, over 5 million out of 23.8 million women in Britain were working in offices, aircraft manufacturing plants, and for the Red Cross to help support their families with many men away fighting in the war. 3) The increased roles and opportunities for women during the war helped advance the cause of women's suffrage in the years after World War 1 ended.

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1)Changing roles for women at home. 2)New technology of the war By:Cristina Carr Mr Hunt 5 th Period
Changing roles for women at home Women were involved with: - knitting socks for solders - as well as other voluntary work - women had to work for the sake of there family http://cache2.allpostersimages.com/p/LRG/26/2696/QTOUD00Z/posters/british-women-working-in-arms-factory-during-world-war-i.jpg
Women Started Working By 1914 nearly 5.09 million out of the 23.8 million women in Britain were working. Thousands worked in offices and large hangars used to build aircraft. Women also worked in the Red Cross http://sidewalksprouts.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/women-of-france-ploughing.jpg
When women started to work to support there families that open new opportunities. Women weren’t expected to stay home with the children anymore Women could provide for themselves and there families http://www.pbs.org/behindcloseddoors/tmp_assets/supplying-allies-1.png
Women working while men stayed at home didn’t only benefit them and their families The businesses that would have closed because the men went off to war were able to stay open because women took there places in the jobs. Women working helped the economy
One long term affect of women working is - women showed that they were capable or keeping the home up, taking care of the family, and working - Women equality started to rise - they got paid 2/3 of what the men got which was better than what it was 1/2
Nursing became almost the only area of female contribution that involved being at the front and experiencing the war. The only country to deploy female combat troops in substantial numbers was the Russian Provisonal Government in 1917 Women working caused women’s suffrage years after world war 1
New Technologies of the War Technology during world war one started a new trend - Industrialism - Mass production of weapons for the war -future forms of weapons http://www.xtimeline.com/__UserPic_Large/50489/evt100331054200198.jpg
Some new Weapons -bolt-action -rifels -artillery -hydraulic recoil mechanisms -chemicals -hand grenades new firepower made defense almost invincible and attack almost impossible http://www.learnnc.org/lp/media/uploads/2009/02/frenchtank.jpg
Trench Warfare Trench warfare led to the development of the pill box -a hardened blockhouse that could be used to deliver machine gun fire -a hardened blockhouse that could be used to deliver machine gun fire
Artillery The first Box Barrage was fired 1915 The wire cutter was specifically made to explode on contact with wire The first ant-aircraft gun was designed out of necessity This gun was used by the germans in wwi http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/7.7_cm_FK_16_CMHM_Brantford_1.JPG/800px-7.7_cm_FK_16_CMHM_Brantford_1.JPG
Indirect counter battery fire: was developed for the first time in history Flash spotting: was invented for location and destruction of enemy batteries factors such as weather, air temperature, and barrel wear: could for the first time be accurately measured and taken into account when firing indirectly Artillery cont.
The majority of casualties inflicted during the war were the result of artillery fire. These weapons affected the future of weapons in war it jump started the inventions Types of weapons - Artillery - Poison gas - Air warfare -Tanks -Naval Warfare -Submarines
Bibliography   &quot;Technology during World War I.&quot; Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia . Web. 08 Feb. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technology_during_World_War_I>. &quot;Women's Roles in the World Wars.&quot; Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia . Web. 08 Feb. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women's_roles_in_the_World_Wars> Lad, Kashmira. &quot;Women in World War One.&quot; Buzzle Web Portal: Intelligent Life on the Web . Web. 08 Feb. 2011. <http://www.buzzle.com/articles/women-in-world-war-one.html>. WW1 World War 1 Weapons.&quot; HubPages . Web. 08 Feb. 2011. <http://hubpages.com/hub/World-War-1-Weapons>

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  • 1. 1)Changing roles for women at home. 2)New technology of the war By:Cristina Carr Mr Hunt 5 th Period
  • 2. Changing roles for women at home Women were involved with: - knitting socks for solders - as well as other voluntary work - women had to work for the sake of there family http://cache2.allpostersimages.com/p/LRG/26/2696/QTOUD00Z/posters/british-women-working-in-arms-factory-during-world-war-i.jpg
  • 3. Women Started Working By 1914 nearly 5.09 million out of the 23.8 million women in Britain were working. Thousands worked in offices and large hangars used to build aircraft. Women also worked in the Red Cross http://sidewalksprouts.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/women-of-france-ploughing.jpg
  • 4. When women started to work to support there families that open new opportunities. Women weren’t expected to stay home with the children anymore Women could provide for themselves and there families http://www.pbs.org/behindcloseddoors/tmp_assets/supplying-allies-1.png
  • 5. Women working while men stayed at home didn’t only benefit them and their families The businesses that would have closed because the men went off to war were able to stay open because women took there places in the jobs. Women working helped the economy
  • 6. One long term affect of women working is - women showed that they were capable or keeping the home up, taking care of the family, and working - Women equality started to rise - they got paid 2/3 of what the men got which was better than what it was 1/2
  • 7. Nursing became almost the only area of female contribution that involved being at the front and experiencing the war. The only country to deploy female combat troops in substantial numbers was the Russian Provisonal Government in 1917 Women working caused women’s suffrage years after world war 1
  • 8. New Technologies of the War Technology during world war one started a new trend - Industrialism - Mass production of weapons for the war -future forms of weapons http://www.xtimeline.com/__UserPic_Large/50489/evt100331054200198.jpg
  • 9. Some new Weapons -bolt-action -rifels -artillery -hydraulic recoil mechanisms -chemicals -hand grenades new firepower made defense almost invincible and attack almost impossible http://www.learnnc.org/lp/media/uploads/2009/02/frenchtank.jpg
  • 10. Trench Warfare Trench warfare led to the development of the pill box -a hardened blockhouse that could be used to deliver machine gun fire -a hardened blockhouse that could be used to deliver machine gun fire
  • 11. Artillery The first Box Barrage was fired 1915 The wire cutter was specifically made to explode on contact with wire The first ant-aircraft gun was designed out of necessity This gun was used by the germans in wwi http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/7.7_cm_FK_16_CMHM_Brantford_1.JPG/800px-7.7_cm_FK_16_CMHM_Brantford_1.JPG
  • 12. Indirect counter battery fire: was developed for the first time in history Flash spotting: was invented for location and destruction of enemy batteries factors such as weather, air temperature, and barrel wear: could for the first time be accurately measured and taken into account when firing indirectly Artillery cont.
  • 13. The majority of casualties inflicted during the war were the result of artillery fire. These weapons affected the future of weapons in war it jump started the inventions Types of weapons - Artillery - Poison gas - Air warfare -Tanks -Naval Warfare -Submarines
  • 14. Bibliography   &quot;Technology during World War I.&quot; Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia . Web. 08 Feb. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technology_during_World_War_I>. &quot;Women's Roles in the World Wars.&quot; Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia . Web. 08 Feb. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women's_roles_in_the_World_Wars> Lad, Kashmira. &quot;Women in World War One.&quot; Buzzle Web Portal: Intelligent Life on the Web . Web. 08 Feb. 2011. <http://www.buzzle.com/articles/women-in-world-war-one.html>. WW1 World War 1 Weapons.&quot; HubPages . Web. 08 Feb. 2011. <http://hubpages.com/hub/World-War-1-Weapons>