Airplanes In Ww1
During the early stages of the First World War, technology was progressing and it particularly obvious in aircraft. New forms of aviation were introduced such as zeppelins and aeroplanes. As the war came to an end, airships were replaced with the extensive use of zeppelins. The use of aeroplanes and zeppelins was a potent part in the attack and defence of the British main lands. Source A was produced as a poster in 1915 which was one year into the First World War. As a result, the source does not inform me about the types of warfare used in the rest of World War One and the entirety of WW2. The purpose of it was to inform the British public about the differences between the German Airforce and the British RAF aeroplanes. However, since this
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It illustrates that the public would be involved in the first line of defence from invading aircraft. They would be able to understand the differences in aircraft and be able to better protect themselves in cases of air raids and inform the authorities of any enemy plane that they may have spotted. They would know when friendly British aircraft are flying and avoid being alarmed and causing confusion and panic. Overall this source proves to be useful in informing of enquiry into the dangers of attack on the First World War. It only references attack doesn’t mention or suggest the dangers of invasion of Britain. This makes the source harder for me to answer the …show more content…
The name was later shortened to the home guard and nicknamed ‘Look, Duck and Vanish’. It made those that could not join the first line feel as if they were doing something constructive in helping the war effort. The Home Guard was not only for men past conscription age of the army. Men between the ages of eighteen to sixty could enrol. This because some men could not pass military medicals and they were still patriotic enough to help out. Dad’s army is a sitcom about the home guard and in the Second World War. Source D is a still image from the BBC TV show “Dad’s Army” about the Home Guard that ran between 1968 to 1977. The still image shows some of the male characters of the show dressed in Home guard uniform. The purpose of the source is to inform the public about the German naval bombardment of Hartlepool. It is a secondary source which means that the source was produced after the events took
It illustrates that the public would be involved in the first line of defence from invading aircraft. They would be able to understand the differences in aircraft and be able to better protect themselves in cases of air raids and inform the authorities of any enemy plane that they may have spotted. They would know when friendly British aircraft are flying and avoid being alarmed and causing confusion and panic. Overall this source proves to be useful in informing of enquiry into the dangers of attack on the First World War. It only references attack doesn’t mention or suggest the dangers of invasion of Britain. This makes the source harder for me to answer the …show more content…
The name was later shortened to the home guard and nicknamed ‘Look, Duck and Vanish’. It made those that could not join the first line feel as if they were doing something constructive in helping the war effort. The Home Guard was not only for men past conscription age of the army. Men between the ages of eighteen to sixty could enrol. This because some men could not pass military medicals and they were still patriotic enough to help out. Dad’s army is a sitcom about the home guard and in the Second World War. Source D is a still image from the BBC TV show “Dad’s Army” about the Home Guard that ran between 1968 to 1977. The still image shows some of the male characters of the show dressed in Home guard uniform. The purpose of the source is to inform the public about the German naval bombardment of Hartlepool. It is a secondary source which means that the source was produced after the events took