2: Stalemate | History File

The second section explores why the war wasn't over by Christmas 1914 and what life was like in the trenches.

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3: The Home Front | History File

The First World War was a total war. Nobody escaped, even the women and children at home. In this third section we look at how the lives of people in England were affected.
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