Compare And Contrast Of The First And Second World War
Changes in Britain as a result of the First and Second World Wars
War is a state of armed hostility between nations or parties within a nation and usually occurs as a result of a disagreement. It is a locomotive of history because it is a catalyst to change, forcing people to adjust their daily routines and lifestyles in the short term and quite usually in the long term too, as well as innovating technology and weaponry.
After the Second World War, between 1945 and 1951, Clement Attlee of the Labour Government became prime minister and passed a series of measures, which helped the period become known as the welfare state. These included social reforms addressed by Sir William Beveridge in his report of December 1942 and which were called the Five Giants (Want, Disease, Squalor, Ignorance and Idleness). In 1948, the government introduced the NHS (National Health Service) to provide free healthcare to British citizens. This led to prescriptions rising from 7 million per month before the NHS to 13.5 million per month in September 1948 while costing £358 million per year. The NHS was only introduced by the government because post war, the people wanted reform and change in the country, and this new, radical idea was hugely popular. …show more content…
The changes in the weaponry, equipment and the way the armed forces were used were unprecedented in their extent and impact; it had a profound effect on tactics and strategy. World War II was a war of incredibly fast maneuvering, with the media even coining the term "blitzkrieg" (lightning war), to describe it. In particular, RADAR, radios, and SONAR/ASDIC made significant impacts and the tank and other armored vehicles saw armies become more mechanized and mobile. Even the First World War, which first saw extensive use of warplanes, submarines and tanks, had not brought about as significant a
War is a state of armed hostility between nations or parties within a nation and usually occurs as a result of a disagreement. It is a locomotive of history because it is a catalyst to change, forcing people to adjust their daily routines and lifestyles in the short term and quite usually in the long term too, as well as innovating technology and weaponry.
After the Second World War, between 1945 and 1951, Clement Attlee of the Labour Government became prime minister and passed a series of measures, which helped the period become known as the welfare state. These included social reforms addressed by Sir William Beveridge in his report of December 1942 and which were called the Five Giants (Want, Disease, Squalor, Ignorance and Idleness). In 1948, the government introduced the NHS (National Health Service) to provide free healthcare to British citizens. This led to prescriptions rising from 7 million per month before the NHS to 13.5 million per month in September 1948 while costing £358 million per year. The NHS was only introduced by the government because post war, the people wanted reform and change in the country, and this new, radical idea was hugely popular. …show more content…
The changes in the weaponry, equipment and the way the armed forces were used were unprecedented in their extent and impact; it had a profound effect on tactics and strategy. World War II was a war of incredibly fast maneuvering, with the media even coining the term "blitzkrieg" (lightning war), to describe it. In particular, RADAR, radios, and SONAR/ASDIC made significant impacts and the tank and other armored vehicles saw armies become more mechanized and mobile. Even the First World War, which first saw extensive use of warplanes, submarines and tanks, had not brought about as significant a