Food Changes During Ww1

Throughout WWI, Britain had various changes on its Homefront, the most prevalent being the change of food. At the beginning of the war, food was plentiful and delectable, as evident in Source A, and saw little decline in quality or price. However, this didn’t last long, as additional men began to sign up for the war (an approximate 750,000 in one month), thus causing a need for a steady supply of food, and causing the prices of bread and meat to increase slowly, as the army began to consume large quantities of food. During 1915, Britain relied on importation of goods with 80% of wheat, 40% of meat and almost all sugar being imported, with this reliance becoming a hindrance after the German ‘U Boats’ began to attack British trade routs. Furthermore,