Introduction

The casualties and deaths during World War I didn't just affect those that were hurt- the children back at home were significantly affected due to this war. Some of those that did die, unlike the children in World War II who were able to evacuate to the country, the children in World War I were constantly with their parents; they ran away with their parents and died with their parents. Many of the children’s relatives would've died in war such as their fathers, uncles and cousins. Due to this many women were left alone and having to take care of the children alone without a reliable source of income. Because of this the mothers and also daughters would begin working in factories to earn more money for the family.

All of this greatly affected family life and the dynamics of it. The children were left fatherless and brother less, in some instances all the men in a family died leaving the family and children struggling without male figures and causing a lot of financial problems.  Also, many people who were underage would enlist to fight. The education system was also greatly affected due to the war; schools focused on nationalism and patriotism which consequently effected the children. Children were greatly affected during the war, it disrupted their childhoods and forced them to grow up faster and take on responsibilities people their age shouldn’t need to do and caused them a lot of distress and hardships.