History A-Level
Public morale and attitudes
What Public morale and attitudes means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Public morale and attitudes
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
British public perception moved from initial patriotic enthusiasm in 1914 to war-weariness and disillusionment by 1918.
Topics that use Public morale and attitudes
- Paper 3, Option 35.2: The British experience of warfare, c1790–1918 - 4 Trench warfare on the Western Front, 1914–18 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Attrition and breakthrough
- Causation of stalemate
- Development of trench warfare
- Government control of information
- Military adaptation and innovation
- Propaganda and censorship
- Public and soldier morale
- Role of the media in wartime
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