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World War I
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- Why did you stay home for that time? Were you not called up or was your tour of duty shorter than the duration of the war? Were you too young or too old? Did you wish that you could have gone?
- What was it like at home? How was life different because of the war? What was the biggest sacrifice you had to make because of it?
- What did you do at home to help the war effort? Did you buy "Liberty Bonds"? Did your family observe wheatless Mondays and Wednesdays or meatless Tuesdays so more food would be available to send overseas?
- Did any friends or family fight in the war? How did you feel when they left? Were you scared? Did you think that you would never see them again or did you feel that they would return? How did it turn out?
- How did you keep in touch with your loved ones who were away during this time? Did you save any letters you wrote or received?
- Did any friends or family die because of the war? Who? Did you know how he or she died? When did you find out about their death?
- During the war years, many minorities and women took jobs that they couldn't get previously. Did you notice these changes? What did you think of them?
- When did the war end for you? Was it when the armistice was declared? Or perhaps it was when a loved one came home. Describe that day.
- An armistice was declared on November 11, 1918, after 10 million soldiers had been killed. Did you join in any victory celebrations? What was the mood of the population?
- What did you think of Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points and his treaty making capabilities? Did you think that this was a peace that would last? What did you think of the League of Nations?
- What was it like when your friends and family finally came home? Had they changed in ways you didn't expect? Had you changed in ways they didn't expect? What was hardest to adjust to once they got back? What was easiest?
- Did it take a long time for life to return to normal? Did it ever? Was it easy to put it all behind you and get on with your life or did you have to struggle? Why?
- What sort of memorabilia did you save from this time? What did it symbolize to you? What memories and feelings did it bring back?
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