A New World?
‘The war that will end war’ H. G. Wells, in an article first published in 1914
In the aftermath of the First World War hardship continued, but people hoped for a better world. In Bristol this meant new homes for returning soldiers, different work for women, and the growth of industry.
The First World War was supposed to be “the war to end all wars”. Instead, there has been fighting somewhere in the world every year since 1918. Millions of people have died or been displaced from their homes as a result.
In Bristol, one hundred years since the start of the First World War, war continues to affect men, women and children in the city. Veterans from the armed forces cope with what they have seen and done, and thousands of people transposed by war make their homes here.
In the aftermath of the First World War hardship continued, but people hoped for a better world. In Bristol this meant new homes for returning soldiers, different work for women, and the growth of industry.
The First World War was supposed to be “the war to end all wars”. Instead, there has been fighting somewhere in the world every year since 1918. Millions of people have died or been displaced from their homes as a result.
In Bristol, one hundred years since the start of the First World War, war continues to affect men, women and children in the city. Veterans from the armed forces cope with what they have seen and done, and thousands of people transposed by war make their homes here.