War Experiences in Berlin from the perspective of women and

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● The First World War● The exhausted Metropolis

● Launching of ration cards for bread● Child death

● Veil of the bridal gown of Ida Schulze

The first World War

● Also known as the First World War or the Great War, was a global war centered in Europe that began on 28th July,1914 and lasted until 11st November,1918

● 9 million combatants and 7 million civilians died

● nations entered the war: Italy, Japan and the United States

The exhausted Metropolis

● People suffered from hunger

● Hundred of thousands died of the consequences of undernourishment

● End of January 1918 a massive political strike was called

launching of ration cards for bread

● February 1915 Berlin issue ration cards of breads

● The flour ration was soon reduced

● The municipal administration fixed the ration at 2 kilograms

Child death

● Many children died of hunger and undernourishment

● During the war child murtality rose by 50 percent

● Mothers died during child birth (1914)

Veil of the bridal gown of Ida Schulze

● 1918 so called war weddings of solidiers on leave represented a lot of all marriages

● Until 1919 the number of divorces increased radically

● The Schulze couple stayed together