https://padlet.com/victoria_bezerra/thegreatwarthroughtheeyesofchildren Information and curious facts of children's role during World War I around the world. en-us 2017-10-17 20:46:15 UTC 2025-11-12 00:54:23 UTC hello@padlet.com victoria_bezerra https://padlet.com/victoria_bezerra/thegreatwarthroughtheeyesofchildren/wish/198023124 This drawing was made by an Austrian boy during WW1, where he successfully attacks London with Zeppelins (new technology of the time). It is the representation of an essay the boy wrote for school and it shows the side of how children were excited about the new technological inventions during the war.]]> 2017-10-17 20:48:23 UTC https://padlet.com/victoria_bezerra/thegreatwarthroughtheeyesofchildren/wish/198023124 victoria_bezerra https://padlet.com/victoria_bezerra/thegreatwarthroughtheeyesofchildren/wish/199686307 Alfie Knights, a nine-year old Irish boy, wrote a letter to the Secretary of State, Lord Kitchener, asking if he could join the army and help the front line. Lord Kitchener answered Alfie saying he was way too young to enlist, but thanked for the effort. This caused such a big effect on the population that within a week, half a million men had volunteered to go to war. In other cases, boys of Alfie's age and older managed to enlist for the army by lying about their age because of how much they wished to serve their country.]]> 2017-10-23 17:06:48 UTC https://padlet.com/victoria_bezerra/thegreatwarthroughtheeyesofchildren/wish/199686307 victoria_bezerra https://padlet.com/victoria_bezerra/thegreatwarthroughtheeyesofchildren/wish/199687434 2017-10-23 17:09:09 UTC https://padlet.com/victoria_bezerra/thegreatwarthroughtheeyesofchildren/wish/199687434 victoria_bezerra https://padlet.com/victoria_bezerra/thegreatwarthroughtheeyesofchildren/wish/200014049 This is one essay out of 150 essays written by German children during World War I, describing their experiences with the war. In "The Warrior's Farewell" this children is describing other kids saying goodbye to their fathers and how they know coming back might not be a option but the soldiers hope that God is watching over them.He defends his country, saying that Germany did not start this war, and England wants to destroy Germany's empire.
This shows the nationalist feeling among the children during that time, and how they viewed their enemies.]]> 2017-10-24 14:41:14 UTC https://padlet.com/victoria_bezerra/thegreatwarthroughtheeyesofchildren/wish/200014049 victoria_bezerra https://padlet.com/victoria_bezerra/thegreatwarthroughtheeyesofchildren/wish/201501260 "On the Niederwald monument is a picture, which represents the warrior goodbye. We see beer, as the husband of wife and child, the groom of the bride and the only son say goodbye to the parents. Although they are all heavier, they nevertheless bravely move out, for they trust in God and hope that he will shield them. Even in the August days of 1914 we could see how the men left Saus and Sof to fight for the country. Everyone was happy to go to war, even though they knew that the enemy was great. But even then they had a great deal of tubing, and hoped that God would not throw us away. So far, God has still got our weapons. Because the German Reich did not start the war. The enemies want to crush our empire and destroy our fleet. England does not want us doing sandals in the world. We have the same right as England. For the right we fight."]]> 2017-10-29 15:38:39 UTC https://padlet.com/victoria_bezerra/thegreatwarthroughtheeyesofchildren/wish/201501260 victoria_bezerra https://padlet.com/victoria_bezerra/thegreatwarthroughtheeyesofchildren/wish/201503589 J. Allen writes about his experience during one of the Air-raids that occurred in London in 1915. He describes how excited he is to see the Zeppelin in the sky, but at the same time scared when the bombing starts. Children were fascinated by the new technologies emerging during the war, but were also scared of the damage they caused. This essays are also proof of how unprepared British were to the air-raids, since they had no prior knowledge of the attacks and citizens received no warning.]]> 2017-10-29 16:01:16 UTC https://padlet.com/victoria_bezerra/thegreatwarthroughtheeyesofchildren/wish/201503589 victoria_bezerra https://padlet.com/victoria_bezerra/thegreatwarthroughtheeyesofchildren/wish/201518937 The Boy Scouts (mainly in Great Britain) had very important roles during the war. The boys would guard telephone lines, railroads, bridges, and any type of location which seemed important to the military. They were even trained in fire fighting in case things got more dangerous. In the picture below is an example of the Boy Scouts guarding a railroad bridge:  ]]> 2017-10-29 18:21:00 UTC https://padlet.com/victoria_bezerra/thegreatwarthroughtheeyesofchildren/wish/201518937 victoria_bezerra https://padlet.com/victoria_bezerra/thegreatwarthroughtheeyesofchildren/wish/201522640 Children also started to collect scrap metal that could be recycled and reused at the army's favor. In the picture below, children from Buckinghamshire, England are collecting these materials in order to see if anything is still valuable for the war efforts.]]> 2017-10-29 18:54:14 UTC https://padlet.com/victoria_bezerra/thegreatwarthroughtheeyesofchildren/wish/201522640 victoria_bezerra https://padlet.com/victoria_bezerra/thegreatwarthroughtheeyesofchildren/wish/201524089 2017-10-29 19:07:07 UTC https://padlet.com/victoria_bezerra/thegreatwarthroughtheeyesofchildren/wish/201524089 victoria_bezerra https://padlet.com/victoria_bezerra/thegreatwarthroughtheeyesofchildren/wish/201527018 2017-10-29 19:34:49 UTC https://padlet.com/victoria_bezerra/thegreatwarthroughtheeyesofchildren/wish/201527018 victoria_bezerra https://padlet.com/victoria_bezerra/thegreatwarthroughtheeyesofchildren/wish/201527072 Below are attached drawing made by French children. France had a good alliance with the United States during the First World War, and as observed in these drawings, kids felt that companionship strongly, both sides looking up to one another. In most of the drawing made by French kids, this alliance between France and the U.S is strongly evident. In the first drawing, U.S troops coming into Paris to help and in the second one, is Columbia (representing the U.S) and Marianne (representing France) joining together.]]> 2017-10-29 19:35:24 UTC https://padlet.com/victoria_bezerra/thegreatwarthroughtheeyesofchildren/wish/201527072 victoria_bezerra https://padlet.com/victoria_bezerra/thegreatwarthroughtheeyesofchildren/wish/201659850 Patrick Blundstone wrote a letter to his father, who was fighting in the war, telling him about his impression of a Zeppelin's destruction near his house. He describes the moment in which the Zeppelin crashed with a lot of excitement. Patrick says "It had broken in half, and was like this: it was in flames, roaring, and crackling. It went slightly to the right, and crashed down into a field!!" Once again, it is evident how surprised and intrigued children were with the tools used in the war, but they seem to have a particular interest in the Zeppelins.]]> 2017-10-30 11:25:49 UTC https://padlet.com/victoria_bezerra/thegreatwarthroughtheeyesofchildren/wish/201659850 victoria_bezerra https://padlet.com/victoria_bezerra/thegreatwarthroughtheeyesofchildren/wish/201663981 In 1918, children worked to help aid the government's production of gas masks in the United States. ]]> 2017-10-30 11:43:46 UTC https://padlet.com/victoria_bezerra/thegreatwarthroughtheeyesofchildren/wish/201663981 victoria_bezerra https://padlet.com/victoria_bezerra/thegreatwarthroughtheeyesofchildren/wish/201668554 Fathers went to war, and mothers went to work in the factories, not spending much time with their children. When the men came home (if they did), most of them would suffer from PTSD and wouldn't act the same like they did before, affecting their relationship with the children.]]> 2017-10-30 11:58:48 UTC https://padlet.com/victoria_bezerra/thegreatwarthroughtheeyesofchildren/wish/201668554 victoria_bezerra https://padlet.com/victoria_bezerra/thegreatwarthroughtheeyesofchildren/wish/201853445 In the United States, children were encouraged to help with the war in any way they possibly could. Many kids raised money to help refugees and went to work in factories and in other areas, such as farming, to help sustain the soldiers.]]> 2017-10-30 17:46:46 UTC https://padlet.com/victoria_bezerra/thegreatwarthroughtheeyesofchildren/wish/201853445