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Importance Of The Home Front The First World War was a Total War, industrial war and a war of attrition. This meant that the war could only be won over a period of time and as a result the home front played a vital role in achieving success. Asquith´s attitude of 'business as usual´ was wrong. It would be impossible for Britain to fight if the economy of the country was not geared towards a total war. Industry could not supply the army's needs of munitions. For example only 12 guns of a required 1792 could be made in a week by one factory. Natural resources were especially important, such as coal, iron and steel as they were needed for weapons and machinery. The Home Front was important, as it was responsible to make sure the army was efficiently supplied. In Britain the Defence of The Realm Act was...

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