-The American red cross raised money for the soldiers....which included the war fund and roll call campaign's.
-For role calls they would collect a dollar annually from each member...the red cross would use catchy slogans and posters to persuade people to join.
"We cannot all serve in the trenches, but we can all serve at home," <----example of on of their slogans.
-other campaigning they use was public speaking, posters, new papers/magazines,billboards, brochures
-also delivered 20 million letters, along with 1.9 million parcels.
-They also protested against chemical warfare, because they believed it wasn't humane (banned in 1925)
-received the Nobel Peace prize in 1917 :)
-Scenes from the battlefield used as postcards
-first ambulances were lead by a horse drawn carage....as the war went on the ambulances evolved
-Eventually motorized vehicle were used as ambulance's...this made it easier for people to reach the hospitals
-the vehicles advanced as the war went on.
http://www.vlib.us/medical/ambulnce/ambulnce.htm
above is a link that shows the evolution of the medical vehicles in WW1.
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