Sp 27 prt 4 803-811 The Home Front I. WWII was even more of a total war than WWI. Fighting was more widespread and covered most of the globe. Economic mobilization was more extensive; so too was the mobilization of all women. The Mobilization of Peoples I. The home fronts of the major belligerents varied considerably based on national circumstances. Great Britain I. The British mobilized their resources more thoroughly than their allies or even Germany. A. By the summer of 1944, 55% of the British people were in the armed forces of civilian ?war work.? The British were especially determined to make use of women. B. By 1944, women held almost 50% of the civil service positions, and the number of