1890-1918 part 2 Flashcards

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How women helped the war in 1914? 1

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Women on the frontline.
hospital units
women worked for voluntary organisations
Womens auxiliary arms corps

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How women helped the war in 1914? 2

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Women and recruitment.
females encouraged men to sign up
mothers union criticised mothers for stopping sons

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How women helped the war in 1914? 3

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Women and war work.
government took on 200,000 women
260,000 worked on farms
kept football teams going

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4
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How women helped the war in 1914? 4

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women and munitions.
worked in munitions factories 
gave women work and money 
dangerous work because of bombs 
dangerous chemicals
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5
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What happened in 1914-1915

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when men went off, women raised money for them

pankhurst encouraged young men tot fight

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6
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what happened in 1916

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representation of people act to give all men vote

lloyd george supported women

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7
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what happened in 1917-1918

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suffragist leader happy about women over 30 could vote

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8
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what happened in 1928

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all women over age of 21 could vote

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9
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How were civilians effected by war? 1

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recruitment.
750,000 joined the army in first few weeks 
2.5 million men signed up
1915 government considered conscription 
conscientious objective had to argue
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How were civilians effected by war? 2

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Government control.
1914 defence of realm act (DORA) =powers over media, industry and food production.
took over coal mines
took over railways and shipping
lloyd george et up new state run factories

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How were civilians effected by war? 3

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food and rationing.
government made all available land into production
introduced voluntary rationing 1916 failed
introduced compulsory rationing 1918

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How were civilians effected by war? 4

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Propaganda
british people and publishers supported war effort
after war, 12 newspaper owners knighthood
propaganda aimed at children
patriotic films made

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13
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How were civilians effected by war? 5

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civilian casualties.
1500 civilians killed in enemy actions
1915 zepplin airships bombing raids in britain 57
1914 german warships shelled towns in england

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