Armies in WW1 and WW2 Flashcards
1
Q
When was Conscription used in Britain
A
1916 and 1939
2
Q
Conscription in WW2 allow who to join the army?
A
women
3
Q
When did the National service start and end?
A
After WW2 to 1960
4
Q
What was the people who refused to sign up in conscription called?
A
Conscientious objectors
5
Q
Did the conscientious objectors suceed? What happen to them?
A
No; Men enlisted to take roles as non-combatants and some were imprisoned.
6
Q
Most new weapons before ? were developed by ?, but afterwards ? invested directly in ?
A
Most new weapons before WW1 developed by individual investors, but afterwards government invested directly in new weapons
