Changes In The Role Of Pepole Flashcards
What was the screw propeller?
Several angled blades attached to a central hub that spins and moves water or air in order to prople a vehicle.
What was the Carronade?
Developed in the 1770s . A short cannon that fired grapeshot at a short range
. Easy to fire.quick to reload and was deviateing when Aimee at a deck. Gave Britain an advantage in close quarter fighting.
First use was with HMS Rainbow in 1782. 1792 HMS Glatton as armed just with Carronade
Decline of the Carronade
Long barrel guns become more accurate and quicker to fire they were less useful. Phased out of service by 1850.
Congreve’s Rockets
Received the Prince of Wales’s support. Addoped by the army in 1806. Used in the Napolnic wars. Used in attack upon Boulgne. Had a good phycoligal affect. And used in Copenhagen and war of 1812. Very inaccurate and did little damage.
Navy used it for ship to ship bombardment.Wellington as against its use. Not easy to store .
Armstrong Gun
This was breachloaded which didn’t damge the barrel as much and simpler to reload. There was a smaller gap between projectile and barrel and there was rifling which improved accuracy.
Adopted in 1859 . Required greater maintenance and greater training and expensive amuntion .dispite it’s success govt referend to muzzle loading in 1871 but became the norm by 1880 . By 1890s it was the Navy’s main armerment
What was the impact of the Armstrong guns ?
It made the battlefield much wider from the 3 miles at Waterloo to 25 miles at the Soome . Ships changed from broad sides to turret-mounted Gunns . It’s killing power led to trench warfare .they could fire so far spotters were required
What was the Maxim gun and Vickers gun?
Maxim gun was the first machine gun. 1884. Could fire 600 rounds a minute.Vickers 1897 . This was easer to fire , lighter and more reliable . A single machine gun was equivalent to 50 rifle men
The tank in action
Made there debut in 1916 during the Somme .of the 50 tanks only 24 made it to the start. Several broke down after that and some were destroyed but they showed there value, the Germans and French quickly developed their own
What were Camp followers?
They were people who flowed the army. They were wives and other women and kids.it was a way to avoid poverty and the workhouse .they did jobs like cleaning and fixing cloths.boot rapirs.
Ancillary services
The Crimian war showed the need to professionalise the surpluy system. The army had poor healthcare. Food was bad. Uniform was bad.
What were the Yeomanry and the Fencibles
Fencible comes from the word defence . They weren’t sent abroad. They were popular in the 1790s stoped by 1800s
Yeomanry were part time soldiers and were used to surpress unrest
What was the Defence of the Realm Act?
Traditionally govt had been Laissez-fair but this changed everything. It was illegal for people to fly a kite , light a bonfire and buy binoculars.pub oping times were restricted and beer watered down.
Controlling the workplace
At the start of the war recurting Sargent didn’t take from reserved ocupations but as the war dragged on were taken. Over 200,000 women became civil servants.
7 million women employed in 1918
Censorship and propaganda
One of the main thrusts of the Defence of the Realm Act was the restrictions on information. 1916 was allowed access to front lines and correspondences were given Army Press Breau .in 1916 38,000 articles and 25,000 photos were examined
How much did Pitts tax reforms increase revenue and how much was debt reduced?
£12.7 million 1783 to £18.6 million in 1792 .
Debt from £243 million to £170 million
