Chapter 19 Flashcards
The social and cultural impact of total war
What was the age range of men conscripted by 1942?
18-51
What was the overall size of the armed forces during the war?
4.5 million in the armed forces, 500,000 in the women’s services and 1.75 million in the Home Guard
How much did trade union membership increase by during the war?
From 6.3 million to 8.9 million
What was the most obvious advantage of the long working hours during war?
Full employment, overtime and piece rate work raised average earnings of the working class
What industries were women pushed into during labour shortages?
Shipyards, aircraft factories, munitions engineerings, hospitaks and the docks
What percentage of women were working by 1943?
80%
How was the reception varied for evacuees?
Some were lucky and found welcoming homes where they looked after but many were neglected or mistreated
What was the impact of the Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1939?
People had to keep black-outs over their curtains at night, no ‘defeatist’ thoughts and censorship was imposed on mail, telegraph lines and newspapers
What was the biggest campaign for the Ministry of Food?
To cut waste of food, of which people were prosecuted for
What was one of the most famous slogans used for propaganda during the war?
‘Careless Talk Costs Lives’
How did the BBC arguably have a ‘good war’?
There were 10 million radio sets by 1945 providing both news and entertainment
During the war, what was the average attendance of the cinema?
30 million
What cities were the primary targets during the Blitz?
London, Coventry, Dover
Who created the Beveridge Report and how many copies did it sell?
William Beveridge and it sold 600,000 copies
What were the ‘Five Giants’ described in the Beveridge Report?
Want, sickness, lack of education, bad housing and unemployment
