conscription

Question 1

what did the military training act make it compulsory for men to do?

Answer 1

made it complusory for single men aged 20-22 to join the armed forces

Question 2

when was conscription first introduced?

Answer 2

april 1939

Question 3

in spetember 1939 what age group were forced into conscription ?

Answer 3

men aged 18-41

Question 4

when was the schedule of reserved opertaions introduced?

Answer 4

1938

Question 5

who was the schedule of reserved operations pulsihed by?

Answer 5

published by ministry of labour

Question 6

what did the schedule of reserved operations do?

Answer 6

gave exemption to some key workers from conscription

Question 7

how many conscription aged men stayed home?

Answer 7

5 million

Question 8

what were some of the jobs exempt from conscription ?

Answer 8

. farmers
. doctors
. schoolteachers
.railway workers

Question 9

what happened in december 1943?

Answer 9

1 in 10 men were brought back from war to work in the coalmines

Question 10

what were the men brought back from war to work in coalmines nicknamed ?

Answer 10

bevin boys

Question 11

what was the reason for the bevin boys nickname ?

Answer 11

after ernest bevin minister for labour and national service