era of the great war Flashcards

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6 restrictions introduced by DORA

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Can’t buy binoculars
Pub opinion times reduced
Can’t buy alcohol for your friends
Beer watered down
Conscription
Can’t whistle for a taxi

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6 reasons why DORA was introduced

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To improve the effectiveness
To produce productivity
So everyone is working for the war
So there’s positive views on the war
So there is no spies
So people would have to keep going to war

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6 reasons why people didn’t like DORA

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Licing hours where limited from 13 hours to 1 and a half meaning scots could go out and socialise and pub owners were not earning as much
In jan 1916 conscription for single men aged between 19-40 scots didn’t like this because free will got taken away from them.

Flying a kite these mad scots disliked dora because they didn’t get to enjoy things anymore as much.

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6 reasons why rationing was introduced

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Ensure fair distribution
Control rising food prices

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6 different types of Women’s War Work

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6 ways in which women’s roles changed during the War

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They were given the right to vote
Women working in ammunition factories

With so many men going to war there was a large gap in employment and women responded by replacing men in the workplace.

It gave women opportunity to prove themselves in a male dominated society

Women became truck and ambulance drivers as more men were called to the front.

The women’s royal air force was created

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6 ways in which propaganda helped the war effort

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6 reasons why people become conscientious objectors

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Worried about getting injured

Scared of war

Religious reasons

Staying to look after family members

Poor health

Moral belief

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6 ways in which conscientious objectors were treated

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6 impacts casualties and deaths had in Scotland

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