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1
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Why were civilians affected by what happened in the war?(Home front)

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Rationing(less pleasure)
Many were killed
Bombing campaign-u boats and zeppelins
Females-women were allowed to work durning the war as men had to fight and after the war they were given equality and rights to vote and work
Conscription as not enough people volunteered

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2
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Minister of munitions

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Lloyd george

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3
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Rationing

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The setting of limits to essential goods

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4
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Why were the government so concerned about flour and bread?

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As they were staple parts of the British diet and many on the western front relied on them

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5
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Why were the government reluctant to make rationing compulsory in 1917

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As the civilian population were already unhappy with the cost of goods,poor wages

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6
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Why did he government release a leaflet of the consequences of breaking the rationing rules

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It was meant to act as a guide to help the government find the people and for them to learn a lesson

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7
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Christmas truce

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Germans and English made a truce
They played football and games and exchanged gifts from their country
Sang christmas carols on christmas eve

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8
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How long did the battle of the Somme last

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141 days

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9
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When did the battle of the Somme start

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1st July 1916

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10
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Zeppelin

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Rigid airship named after German invented Ferdinand von zeppelin

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11
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Civilian

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Person not in armed services of police forces

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12
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Dora

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Defence of the realm act designes to help prevent envision and keep homeland morale at a high.it imposed of journalism and letter coming home from the front line
Tot

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13
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Total war

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Military conflict where nations mobilise all available resources to destroy another nations ability to engage in wwas

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14
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Munitions crisis

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Shortage of artillery shells on the front line in ww1

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15
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Coalition government

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Government formed by more than one political party.parties may decide to start one if there is a hung government

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16
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Womens land

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Army of women who worked the land in replacement for man power shortage

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17
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Nine-penny loaf

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Bread was sold at a reduced rate(subsidised rate)

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18
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U boats

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German submarines on a mission to destroy merchant vessels

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19
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Commander in chief of British army

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Sir Douglas haig

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20
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What did haig believe the battle would achieve

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Relief of french forces at Verdun

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21
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What was used to try cut German barbed wire

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Bombardment artillery shells

22
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Why could the french not help the British

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They were stuck in another battle

23
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How did the Germans know the British were planning to attack

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They saw them cutting the barbed wire weeks before

24
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What was wrong with the British artillery

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They had duds that failed to explode

25
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How’d the Germans keep safe from the British artillery

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Hid in shelters underground

26
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Why were the British soldiers not good at fighting

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They weren’t experienced

27
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Why were the British army not helped by their tanks

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The tanks were useless/armour wasn’t great

28
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Why did the planes not see that the enemy guns were still there

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Clouds,fog

29
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Why was the German armed wire a problem

A

It was easy to get stuck in

30
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How many British soldiers died on the first day

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21,000

31
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How long did the battle of the Somme last

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141 days

32
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For wat reasons did unionists fight

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To keep the union with Britain
And to prevent home rule as if there was a free Ireland catholics may shut down Protestant churches

33
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Why were the unionists worried about going to France

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While they were there the Germans may go fight Ireland why they were away and government may bring in home rule

34
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Why did Kitchener want ulster volunteers in his army

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They wanted to fight and were good at it

35
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Why did Edward Carson want to keep ulster unionists together

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He wanted them as a team

36
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For what reasons would nationalists want to fight

A

To unite Ireland and Northern Ireland
They were also told by priests to fight for catholic Belgium

37
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How many men volunteered in 1914

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3 million

38
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Why did the government introduce conscription in 1916

A

Not enough men were volunteering

39
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For what reasons were men exempt from fighting in the war?

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If they were the sole providers for their children,if they were already engages in war work,religious beliefs

40
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What roles did these men carry out

A

Non combative roles for the army instead of fightng

41
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Why did the government put redmonds face on a recruiting poster?

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Irish nationalists trusted him

42
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Why would the government not want to keep national volunteers as a unit

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As the government may decide to bring in home rule and the nationalists would fight against them

43
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How were the men that didn’t fight portrayed

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As ‘conchies’ cowards,lazy men who shirked their duty to fight while others died

44
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Censorship

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Controlling information through letters or the press

45
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Propaganda

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Information put out bu government with a particular message involving opinion

46
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Stalemate

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Situation where neither side can win

47
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Western front

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Belgium
France

48
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Eastern front

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Austria hungary

49
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Consription

A

When forced to join the war

50
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Conscientious objectors

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You don’t believe in war/ think that war isn’t that right thing

51
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Trench life

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Trench foot
Shell shock
Pneumonia
Rats
Pee and poo all over the ground
Lice

52
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Why the battle of the Somme was a failure

A

Haig used old fashioned
Followed policy of attrition/careless
Soldiers weren’t experienced
German trenches were better
Their artillery didn’t work

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