Home Front Flashcards
1
Q
Total War
A
- All nations gearing for war
- Not just against military but population
2
Q
War Financing
A
- Bonds
- Taxes
- Loans
• France burrows money form Britain who’s burrowing it from USA
3
Q
Labour Struggles
A
- Trade unions agreed to put off strikes
- Lot of labour
• wages rising
•women taking over jobs
• after war go back to being wives/mothers
4
Q
Propaganda and Censorship
A
- Get people to volunteer
- Censorship
• Keep what’s happening private so people think their serving country
•Letters were accurate
5
Q
Russian Problems
A
- Low Industrial Production • catching up when war started • not enough weaponry to citizens - Zemstyas • counselling for peasants • Russia would have been done - Rasputin • Disbanded Zemstyas