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Question 1

when were the women’s hospital corps and the women’s police volunteers set up?

Answer 1

1914

Question 2

what does DORA stand for?

Answer 2

Defence Of The Realm Act

Question 3

DORA-alcohol

encouraging good habits

Answer 3

important people were encouraged to give up alcohol for the war i.e the Royal family

Question 4

DORA-alcohol

buying alcohol

Answer 4

it became illegal to buy other people’s drinks (round in a pub)

Question 5

DORA-alcohol

Pub opening hours

Answer 5

Limited to 12 noon until 2:30pm and then open again 6:30pm until 9:30pm

Question 6

DORA-alcohol

Cost of Alcohol

Answer 6

Alcohol had a very high tax - whiskey costed 5 times more in 1918 than it did in 1914

Question 7

What did DORA forbid?

Answer 7

• talking about military affairs in public places
• spreading rumours of military affairs
• lighting of bonfires and fireworks
• the ringing of church bells
• flying kites
• using invisible ink
• the melting down of gold or silver
• trespassing on railway bridges

Question 8

what is conscription?

Answer 8

conscription is when a person is enrolled for compulsory military service

Question 9

when did force conscription come Ito effect?

Answer 9

2nd may 1916

Question 10

Who was forced to join the army?

Answer 10

anyone single between 18-40 was forced to join the army

Question 11

why wasn’t conscription initially necessary?

Answer 11

there were plenty of men who wanted to join the army

Question 12

why did the number of people signing up drop?

Answer 12

once they began to realise the truth about the war and how dangerously chilling the war was, the number of men signing up continued to drop

Question 13

why did people agree with conscription?

Answer 13

• it got people to fight in the war when the empire needed it
• it gave people an adventure
• helped the war effort which of course, ensured us the win

Question 14

what are conscientious objectors?

Answer 14

they were someone who objected to military services based on morals or religious grounds

Question 15

how many conscientious objectors were there in the UK?

Answer 15

around 16,000

Question 16

some people who refused to fight in the war did take on other war duties such as what?

Answer 16

the carrying of dead or wounded soldiers from the frontline and to drive ambulances

Question 17

when were men told the war would be over?

Answer 17

men were told “it’ll be over by Christmas”, they thought victory would be swift

Question 18

reasons to join the army

Answer 18

• beating a soldier was relatively good pay; especially to a farm labourer
• some younger boys (15) used to lie about their age so that they could join the army, especially if they had brothers/father already in the army

Question 19

who was involved in propaganda?

Answer 19

everyone was involved in propaganda; even children

Question 20

what was the false information people were being told about Germany?

Answer 20

they were told that “they tortured children”