Impact of the First World War Flashcards
What did Union membership increase to from 4 million at the start of the war?
6 million
During the war, how many extra women took paid employment?
1.5 million
How many female MP’s were elected in 1931?
15/615
In what year did women gain equal voting rights in Britain?
1928
By 1931, what percentage of married women did not work?
90%
In what year did David Lloyd George become PM and who did he replace?
In 1916, Lloyd George replaced Herbert Asquith
The Liberals were split into two groups. What were these? Give an example of a time where the Liberal Party was divided.
The Asquithians and Lloyd George supporters. In the Maurice Debate of May 1918, some 98 had voted against the government.
Did the Conservatives and Labour benefit from the First World War
The Conservatives had been revived because they now had influence in government. This was much important in their recovery after the Liberal Party’s domination of the political scene which had started in the 1906 landslide election. Labour also benefited in that they had proven themselves capable in government as well as the experience they gained.
Was Ramsay MacDonald against the war?
Yes
Between 1913 and 1918, what had government spending increased from and what figure had it reached?
£200 million to £2,600 million
By late 1915, how much was the war costing Britain per day? How much of this was borrowed from the USA?
$5 million
$2 million
What did the loss of many workers do?
It stimulated much needed mechanisation
What percentage of merchant shipping did Britain lose?
40%
How many new factories were built during WW1?
50
What percentage did national debt increase by?
1,200%
