Impact of war 1-3

Question 1

What were the restrictions under Dora

Answer 1

censorship, alcohol, blackouts and curfews, land, railways and docks, rationing

Question 1

Explain censorship

Answer 1

there was government censorship of the press and also private correspondence that related to the war

Question 2

Explain alcohol

Answer 2

restrictions were put on alcohol e.g. buying rounds, pub opening hours, watering down of alcohol

Question 3

Explain land

Answer 3

Government took control of land to turn it over to food production

Question 4

Explain rationing

Answer 4

limits were imposed on certain items of food, fuel and household items that could be bought

Question 5

What was rationing

Answer 5

People were only allowed to buy a given amount of certain foods to save on food as supply chains were being broken by German U-boats

Question 6

How did people deal with rationing

Answer 6

By building their own gardens and helping to farm more food to feed the country

Question 7

How were women’s roles changing

Answer 7

Women completing ‘men’s work’, women could wear men’s clothes, gained the right to vote, they played football, stayed single