Impact Of War On Social Change

Question 0

What helped reduce the percentage of people in deep poverty by the end of the war?

Answer 0

Controls on rents and on prices of essential commodities.

Limited amount of rationing on basic foodstuffs.

Question 1

How did war effect families in terms of employment?

Answer 1

Brought full employment and created jobs for wives, daughters and older children as well as for main breadwinner.

Question 2

How were the middle and upper classes affected by WW1?

Answer 2

Reduction in living standard.
Income tax increased.
Profits limited.
High death rate amongst junior officers.
Additional taxes on land meant 25% of land holdings in England were sold 1917-1921.

Question 3

What did WW1 do to class divisions?

Answer 3

Increased social mobility a little.
Divisions not broken down.
Eg. Working-class girls went mainly into munitions, middle-class girls more into nursing and administration.

Question 4

How many men served in the armed forces?

Answer 4

6 million.

Question 5

How many men were killed & injured?

Answer 5

750,000 killed.

2 million injured.

Question 6

What restrictions did the war impose?

Answer 6

Freedom of information: DORA & Official Secrets Act.
Right to strike & other union agreements suspended.
Working & middle class men had to pay more tax.
Rich found petrol and food in restaurants rationed.

Question 7

How did the war increase men’s freedom?

Answer 7

1918, all over 21 got right to vote.
Trade unions grew in membership & influence.
Full employment & better standard of living for poor workers.
Lessened pre-1914 differences between skilled and unskilled workers.

Question 8

How many children lost their fathers?

Answer 8

About 300,000.

Question 9

How did the war give the church a great her role?

Answer 9

Thousands of chaplains needed in armed forces to cater for spiritual & religious needs of vast armies.
Churchmen in demand to conduct religious services, preach supportive sermons & carry out burial services.