Impact of WW2 - Effects on Lives

Question 1

When did calls for volunteers go out?

Answer 1

May 1940

Question 2

How many people volunteered between May 1940 - July 1940?

Answer 2

1/4 million men and women

Question 3

What controls did the Government impose?

Answer 3

Rationing and food consumption

Question 4

Who oversaw food distribution?

Answer 4

Ministry of Supply

Question 5

What act meant the government could intervene with people’s lives at an unprecedented level?

Answer 5

Emergency Powers Act 1940

Question 6

What in general increased?

Answer 6

Family income

Question 7

Who ensured people were safe from bombing?

Answer 7

Air Raid Wardens

Question 8

Who helped with emergency services?

Answer 8

Air Raid Wardens

Question 9

What did the government organise?

Answer 9

The production and distribution of propaganda posters

Question 10

What needed to be kept up?

Answer 10

Civilian morale

Question 11

How many calories were people distributed a day?

Answer 11

3000 calories

Question 12

What did they mobilise?

Answer 12

The economy

Question 13

Where did wages raise?

Answer 13

Aircraft production

Question 14

What did films have?

Answer 14

Propaganda Aspects

Question 15

What film was particularly filled with propaganda?

Answer 15

“In which we serve?” as it promoted patriotism

Question 16

Did all wages improve?

Answer 16

Not all wages improved

Question 17

What maintained normality?

Answer 17

Radio broadcasting

Question 18

Where did attendance increase?

Answer 18

Cinema

Question 19

What did the government encourage people?

Answer 19

To be cheerful and sensible about their hardships

Question 20

What did the Home Guard practise?

Answer 20

Defence manoeuvres against German invasion

Question 21

What other items were controlled by the government?

Answer 21

Clothing and household goods

Question 22

Where were they waging war?

Answer 22

On the Homefront