industry and the workforce

Question 1

What did diversification involve

Answer 1

Companies producing essentially supplies for the war effort rather than what they where making before.
Manufacturing and engineering companies for example switched to making weapons and other supplies for the western front.

Question 2

3 positive impacts of war on the shipbuilding industry

Answer 2

Output was high between 1914 and 1918 with 481 warships being built on the Clyde
There where 40 ship yards across Scotland building many ships for the Royal Navy
Profits where exceptional with some companies such as browns of Clydebank receiving orders worth over £16 million

Question 3

3 positive impacts of war on jute industry

Answer 3

Dundee mills where producing 6 million sandbags a month
Profits where extremely high
In February 1918 the Dundee advertiser announced jute fibers had turned into strands of gold

Question 4

3 positive impacts on coal industry

Answer 4

Coal was in high demand as it was required to power machinery and fuel ships built on the Clyde
When production was failing in 1915 government introduced new technologies
Electrical coal cutting equipment was introduced in mines

Question 5

3 positive impacts on iron and steel industries

Answer 5

90% of armour plate produced came from Glasgow
Great quantities of steel was produced at beardmores parkhead forge in Glasgow
Demand was high both before and during the war. Pre war Scotland manufactured 20% of Britain’s steel and 13% of its iron

Question 6

Why was Scottish industry desperate for workers?

Answer 6

So many men had joined the army vacancy’s where hard to fill

Question 7

What actions where taken to keep workers such as coal miners in there jobs?

Answer 7

Military service act introduced

Question 8

In what way did the munitions act of 1915 allow government to control workers

Answer 8

A signed certificate was needed from employers before workers could move jobs
Wages where controlled
Strikes in war industries where made illegal
Unskilled men and women could be brought into heavy industries doing smaller jobs to fill vacancy’s

Question 9

when was the ministry of munitions set up?

Answer 9

1915

Question 10

What did the ministry of munitions do?

Answer 10

Ensure war time production was kept as high as possible in important industries