Start Of Ww1-

Question 1

Responses to war

Answer 1

total war’
-aug 4th 1914, 11pm
-aug 9th troops sent to Germany
-trade unions suspended strikes
-Edward grey (forgein security since 1905) wanted war with entente
-spending from 1906-14, 35-91 mill mostly on dreadnoughts so people not concerned
-David Lloyd George felt inspired by people’s spirit ( before conscription compulsory in 1916 3 mill already signed up)

Question 2

Women in ww1

Answer 2

-canary’s
-900000 worked in amo industry
-1916 WAAC established
-90000 VAD’s
-17000 served close to the trenches
-1921 fa banned women’s football, 1969 it was lifted
-1918 women over 30 can vote
-by 1918 they made up 1/3 of the workforce
-in banking and finances female workers went up by 600%
-1919 sex disqualification act
-1.2 mill civil servants in 1918