the era of the great war

Question 1

why did scot’s volunteer to fight in the great war

Answer 1

• propaganda (robert burns ‘take his tip’)
• pals battalions (the highland light infantry made up of 3 glasgow pals battalions)
• living conditions (no running water or windows)
• unemployment (had been a problem for years)
• pressure (woman would give men white feathers)
• adventure( military films, thought it would be over by christmas, never left their town)
• recruitment trams (trams we’re popular in glasgow, reached places where propaganda didn’t, sense of excitement)

Question 2

what was the living conditions like

Answer 2

• rats (could be the size of a cat, spread disease)
• lice (men didn’t wash, didn’t wash in a month, constant itching, one man counted 163 on him)
• trench foot (caused by damp coldness, would go numb skin would turn red or blue)
• food and drink (tinned bully beef with bread or biscuits, little drinking water so drank rum instead, chlorine)

Question 3

technology in the war

Answer 3

gas- phosgene, mustard, chlorine, urine cloths, they were quickly developed
tanks- strong metal vehicle, immune to gun shot bullets, very slow 4mph, hot cramped
machine gun- 6 operators, not an attacking weapon, could fire 400 calilbre a min, defending

Question 4

DORA restrictions

Answer 4

British summer time
couldn’t fly kites or flags
forbidden to attempt to get information about military matter
news was censored

Question 5

rationing reason factors

Answer 5

panicked about food supply 
german u boats
wheat crop failing 
inequality 
food for the front line
houses on the front line

Question 6

changing role of women

Answer 6

• encouraged to replace men, they were accepted
• in 1911 it was calculated that fewer than 6000 women were employed in the heavy industries of the clyde side, by 1917 it was calculated that one in three women were substituting for male workers
• women didn’t keep their wartime jobs, now stereotype were worse than ever
• in 1918 the representation of the people act gave wealthy women over 30 the national vote

Question 7

war work

Answer 7

women worked as conductors on teams, buses and the railways, typists and secretaries in offices
200,000 women found work in government departments
woman’s land army
munitions factory in gretna at its height had 9000 women and 5000 men worked there tnt make skin go yellow
31,500 women were working in the munitions industry alone
dr elsie inglis made feild hospitals near the front see treated 10,000 service
women did not get equal pay but it was about 45% than what was paid to a man