Total War Organisation

Question 1

What % of Britain’s GNP was spent on war in 1917

Answer 1

70%

Question 2

What happened to tax during war

Answer 2

increased

number of people paying increased

Question 3

when was food rationing introduced

Answer 3

early 1918

Question 4

How was war mainly paid for?

Answer 4

via increasing government debt

Question 5

How many more people paid income tax after war than pre war?

Answer 5

6million

Question 6

what duties on drinks were increased and by what?

Answer 6

tea (X2)

beer (increased 700%)

Question 7

What type of activities were banned?

Answer 7

those that may alert Zeppelins

Question 8

Who was the Ministry of Munitions coordinated by?

Answer 8

DLG

Question 9

How many staff did the Ministry of Munitions have by 1918?

Answer 9

65,000

Question 10

How many workers was the Ministry of Munitions in control of by 1918?

Answer 10

3million

Question 11

What act put privately owned businesses under control of Ministry of Munitions

Answer 11

Munitions War Act (1915)

Question 12

What did the Ministry of Munitions control

Answer 12

wages, conditions, organisation, hours, requirements

Question 13

The food situation worsened for Britain, by April 1916 they were short of wheat, how much more did they have left

Answer 13

only 6 weeks worth

Question 14

How much pasture land was converted for cereal production

Answer 14

3million acres

Question 15

What was dug up to make room for new food plants?

Answer 15

parkland e.g for potatoes

Question 16

From when was coal rationed

Answer 16

October 1916

Question 17

What type of rationing system was introduced under DORA?

Answer 17

staged

Question 18

What was one of the first food items to be rationed in January 1918?

Answer 18

Sugar

Question 19

When were ration cards issued?

Answer 19

April 1918

Question 20

By the end of 1918 what % of all food consumed, bought, sold by state

Answer 20

85%

Question 21

What was the name for clamp down on alcohol

Answer 21

Assault on Alcohol

Question 22

What was involved in the Assault on Alcohol

Answer 22

strength of beer reduced
sale banned to U18s
heavier duties mean £ increases

Question 23

Impact of Assault on Alcohol on sales

Answer 23

1915-18

Question 24

What act allowed for restriction of pub opening hours

Answer 24

Intoxication Liquor Act 1914

Question 25

When was the Intoxication Liquor Act introduced

Answer 25

1914

Question 26

What did the Munitions of War Act mean?

Answer 26

all strikes forbidden
existing wages guaranteed
no worker can leave employment w out consent
profits of employers capped
no worker can refuse overtime

Question 27

What did dilution mean

Answer 27

unskilled labour can take jobs of skilled men who were in the army

Question 28

When was the Munitions of War Act

Answer 28

May 1915

Question 29

What industry cooperated with the government and allowed troops to be transported free

Answer 29

Rail industry