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Unit 3 - The Home Front And Social Change Flashcards

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When did the British government introduced the defence of the realm act (DORA)?

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August 1914

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In what way did DORA give government more power?

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Censorship
Imprison people without trial
Take over economic resources
Numerous restrictions

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How was censorship imposed in Britain?

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Letters from the front were censored

It was illegal to discuss military matters in public

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How did censorship affect newspapers?

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They could only publish stories of British heroism and German brutality

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How was free speech affected by DORA?

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No public comment could be made if they damaged morale, upset workers, lowered recruitment

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6
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Why was John Maclean arrested in 1915?

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He was talking about prejudice recruiting

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When was there Munitions crisis?

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1915

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What personal restrictions did DORA introduce?

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Rationing and control of alcohol consumption

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Why did many men join the army when the war broke out in 1914?

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They were patriotic and wanted to ‘do their bit’

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What is meant by the term Pals battalions?

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Organising soldiers from the same town organisation into a group. This led to towns competing to make sure that they did not look unpatriotic

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What was the disadvantage of the pals battalions?

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It led to all the men from certain villages being wiped out

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What was the Derby scheme?

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It made men promise that they would join the army if asked

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What did the military service acts mean for Britain?

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Jan 1916: all single man aged 18 to 41 could be called up

May 1916: all married men aged 18 to 41 could also be called up

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What was the name given to men who refused to join the army?

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Conscientious objectors

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What organisations did the conscientious objectors form?

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British neutrality league

Non-conscription fellowship: 1916

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What kind of roles conscientious objectors often given by tribunals?

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Non-combat duties such as ambulance drivers

16
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Who were absolutists?

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Men who refused to have anything to do with the war, they were sent to prison and some even sentence to death

17
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What is the slang term for conscientious objectors?

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Conshies

18
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Why was rationing introduced?

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German U-boats (submarines) carried out naval blockade to stop ports from bringing supplies to Britain

19
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When did the Germans announce all merchant shipping entering or leaving British waters would be sunk?

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February 1915

20
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How many U-boatsdid Germany have by 1917?

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200

21
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When did food start to become scarce in Britain?

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Late 1916

22
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When was white bread banned?

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1916

23
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What happened in 1917 in terms of rationing?

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The government asked people to limit their consumption of meat
The royal family announced that it was cutting its food consumption by quarter

24
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What was rationed from 1 January 1918?

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Sugar

25
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What was rationed from May 1918?

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Jam, tea and butter

26
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When did the suffragettes organise a demonstration in London demanding the right to serve?

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July 1915

27
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Who were the canaries?

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Women who worked munitions factories because the chemicals in explosives turned their skin yellow

28
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How many women worked in engineering jobs by the end of the war?

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800,000

29
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What did the women’s land Army do?

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How to grow more food

30
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When could women work in the Armed Forces?

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From 1917

31
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How many women joined the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WACC), the Women’s Royal Air Force (WRAF), or the Women’s Royal Naval Service (WRNS)?

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100,000

32
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How many women served as nurses close to the front?

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23,000

33
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How did women encourage recruitment?

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The mothers union encouraged mothers to persuade their sons to join up
Women gave white feathers to men who hadn’t joined the forces, it was a symbol of cowardice

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