warfare pt.1

Question 1

what is total war?

Answer 1

a war where everyones involved to help the war effort

Question 2

what does DORA stand for?

Answer 2

The defence of the realm act

Question 3

what did total war require?

Answer 3

government intervention to manage the resources needed for a war this scale

Question 4

what year was the defence of the realm act passed?

Answer 4

1914

Question 5

what did DORA allow the government to do?

Answer 5

it gave the government emergency power to bypass parliament and enforce laws to help with the war effort

Question 6

what did DORA allow the government to do?

Answer 6

it gave the government emergancy power to bypass parliment and enforce laws to help with the war effort

Question 7

what did DORA control?

Answer 7

shipping, mining, railways, munitions and wages

Question 8

what activities where band during WW1?

Answer 8

flying kites, buying binoculars and lighting bonfires to minimise signalling or communication with the enemy

Question 9

the home front

Answer 9

civiliians were effected more then ever. it was the first total war and britian as known as the home front. the success of the war depended on mobilisation of man power, weapons, ammunition and food.

Question 10

civillians were used to help the army via?

Answer 10

conscription or encouraged to work in munitions protection and other vital war industries

Question 11

what happened to all the conscripts recuited in WW1?

Answer 11

6 million fought, 700,000 died and injuries were also high