World War One - Total War Examples

Question 1

why was ww1 regarded as a total war

Answer 1

involved the government’s, economies and populations of participating nations

Question 2

What was the Defence and Realm Act

Answer 2

British governments order for any part of the land or building deemed necessary for the war effort

Question 3

what happened to the economy in 1915 in the UK

Answer 3

it was under government control in Westminster

Question 4

what did the government do to reduce the shortage of artillery shells

Answer 4

constructed a dedicated factory to produce 800 tonnes of cordite a day

this was an order

Question 5

what happened to the industrial factories during the war effort

Answer 5

they were nationalised and retooled for the production of military goods

Question 6

how did the British government control the production of food for the people

Answer 6

rationing was introduced

food and labour controlled by the government

Westminster seized unused farmland for the production of food