History Flashcards
(21 cards)
What was the School Meals Act of 1906?
It allowed local councils to provide free school meals for the poorest children. It also provided free medical checks and treatment.
What was The Children’s Charter?
- All children’s home are to be regularly inspected.
- Children under 14 are not allowed in pubs.
- Shopkeepers cannot sell cigarettes to children under 16.
- Parents can be prosecuted if they neglect or are cruel to children.
- Inspectors are to regularly visit children who have been neglected before.
- Youth courts and young offenders are to be keep young criminals from the older ones.
Who were the suffragists?
They were a group of women who thought that if women could vote, they might be able to elect politicians who promised to improve their lives. Like making sure they were getting equal pay then men. They also held meetings, wrote letters to the parliament, went on protest marches and produced posters.
Who were the suffragettes?
The suffragists were not successful in their mission for equal voting rights so they decided to change their tactics. They were led by a woman named Emmeline Pankhurst and they pulled spectacular stunts to try and get news coverage. They disrupted political meetings, chained themselves to railings outside the Prime Minister’s home in Downing street, pelted politicians with eggs they also set fire to churches and railway stations and some poured acid on golf courses. When they were arrested and fined, they refused to pay and were sent to prison. After this they decided to go on hunger strike and started refusing all foods from prison which led to the government force feeding them. Their motto was “Deeds not words”
What happened to women during the war?
They did work that men were supposed to do since they were at war which people taught earned them the right to vote. Soon all women over 30 were also given the write to vote, but only if they owned land or were married to a man who did. In 1928 they reduced the voting age to 21 and regardless if they owned land or were married they still could vote.
What is nationalism?
Where you think your country is better than others which started conflicts between countries.
What is militarism?
Since countries poured a lot of money into their armies, they get caught up in an arms race because what’s the point of having an army without using it.
What is Imperialism?
The desire to build bigger empires.
What are alliances?
Countries began to feel threatened, so they looked for allies to back them up in the war. Britain, France and Russia formed the Triple Entente. While Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy became the Triple Alliance.
How did WW1 start?
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What were the methods that armies used to get men to join them?
They started with propaganda where the government printed posters that either made them love their country or their king, feel guilty about not joining or hate the enemy. Next they decided to create Pals Battalions where the government would encourage families, friends, neighbours to join them in the war together. Rival towns competed with each other to prove how patriotic they were. Women would also give a white feather to men as a symbol of cowardice if they saw they were fit to join the army but didn’t. Lastly the government passed a new law called conscription and that stated men aged between 18 to 41 will be forced to join the army. Those who didn’t want to join were called ‘conscientious objectors’.
Who were the soldiers that fought on land called?
Infantry soldiers
What was the land between the enemy trench and the other trench called?
No man’s land
What name was given to people who escaped army or ran away charged with when they were caught?
Desertion and cowardice
When did WW1 end?
11am, 11th November 1918
What were the failures of the League?
- The League never had an army
2.It couldn’t stop Japan from invading china in 1931.
What were the League of Nations?
After WW1, the winning nations decided to try and stop wars from happening. As agreed in the Treaty of Versailles, they set up the League of Nations for settling international problems peacefully. If a country decided to declare war on another country, all countries would stop trading with the invading country and waited until they had no supplies to put the dispute to an end.
What was the General strike?
They were a group of people who went on strike to support coal miners since the coal miner’s pay were about to be reduced while work hours increased. Soon everything stopped working like railways and bus workers who eventually needed volunteers to help drive them. But eventually the other people had to get back to work since they weren’t receiving money and couldn’t buy any food.
Who is Sir Oswald Mosley?
He was a leader of a fascist group named the British Union Of Fascists(BUF) but never were popular in Britain. But it showed that people would do extreme things if persuaded enough.
What was it like on the Home Front?
Germans flew huge inflatable ships called zeppelins over eastern Britain, dropping bombs on towns and cities. The government issued posters to show the people how to differentiate between German and British aircrafts and warned them to take shelter if they saw an enemy zeppelin. German ships and submarines were sinking supply ships to Britain so the government introduced rationing so the food was equally shared out.
What is DORA?
It allowed the government to do whatever felt necessary to win the war. They can take over mines, railways and shipyards, and control what was being said in the newspaper and on radio.
