History revision

Question 1

Why were civilians affected by what happened in the war?(Home front)

Answer 1

Rationing(less pleasure)
Many were killed
Bombing campaign-u boats and zeppelins
Females-women were allowed to work durning the war as men had to fight and after the war they were given equality and rights to vote and work
Conscription as not enough people volunteered

Question 2

Minister of munitions

Answer 2

Lloyd george

Question 3

Rationing

Answer 3

The setting of limits to essential goods

Question 4

Why were the government so concerned about flour and bread?

Answer 4

As they were staple parts of the British diet and many on the western front relied on them

Question 5

Why were the government reluctant to make rationing compulsory in 1917

Answer 5

As the civilian population were already unhappy with the cost of goods,poor wages

Question 6

Why did he government release a leaflet of the consequences of breaking the rationing rules

Answer 6

It was meant to act as a guide to help the government find the people and for them to learn a lesson

Question 7

Christmas truce

Answer 7

Germans and English made a truce
They played football and games and exchanged gifts from their country
Sang christmas carols on christmas eve

Question 8

How long did the battle of the Somme last

Answer 8

141 days

Question 9

When did the battle of the Somme start

Answer 9

1st July 1916

Question 10

Zeppelin

Answer 10

Rigid airship named after German invented Ferdinand von zeppelin

Question 11

Civilian

Answer 11

Person not in armed services of police forces

Question 12

Dora

Answer 12

Defence of the realm act designes to help prevent envision and keep homeland morale at a high.it imposed of journalism and letter coming home from the front line
Tot

Question 13

Total war

Answer 13

Military conflict where nations mobilise all available resources to destroy another nations ability to engage in wwas

Question 14

Munitions crisis

Answer 14

Shortage of artillery shells on the front line in ww1

Question 15

Coalition government

Answer 15

Government formed by more than one political party.parties may decide to start one if there is a hung government

Question 16

Womens land

Answer 16

Army of women who worked the land in replacement for man power shortage

Question 17

Nine-penny loaf

Answer 17

Bread was sold at a reduced rate(subsidised rate)

Question 18

U boats

Answer 18

German submarines on a mission to destroy merchant vessels

Question 19

Commander in chief of British army

Answer 19

Sir Douglas haig

Question 20

What did haig believe the battle would achieve

Answer 20

Relief of french forces at Verdun

Question 21

What was used to try cut German barbed wire

Answer 21

Bombardment artillery shells

Question 22

Why could the french not help the British

Answer 22

They were stuck in another battle

Question 23

How did the Germans know the British were planning to attack

Answer 23

They saw them cutting the barbed wire weeks before

Question 24

What was wrong with the British artillery

Answer 24

They had duds that failed to explode

Question 25

How’d the Germans keep safe from the British artillery

Answer 25

Hid in shelters underground

Question 26

Why were the British soldiers not good at fighting

Answer 26

They weren’t experienced

Question 27

Why were the British army not helped by their tanks

Answer 27

The tanks were useless/armour wasn’t great

Question 28

Why did the planes not see that the enemy guns were still there

Answer 28

Clouds,fog

Question 29

Why was the German armed wire a problem

Answer 29

It was easy to get stuck in

Question 30

How many British soldiers died on the first day

Answer 30

21,000

Question 31

How long did the battle of the Somme last

Answer 31

141 days

Question 32

For wat reasons did unionists fight

Answer 32

To keep the union with Britain And to prevent home rule as if there was a free Ireland catholics may shut down Protestant churches

Question 33

Why were the unionists worried about going to France

Answer 33

While they were there the Germans may go fight Ireland why they were away and government may bring in home rule

Question 34

Why did Kitchener want ulster volunteers in his army

Answer 34

They wanted to fight and were good at it

Question 35

Why did Edward Carson want to keep ulster unionists together

Answer 35

He wanted them as a team

Question 36

For what reasons would nationalists want to fight

Answer 36

To unite Ireland and Northern Ireland They were also told by priests to fight for catholic Belgium

Question 37

How many men volunteered in 1914

Answer 37

3 million

Question 38

Why did the government introduce conscription in 1916

Answer 38

Not enough men were volunteering

Question 39

For what reasons were men exempt from fighting in the war?

Answer 39

If they were the sole providers for their children,if they were already engages in war work,religious beliefs

Question 40

What roles did these men carry out

Answer 40

Non combative roles for the army instead of fightng

Question 41

Why did the government put redmonds face on a recruiting poster?

Answer 41

Irish nationalists trusted him

Question 42

Why would the government not want to keep national volunteers as a unit

Answer 42

As the government may decide to bring in home rule and the nationalists would fight against them

Question 43

How were the men that didn’t fight portrayed

Answer 43

As ‘conchies’ cowards,lazy men who shirked their duty to fight while others died

Question 44

Censorship

Answer 44

Controlling information through letters or the press

Question 45

Propaganda

Answer 45

Information put out bu government with a particular message involving opinion

Question 46

Stalemate

Answer 46

Situation where neither side can win

Question 47

Western front

Answer 47

Belgium France

Question 48

Eastern front

Answer 48

Austria hungary

Question 49

Consription

Answer 49

When forced to join the war

Question 50

Conscientious objectors

Answer 50

You don’t believe in war/ think that war isn’t that right thing

Question 51

Trench life

Answer 51

Trench foot Shell shock Pneumonia Rats Pee and poo all over the ground Lice

Question 52

Why the battle of the Somme was a failure

Answer 52

Haig used old fashioned Followed policy of attrition/careless Soldiers weren’t experienced German trenches were better Their artillery didn’t work