Organising The Home front

Question 1

What did the threat of French invasion lead to from 1793-1814

Answer 1

Formation of militia units throughout UK

Question 2

By 1803 how many men served as reserves

Answer 2

380,000

Question 3

when were many local policing units disbanded

Answer 3

1815 (except for policing)

Question 4

When was Civlian police force introduced

Answer 4

1829 (no need for Yeomanry)

Question 5

When was the militia Act

Answer 5

1852

Question 6

What was the militia act

Answer 6

made it more voluntary - 80,000 men to be enlisted (voluntarily or by ballot)

Question 7

What did cardwell and Haldane do to Volunteers

Answer 7

Cardwell - made closer to military
Haldane - made them official

Question 8

When was DORA

Answer 8

August 1914

Question 9

What did DORA give to the Government

Answer 9

unprecedented powers to influence aspects of everyday life

Question 10

What impact did DORA have

Answer 10

Changed relationship between Gov and society eg offence to fly kite

Question 11

What caused the Munitions of War act 1915

Answer 11

Rumours of shell shortage

Question 12

What did the Munitions of war act 1915 allow

Answer 12

Gov had direct control of munitions, trade unions abided

Question 13

What hapened to Jobs during wartime

Answer 13

• strikes prohibited
• workers couldn’t leave employment or refuse work
• dilution (skilled jobs broken down)

Question 14

what industries were government controlled

Answer 14

Coal + transport

Question 15

What were recruiting sergeants instructed not to do

Answer 15

Not to recruit men from reserved occupations eg Miners + shipbuilders

Question 16

How many women working in munitions in 1914 and 1918

Answer 16

1914 - 82,859
1918 - 947,000

Question 17

How many women became civil servants

Answer 17

over 200,000 women

Question 18

What was a limitation of women in work

Answer 18

most still housewife role

Question 19

What was a problem of food before WW1

Answer 19

1914 - 60% of food imported
(strain due to submarines warfare USW)

Question 20

What were two measures implemented to deal with the strain on shipping

Answer 20

• rationing
• massive shipbuilding programme

Question 21

What was given POWER in food control

Answer 21

Food Agency (supervised production)
Board of Agriculture (farm control)

Question 22

when did rationing become compulsory

Answer 22

Jan 1918 (not bread)
but calories consumption dropped 3%

Question 23

What was the Intoxicating liquor act

Answer 23

passed 1914
limit pub opening times + water down beer

Question 24

what happened to alcohol consumption

Answer 24

Halved

Question 25

What did DORA do for censorship

Answer 25

- Restriction on information - offence to talk military matters in public - Newspapers controlled

Question 26

When were correspondents allowed on Front lines

Answer 26

1916

Question 27

By 1916 how many photographs and private telegrams examined by Gov censors

Answer 27

25,000 photographs 300,000 private telegrams

Question 28

What was a limitation of army correspondents

Answer 28

given carefully written statements from Army press Bureau

Question 29

What happened to Tribunal during the war

Answer 29

Shut down due to support of conscientious objectors

Question 30

How many posters printed during WW1

Answer 30

over 50 million

Question 31

What film was created as propaganda

Answer 31

Battle of the Somme - screened in over 2000 cinemas

Question 32

How did germans fuel propaganda

Answer 32

bombing scarborough + Zeppelin raids