The 1WW and the political parties 1914-1918

Question 1

3 consequences of WW1

Answer 1

1. major change in the relationship between the state and society
2. party politics dramatically changed
3. the economy was severely damaged by the war and its effects

Question 2

unprecedented measures of the war

Answer 2

• freedom of expression was curtailed
• market forces were regulated
• the labour market was transformed by the introduction of women
• the state nationalised vital industries
• trade unions grew and were empowered
• conscription, for the first time, was introduced by the pressures of war
• implemented the unprecedented measures