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Which suffrage group was led by Millicent Fawcett?
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NUWSS
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WSPU
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What was the motto of the suffragettes?
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'Deeds not words'
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'Actions before work'
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Which suffrage group focused n social reform?
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WSPU
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ELFS
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NUWSS
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How many women got the vote in 1918?
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8 million
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5 million
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6 million
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Which Pankhurst took a party of East London working class women to lobby the PM?
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Christabel
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Sylvia
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Emmeline
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What year did women get the vote over 21?
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1918
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1928
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19138
Frage 7
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Who was killed by running under the King's horse at the Derby in 1913?
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Emily Davison
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Emily Davidson
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Which PM opposed women's suffrage before the war?
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Winston Churchill
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Asquith
Frage 9
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What act gave women the suffrage in 1918?
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Representation of the People Act
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Representation of the Population Act
Frage 10
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What date were the Suffragettes formed?
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1903
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1987
Frage 11
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When was the 'Ill Health Act' passed?
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1912
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1913
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What did the Ill Health Act become known as?
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Cat and Mouse Act
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Cat and Dog Act
Frage 13
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What date were the Suffragists formed?
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1903
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1987
Frage 14
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Which of the following is an opposing group to women's suffrage
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The National League for Opposing Women's Suffrage
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The League for Opposing Women's Suffrage
Frage 15
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Which of the following is an opposing group to women's suffrage
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The National League for Opposing Women's Suffrage
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The League for Opposing Women's Suffrage
Frage 16
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What year was Charles Booth's research?
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1902
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1906
Frage 17
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What fraction of Londoners lived below the poverty line due to illness and unemployment?
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1/2
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1/4
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1/3
Frage 18
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When was the Boer War?
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1899
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1898
Frage 19
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What percentage of men were unfit for service?
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80%
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26%
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40%
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What research in 1905 showed similar results?
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Queen's Commission
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Royal Commission
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What was defined as the poverty line?
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£1 a week for a family of 8
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£1 a week for a family of 5
Frage 22
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What proportion of the population did Seebohm Rowntree find lived in poverty during their lives?
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28%
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26%
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27%
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What year were pensions introduced?
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1908
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1906
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1910
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What year were labour exchanges set up?
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1908
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1909
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1911
Frage 25
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What was the Act that meant workers were entitled to compensation?
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The Workers Rights Act
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The Workers Compensation Act
Frage 26
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What was the name given to the liberal reforms that were aimed at helping children?
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The Children's Charter
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The Children's Act
Frage 27
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When was the Schools Meal Act introduced?
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1907
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1906
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By 1914 how many children were receiving free school meals?
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150,000
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50,000
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15,000
Frage 29
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When did the government introduce the School Medical Service?
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1907
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1910
Frage 30
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When was the Old Pensions Act introduced?
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1908
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1909
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How much did you have to earn for Illness Insurance to become compulsory?
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£3
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£5
Frage 32
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Where did the British meet the Germans after promising to defend Belgium (induced by the Schleiffen Plan)?
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Mons
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Somme
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Marne
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What were the BEF so efficient at firing that the Germans thought they were using machine guns?
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Stoke Mortar
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Lee Enfield Rifle
Frage 34
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Where was the second meeting of the Allies and the Germans?
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Mons
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Marne
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Somme
Frage 35
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How wide was the front at Marne?
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200km
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180km
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220km
Frage 36
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How far back did the Germans retreat?
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20km
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60km
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Where did the Germans retreat to?
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River Aisne
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River Nile
Frage 38
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How long was the Western Front (trenches)?
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600km
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500km
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What meant that the German trenches were better than the British?
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They had concrete and iron supports which made them stronger against artillery bombardments
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They had dogs to defend their ground
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They had better ground because they had been established earlier in the war
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What meant that cavalry attacks were rendered useless?
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Barbed wire
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Machine guns
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Why were tanks ineffective?
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They were slowed down by the mud
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The heat made the drivers suffer mental illness
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The tanks were banned for being over powered
Frage 42
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What was the name of the trauma caused by the trenches and battle called?
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Shell Shock
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Gun Trauma
Frage 43
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How many bullets could a machine gun fire per second?
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8
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10
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What was attrition?
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The throwing of rocks at the enemy trenches
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The calculated wearing down of the enemy's men and supplies
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Which German General ordered the attack at Verdun?
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General Falkenhayn
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General Ludendorff
Frage 46
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When was the battle at Verdun?
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1916
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1915
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1917
Frage 47
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How far did a green shell fire from a stokes mortar?
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350km
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450km
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What made it difficult for the British to use gas attacks?
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The wind
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The law
Frage 49
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How many shots could a Lee Enfield Rifle shoot per minute?
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15
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20
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How far back were the Germans forced at the Battle of the Somme?
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2 miles
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4 miles
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How long did the Battle of the Somme last
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5 months
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10 months
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How many Allie lives were lost at the Battle of the Somme?
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620,000
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780,000
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What country was Ludendorff trying to avoid combat with?
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Russia
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America
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Hungary
Frage 54
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What was the nickname for the offensive?
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Operation Jackson
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Operation Michael
Frage 55
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What was the nickname for the offensive?
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Operation Jackson
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Operation Michael
Frage 56
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When was Lundendorff's Offensive launched?
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1916
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1918
Frage 57
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Who was the single French commander who was appointed by the Allies?
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Commander Marshall Foch
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Commander Lincoln Foch
Frage 58
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When was DORA introduced by the British government?
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1914
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1916
Frage 59
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What times were pubs only allowed to open?
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Midday to 6:30
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Midday to 2:30
Frage 60
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What was censored to maintain morale?
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The internet
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Newspapers
Frage 61
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Select an industry that the government was able to control?
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Farming industry
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Weapon industry
Frage 62
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When was the weapon shortage?
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1916
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1915
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1914
Frage 63
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When did Germany announce that they would sink all merchant ships to the UK?
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1915
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1918
Frage 64
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How many ships were entering and leaving the ports in 1915?
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15,000
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150,00
Frage 65
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How many German U-boats were there in 1916?
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280
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240
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200
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What year was white bread banned?
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1917
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1916
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When were ration cards introduced?
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1916
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1917
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1918
Frage 68
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which of the following meant that Pals Battalions were successful?
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They induced regional competition for conscription
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They gave all men the chance of conscription
Frage 69
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What was the Derby Scheme?
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The promise of men to fight if called up (no exemptions)
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The promise of men to fight if called up (exemptions of married or single men)
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When was the Military Service Act introduced?
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1916
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1917
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1918
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What was the Military Service Act
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A law that meant all men aged 18-41 could be called up for conscription (no exemption)
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A law that meant that all men who did not sign up for conscription would be jailed
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What was the slang name given to conscientious objectors?
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Conchies
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Conshies
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How many conscientious objectors were there?
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6,000
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16,000
Frage 74
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What was given to the conscientious objectors and abolitionists by women as a form of castigation?
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White feathers
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White shells
Frage 75
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What was the group formed by 'conshies' called?
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League for Opposing War
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British Neutrality League
Frage 76
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When was the Non-Conscription Fellowship formed?
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1916
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1917
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1918
Frage 77
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Where would a woman have worked as a driver during the war?
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WAAC
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DWS
Frage 78
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Which of the following items were rationed?
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Sugar, meat, jam, butter and tea
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Sugar, meat, jam, butter and bread
Frage 79
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Who was appointed Minister of Munitions to organise state-run munitions factories?
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Lord Kitchener
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Lloyd George
Frage 80
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What was introduced to help war production?
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British Summer Time
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Trade Unions
Frage 81
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What links Hartlepool, Scarborough and Whitby?
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They were all places where munitions were manufactured
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They were all places that were shelled by the German navy
Frage 82
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What fraction of women left their war jobs after the war?
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1/2
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1/4
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3/4
Frage 83
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What act in 1918 meant that women could become MPs?
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The Equality Act
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The Qualification of Women Act
Frage 84
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In what year was the first female MP elected?
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1918
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1920
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1924
Frage 85
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WIn what year were women given the right o divorce their husbands?
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1923
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1926
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1924
Frage 86
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What angered the trade union in 1926?
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Coal owners wanted to cut wages by 26% and increase the working hours to 8
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Coal owners wanted to cut wages by 13% and increase the working hours to 8
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When was Black Friday?
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1921
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1926
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1925
Frage 88
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What was Black Friday?
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The day when transport and rail unions failed to support the miner's strike
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The day when the miners walked in protest with coal on their faces
Frage 89
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When was Red Friday?
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1926
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1925
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1924
Frage 90
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What was Red Friday?
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The day when the coal industry were given a subsidy from the government to avoid the strike
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The day when the coal industry went on strike alone
Frage 91
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What did the government's Samuelson Commission suggest?
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Fire the workers who were on strike
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Cut the wages but don't increase the hours
Frage 92
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What was the name of the governments newspaper during the strikes?
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The British Mail
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The British Gazette
Frage 93
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Who declared the strike 'an attack on British democracy'?
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Winston Churchill
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Stanley Baldwin
Frage 94
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Who declared the strike 'an attack on British democracy'?
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Winston Churchill
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Stanley Baldwin
Frage 95
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What act of violence took place on the 10th of May 1926?
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The Flying Scotsman train was derailed
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Miners exploded several mines
Frage 96
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What was the OMS?
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(Churchill's) Organisation of the Maintenace Supplies
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(Churchill's) Order Against Miners Strikes
Frage 97
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Which of the following was a result of the General Strike of 1926?
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The Trade Disputes Act
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The abolishment of trade unions
Frage 98
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When was the General Strike?
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1924
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1926
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1928
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