Recruitment and conscription; DORA; propaganda and censorship; women.
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When did Britain declare war on Germany?
When was the Defence of the Realm Act (DORA) introduced?
When and what was the first instance of bombing of British civilians?
When did the first air raids by German Zeppelins occur?
When did the munitions crisis start and what did David Lloyd George do to increase the munitions output of the factories?
Why did the trade unions oppose women workers?
When was conscription introduced, and what was the name of the bill which introduced it?
When was the Second Military Service Bill introduced and to whom did it extend conscription to.
When was the Battle of the Somme, and how many British casualties resulted from it?
When was the government's feature film 'The Battle of the Somme' shown in cinemas?
When did Lloyd George become Prime Minister and who did he replace?
When did Germany begin its campaign of unrestricted submarine warfare?
How many British merchant ships were being sunk by German U-boats in 1917?
When was voluntary rationing introduced, and when was compulsory rationing introduced?
When was the Armistice signed?
How were conscientious objectors processed?
What did the Defence of the Realm Act enable the government to do?
How many people saw the patriotic film 'For the Empire'?
Why did men volunteer to fight in the war?
How did the British government respond to the shelling and bombing of the east coast?
How did the government take control of the coal industry, so that it could be run for the benefit of the war effort?
How did the government respond to the munitions crisis (exposed by the Daily Mail July 1915)?
When Lloyd George became PM he set up a Ministry of Shipping. What was its purpose?
How did Lloyd George tackle the food shortage crisis which occurred in 1917?
Which industries saw the biggest increase in number of women workers?
What social effects did the increase in women workers have?
Why did the government introduce conscription?
How did books contribute to propaganda?
Give an example of a newspaper which the government closed down.
What was the British Topical Committee for War Films?
By the end of the war, how many women had taken up work in engineering industries?
Which jobs did women take on during the war?
What was the Representation of the People Act?
