Impact of War

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Mind Map on Impact of War, created by Lucy Tyrrell on 20/04/2014.
Lucy Tyrrell
Mind Map by Lucy Tyrrell, updated more than 1 year ago
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Impact of War
  1. Defence Of the Realm Act (DORA) - didn't allow people to:
    1. Discuss naval or military matters. Anybody doing so would be suspected to be a spy.
      1. Write a letter using invisible ink
        1. Government don't want people hiding things from them.
        2. Write newspaper articles including military information.
          1. Fly a kite - might be signalling to submarines.
            1. Sorry Pooh Bear :(
            2. Light a bonfire
              1. Publish articles critical of the war - keep public morales high.
                1. Buy binoculars.
                  1. Buy full strength alcohol.
                    1. Be in the pub in the afternoon.
                      1. Feed bread to wild animals - NO WASTING FOOD!
                      2. Censorship
                        1. Pictures to be published - checked and either approved or destroyed. Bits could be inked out.
                          1. Newspaper Articles - checked and either approved, edited or banned.
                            1. Letters - opened and checked at random.
                            2. Political leaders - Main PMs:
                              1. David Lloyd George (WWI) 16-18
                                1. Winston Churchill (WWII) 40-45
                                  1. Churchill's image used a lot in propaganda
                                    1. Motivational speaker. .Legendary speeches.
                                      1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkTw3_PmKtc
                                  2. Rationing
                                    1. Rationing used in both wars.
                                      1. During WW1, rationing was introduced in 1918.
                                        1. Used much more in WW2 - food, clothes and petrol were all rationed.
                                          1. Food imports were down by 50% in WW2.
                                            1. Started in Jan 1940
                                              1. Everyone issued with Ration Book and had a certain number of coupons.
                                                1. Caused many people to buy food on the black market, at inflated prices.
                                                2. Dig for Victory
                                                  1. Encouraged people to dig up lawns and parks to grow food.
                                                    1. By the end of 1942, the number of allotments had doubled to 1.5 million.
                                                    2. Make Do and Mend
                                                      1. People had to use the materials and clothes they already had. New dresses could be made out of a pair of curtains.
                                                      2. Women
                                                        1. In WW2, Women could be conscripted.
                                                          1. 90% of single women had a job in WW2.
                                                            1. Womens Auxiliary Air Force
                                                              1. Women's Voluntary Service
                                                                1. Women's Royal Naval Service
                                                                  1. Women's Land Army
                                                                    1. Auxiliary Territorial Service
                                                                    2. The Five Giants
                                                                      1. Five biggest problems after WWII
                                                                        1. Want (Poverty)
                                                                          1. Ignorance (Lack of Education)
                                                                            1. Disease
                                                                              1. Squallor (Housing Problems)
                                                                                1. Idleness (Unemployment)
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