Impact of war on the home front

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	Impact of war on the home front
	Causes DORA- Defence Of the Realm Act Kitchener and Conscription Women and their roles effect on the poor Trade unions and their effects	Effects objectives of dora included Maximising the production of goods and food, Maintaining Morale, protecting people and property and keeping military secrets. Actions to support these objectives included the ministry of munitions being established, railways and mines were nationalised, the press and private correspondence were monitored, government propaganda was used to influence attitudes and esure people did not question the new powers of state. Dora allowed for the state to have unprecedented control over the country Lord Kitchener was told he would need a massive army that would be impossible to recruit, however this was untrue. Many men were willing to volunteer for 'King and Country' and for the most part were filled with patriotic feeling. In January of 1916 the military service act was passed, recruiting all unmarried men between 18-41 to fight. in may of 1916 this act was extended to include married men too. Women's lives were majorly impacted by the war. not only did they loose sons, brothers, cousins and husbands, but it brought a new opportunity for work. Munitions factories were well behind on their production for the men on the front lines- some million women began to work in the munitions factories. This in turn brought about the questioning of old ways and attitudes- such as women smoking. Some argue that this then contributed to the inclusion of women in the 1918 representation of the people act. This gave some women the vote. For the poorest in society the living standard increased. licensing laws placing restriction on drink meant spare money to put towards family life and food. Rent controls were also introduced, along with food rationing and full employment. Trade unions worked closely with the Government during the war. they suspended strikes and made a conscious effort to help- many workers gave up their holidays to support the war effort. This in turn gave them excellent bargaining power when it came to negotiating terms post war. The unions all together strengthened and membership doubled from 4 million to 8 million.
	Overall summary In conclusion, although the effect of war on the home front was hard and many struggled it did seem to benefit many communities. it gave women a better standing in society and did in fact bring into question some of the old judgements and expectations of women. For the poor, life did slightly improve and it deeply rooted trade unions in a good place for the post war negotiations. Both workers and unions developed a better relationship overall with the government and government figures. Conscription rattled the country and did cause a large amount of male absence - but for many it was a signal of the country pulling together in times of need. The main problem that seemed to emerge was the governments own spending- Which had increased from 200million in 1913 to 2,600million in 1918.

Impact of war on the home front

Causes

DORA- Defence Of the Realm Act
Kitchener and Conscription
Women and their roles
effect on the poor
Trade unions and their effects

Effects

objectives of dora included Maximising the production of goods and food, Maintaining Morale, protecting people and property and keeping military secrets. Actions to support these objectives included the ministry of munitions being established, railways and mines were nationalised, the press and private correspondence were monitored, government propaganda was used to influence attitudes and esure people did not question the new powers of state. Dora allowed for the state to have unprecedented control over the country
Lord Kitchener was told he would need a massive army that would be impossible to recruit, however this was untrue. Many men were willing to volunteer for 'King and Country' and for the most part were filled with patriotic feeling. In January of 1916 the military service act was passed, recruiting all unmarried men between 18-41 to fight. in may of 1916 this act was extended to include married men too.
Women's lives were majorly impacted by the war. not only did they loose sons, brothers, cousins and husbands, but it brought a new opportunity for work. Munitions factories were well behind on their production for the men on the front lines- some million women began to work in the munitions factories. This in turn brought about the questioning of old ways and attitudes- such as women smoking. Some argue that this then contributed to the inclusion of women in the 1918 representation of the people act. This gave some women the vote.
For the poorest in society the living standard increased. licensing laws placing restriction on drink meant spare money to put towards family life and food. Rent controls were also introduced, along with food rationing and full employment.
Trade unions worked closely with the Government during the war. they suspended strikes and made a conscious effort to help- many workers gave up their holidays to support the war effort. This in turn gave them excellent bargaining power when it came to negotiating terms post war. The unions all together strengthened and membership doubled from 4 million to 8 million.

Overall summary

In conclusion, although the effect of war on the home front was hard and many struggled it did seem to benefit many communities. it gave women a better standing in society and did in fact bring into question some of the old judgements and expectations of women. For the poor, life did slightly improve and it deeply rooted trade unions in a good place for the post war negotiations. Both workers and unions developed a better relationship overall with the government and government figures. Conscription rattled the country and did cause a large amount of male absence - but for many it was a signal of the country pulling together in times of need. The main problem that seemed to emerge was the governments own spending- Which had increased from 200million in 1913 to 2,600million in 1918.

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Impact of war on the home front