Britain goes to war

• in 1914 men rushed to enlist. 
• wave of patriotism
• many believed war was an adventure and it would be over by christmas
• Lord Kitchener ( poiny finger man) was incharge of raising an army
• over 1/2 million joined in the first 6 weeks

but by 1915.

• the govt made postersfor more British men to enlist
• there were mases of people killed so recrutment slowed down
• propaganda was amde to maintain numbers that enlisted
• peoples attitudes changed and began to realise it wasnt a big adventure and that it wouldnt be over by christmas

the dora act

• these acts(laws) were past in 1914
• gave the govt power to intervene with peoples lives
• British summer time introduced(incresed more daylight hours for work)
• the right to water down beer(to reduce drunkeness and they would be ready to work the next day
• censorship- gave govt power of what was printed about war in newspapers 
• govt could force workers into to vital war work like coal mining

conscription

national registration act 1915-  all men aged 15-65 gave their name, age , ocupation to a register +when asked join the army

the derby scheme october 1915 followed- were unmaried men were taken first then married ones

rationing.- dora act allowed govt to take over land for crops, in 1914 Britans food came from abroad + german u-boats began to sink them,in 1917 britain began rationing due to u-boats + food shotages.

the use of propaganda

• made sure peoples attitudes towards war remained positive
• Dora meant propaganda could be printed in newspapers

war propaganda bureau

• first efforts was to see if some of the german atrocities happened
• in 1915 there was a report published from very little evidence that they did happen

department of infomation.

• Lloyd George set it up.
• four main functions- providing propaganda material, supervising propaganda material in cinemas, gathering pollitical intelligence from abroad, controlling war news released to the news papers
• in march1918 it became the ministry of information
• most propaganda doesnt consist of all lies
• most propaganda was informationthe govt wanted to present in the best way.