British Depth Study 1906-1918

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In his role as Minister of Munitions, Lloyd George promised to...?
"Deliver the Goods"
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Who led the suffragettes?
Emmeline Pankhurst
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The radical actions of the suffragettes meant they could be described as...?
Militants
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In what year was the Munitions Crisis?
1915
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In 1917, the price of bread was capped, creating the...?
Ninepenny loaf
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How many MP's did the Liberals win in the 1906 Election?
399
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In 1916, what coalition was formed?
A liberal-Conservative coalition
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Who became Prime Minister in 1916?
Lloyd George
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After the Munitions crisis, what did soldiers train with?
Sticks
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What was the suffragette movement abbreviated to?
WSPU
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What was the governments response to hunger strikes?
Force Feeding
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Which conservative leader served under Lloyd George in 1916-18?
Bonar Law
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How many women worked in munitions factories during the war?
11,000
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What was the name of the King's horse which Emily Davidson threw herself in-front of?
Anmer
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When was the Conciliation Bill introduced and who by?
1910 by Asquith
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Who set up the salvation army?
William Booth
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How many meetings in 1911 did the suffragists hold to support the Conciliation Bill?
4000
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What was FANY?
Women acting as nurses in the war
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when was voluntary rationing introduced?
1917
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Which social reformer wrote about York?
Rowntree
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In which year Emily Davidson throw herself in front of the King's Horse?
1913
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How many people were covered for unemployment by the NI Act?
2.25 million
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Whose house did the suffragettes blow up?
Lloyd George
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Out of 100,000 women who signed up for work in 1915, how many got jobs?
5,000
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Which suffragette best represents suffragette militancy?
Emily Davidson
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Who directed Battle of the Somme?
Geoff Malins
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What percentage of British supply ships were being sunk by U-Boats in 1917?
25%
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What Act was passed in response to force feeding?
Cat and Mouse Act
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Which newspaper publicised the Munitions Crisis?
Daily Mail
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Who became Prime Minister in 1908?
Asquith
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What does WSPU stand for?
Women's Social and Political Union
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The Victorian idea of women belonging at home.
Separate Spheres
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Why did Beaverbrook joined the cabinet in 1916?
To develop the use of propaganda
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Women tried to persuade men to join the army by handing them a...?
White feather
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How many people were claiming pensions by 1914?
1 million
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What battle was filmed by the government?
Somme
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by 1900, how many local branches did the NUWSS have?
500
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In what year did the suffragists break away from the suffragettes?
1903
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What is Laissez-Faire?
Leave well alone
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By what majority was the Conciliation Bill passed?
167 votes
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When was the Old Age Pensions Act passed?
1908
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Who became Munitions Minister in 1915?
Lloyd George
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Who became Prime Minister in 1906?
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
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When was compulsory rationing introduced?
1918
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How old did you have to be to receive a pension?
70
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How many people were covered for sickness by the NI Act?
15 million
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What does VAD stand for?
Voluntary Aid Detachment
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What was the suffragists response to the abandonment of the Conciliation Bill?
Carlisle-London March
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At one stage, the food shortage was so serious that britain only had ... weeks of grain left.
6
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Who led the Suffragists?
Milicent Fawcett
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what does NUWSS stand for?
National Union for Women's Suffrage Societies
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Women who worked in munitions factories were known as...?
Gretna Girls
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What was the suffragist movement abbreviated to?
NUWSS
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Oxford University produced a propaganda work justifying the war called?
the Red Book
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In what year was conscription introduced?
1916
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Which war highlighted the poor health of the British population?
Boer War
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What was set up in 1917 to encourage food production?
Women's Land Army
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