Impact of War

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When was WW1?
1914-1918
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When was WW2? (2)
1939-1945
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What change was there in civilians? (3)
Great change
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Especially change in who? (4)
The status and role of women
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For the first time, the enemy brought what? (5)
Air raids including Zeppelin raids of the first world war and the blitz
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When was the blitz? (6)
1940-1941
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What did the government use to ensure support for the war?(7)
Propaganda + Censorship
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Did the government take control of the media? (8)
Yes
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What did both wars profoundly change? (9)
Society
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A particular impact on who? (10)
Women the role & status
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In the 19th century did the public health acts solve all problems (11)
No
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What did they tackle? (12)
Sewage, water supplies, spread of diseases
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Did they tackle the issues of poverty and the lack of access to healthcare?(13)
No
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Did they still remain in 1901? (14)
Yes
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Were poor children receiving adequate food supplies? (15)
No
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What charities helped children? (16)
Salvation army
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What amount of the population lived in poverty? (17)
One quarter
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Were girls shorter and thinner than boys? (18)
Yes
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Were men turned down for being unfit? (19)
Yes
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Was the death of young children accepted as a fact of life? (20)
Yes
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Did the government decide to act after the Boer war ended in 1901? (21)
Yes
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When did working class men get the vote? (22)
1902
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What was offered to the school children? (23)
Free school meals
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When did examinations of schools childrens health begin? (24)
1907
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When was the liberal social reforms?(25)
1906-1911
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Who put in a new series of laws? (26)
Lloyd George and the Liberals
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When was this? (27)
1902-1919
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What did they create? (28)
Welfare state
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To end what? (29)
Poverty and improve public health
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What happened in 1902? (30)
Midwives received proper training- made compulsory
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What happened in 1906? (31)
Free school meals provided for all poor children
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What happened in 1907? (32)
Schools provide free medical checks
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What else happened in 1907? (33)
All births were registered
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What happened in 1908? (34)
Old age pensions act
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What happened in 1909? (35)
Town planning act banning "Back to back" houses
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What happened in 1911? (36)
National Health Insurance act
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What happened in 1918? (37)
Health visitors, clinics for pregnant women and infants- nuseries.
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What happened in 1919? (38)
Subsidised housing acts
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When did the zeppelin raids start bombing? (39)
January 1915
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What was their main target? (40)
London
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What did London do? (41)
Strict blackouts regulations
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Why did the public become angry? (42)
Little defence against the raids
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When was the last zeppelin raid? (43)
1917
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What happened if a zeppelin was shot? (44)
It would explode
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How many people were killed (45)
Over 500
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How many were injured? (46)
1300
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From May 1917 the Germans began to use aircraft known as what? (47)
Gotha IV Bombers
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What size bombs could these carry? (48)
Small
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Did they cause panic? (49)
Yes a great lot
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Was the loss of life high? (50)
Yes, there was no protection or shelter
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What made the government bring in better searchilights, balloons, and anti-aircraft guns? (51)
Public pressure
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What stopped these raids? (52)
The Germans could not afford further raids as 7 out of 19 bombers where shot down
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The majority of raids only affected where? (53)
South East of England
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Which world war included much more serious german bombing raids? (54)
World War 2
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What allowed bombers to fly further and drop larger destructive bombs? (55)
Technology
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What was the aim of the Blitz? (56)
To destroy the morale of the people so the government would surrender
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What was another aim of the Blitz?(57)
To destory key industrial areas and communications to limit Britains ability to fight the war
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When the did the bombing raids become less frequent? (58)
May 1941
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What did Hitler turn his attention to? (59)
The invasion of the USSR
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What was the worst place hit in WW2? Why? (60)
East end, because of the dock area
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When were V1 & V2 raids used? (61)
1944 & 1945
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What was the V1 bomb? (62)
A flying bomb also known as a doodlebug
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The V2 bomb was more of a serious threat... True or false? (63)
True
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How were they more of a serious threat? (64)
They could fly at supersonic speed and could not be seen or shot down
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Was bombing accurate in World War 2? (65)
No
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What had to be blacked out? (66)
Homes, businesses, cars and trains
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Was the blackout regulations taking seriously? (67)
Yes, some people even stoned people's windows if they did not follow the regulations
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Where could people shelter? (68)
Anderson shelters, morrison shelters,underground
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How did people keep cheerful? (69)
Sing songs, canteens provided hot drinks
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Did schools have their own shelters? (70)
Yes
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Was censorship & propaganda effective in playing down the negative reactions of individuals? (71)
Yes
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What was DORA? (72)
Defence of the Realm Act
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Did DORA allow the government to censor newspapers? (73)
Yes
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What did DORA restrict people doing? (74)
Talk about military affairs in public, light bonfires or fireworks, buy binoculars, ring church bells
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Were farmers and minors allowed to join the army? (75)
No
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What did the government introduce in 1916? (76)
conscription because the numbers of men signing up decreased
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What is the definition for Conscientious Objectors? (77)
Someone objecting to fighting on religious or moral grounds
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Where were CO's sent? (78)
To prison, they would be treated cruelly
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When was the 'Emergency Powers Act' passed? (79)
May 1940
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What did it give the government?(80)
Unlimited power, civilians had to do what the government wished
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What was the main role of the government during both World Wars? (81)
Maintain supplies of food
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When was rationing introduced? (82)
January 1918
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Did poorer people get healthier? (83)
Yes, fairer share of healthy food
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Was rationing as severe as it was in WW2? (84)
No
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When did the first evacuation take place?(85)
August 31st
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What was this the day before? (86)
The Germans invaded Polan
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What did the Emergency Powers Act allow the authorities to do? (87)
Force families to take children if they had room
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Were children abused? (88)
Yes
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Did girls receive a real education? (89)
No, very few did
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Socially women were expected to take who with them? (90)
Chaperone
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Who was this usually? (91)
An older female relative
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Was smoking & drinking considered acceptable? (92)
No
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Where did women play an important role in world war 1? (93)
On the home front
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Were chemicals they worked with poisonous? (94)
Yes
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How were they dangerous? (95)
They dyed the hair, and skin of the workers yellow
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What nickname did this lead to? (96)
The canaries
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What did the work of women lead to? (97)
Growing independence
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Did they have to go around with a chaperone now?(98)
No, because there were fewer men
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When was the Representation of the People Act passed? (99)
Before the war ended
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Did this make them now totally equal to men? (100)
No
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Who was the first woman MP? (101)
Nancy Astor
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Where was she an MP? (102)
Plymouth
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Who were the most extreme women and what did they do? (103)
Flappers, they wore short skirts, revealing clothes, wore make up and had short hair
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When did the married womens property act come in? (104)
1925
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When was a law passed that made it illegal to bar a woman from a job? (105)
1919
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Did unmarried women ever get conscripted into work? (106)
Yes, in ww2
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What was introduced in 1943?(107)
The equal pay commission
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Did this have any power? (108)
No, employers ignored it
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What did war work give women? (109)
Confidence and independence
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Did the government help with child-care commitments? (110)
Yes
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Were films made to keep up the morale? (111)
Yes
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What other media types were key methods of keeping up the morale? (112)
Entertainment and radio
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Who were key individuals? (113)
David Lloyd George, Winston Churchill
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What did Winston Churchill used to keep the morale high of British people? (114)
His speaking skills
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