The home front

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What does DORA stand for?
The Defence of the Realm Act
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When was DORA passed?
August 1914
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What was the two basic things that the government was trying to do around the time of DORA?
1) Make sure the country had enough resources to fight the war and 2) make suer that British people were in a fit state to fight and support the war effort
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Name four things that the law allowed the government to do
1) introduce conscription 2) censor newspapers 3) enforce rationing 4) British Summer Time
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What year was the number of casualties increasing?
1915
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What year did the government introduce conscription?
1916
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What was the ages of all single men, that had to fight?
18 to 40
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why did married men have to join up?
still was not enough soldiers
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what happened to conscientious objectors?
treated as criminals and sent to jail.
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what job did women start doing during the war?
mining
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why did women start taking mens jobs?
so they could go and fight and the country still get the supplies needed
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why did we stop importing many kinds of foods?
German U-ships were attacking
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what year did rationing start?
1918
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what was made compulsory for rationing?
beer, butter, sugar and meat
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what did Britain do to help food shortages?
start farming
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why did Britain use propaganda?
to encourage people to fight
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When was DORA passed?

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August 1914

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What year was the number of casualties increasing?

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