1. The First World War LO: Basic knowledge 12 mark questions

2. Conscription A) What would you say was the MAIN reason for the introduction of conscription? (1) B) When was the 1 st Military Service Act passed? Which men became eligible to be called up? (2) C) When and why were married men conscripted? (2) D) When was the 3rd Military Service Act passed? Which men became eligible to be called up? (2)

3. Work and workers E) Who became Minister of Munitions in 1915? (1) F) With whom did he make ‘dilution agreements’? (1) G) What did a dilution agreement allow to happen? (2) H) Name 4 industries that were under state control (4) I) Give a different example (from H) of how ‘war socialism’ was imposed (1)

4. Paying for the war J) Give the figures for government spending in 1913 and 1918 (2) K) Give 3 ways in which the gov’t obtained the money to pay for the war (3) L) How much did the war cost per day? (1) M) What financial difficulties did post-war British gov’ts have as a direct result of the war? (2)

5. Social and cultural change N) What 3 factors decreased poverty among the working classes in wartime? (3) O) What 3 financial policies decreased upper and middle class wealth? (3) P) Give an example of class barriers breaking down and an example of divisions continuing (2) Q) Did church attendance increase or decrease? (1) R) Give the names for 2 of these acronyms WRNS; WAAC; WRAF (2) S) What did the Sex Disqualification Act of 1919 allow? (3) T) Who received the right to vote in 1918? (2)

6. Explain why the Defence of the Realm Act was passed in 1914 http://store.aqa.org.uk/qual/gce/pdf/AQA-HIS1L-W- MS-JUN10.PDFhttp://store.aqa.org.uk/qual/gce/pdf/AQA-HIS1L-W- MS-JUN10.PDF - Jun 2010 (exact q) Overall reason = need for increased governmental power, to fight the 1 st World wWr successfully Contributory reasons = e.gs all of the specific powers - censorship, direction of labour, production of munitions, rationing, recruitment How to create links = for munitions to be produced, exemptions from conscription had to be given to some men.

7. Explain why conscription was introduced in 1916. http://store.aqa.org.uk/qual/gce/pdf/AQA-HIS1L- W-MS-JAN09.PDF - Jan 2009http://store.aqa.org.uk/qual/gce/pdf/AQA-HIS1L- W-MS-JAN09.PDF Overall reason = voluntarism had failed to meet the demand for troops Contributory = length of war, tactics which resulted in heavy casualties, early enthusiasm faded, Derby scheme failed 1916 = planned Somme offensive in July Links = length of war and high casualties to failure of voluntarism

8. Explain why some women were given the right to vote in 1918. http://store.aqa.org.uk/qual/gce/pdf/AQA-HIS1L-W-MS- JUN10.PDF - Jun 2010http://store.aqa.org.uk/qual/gce/pdf/AQA-HIS1L-W-MS- JUN10.PDF http://store.aqa.org.uk/qual/gce/pdf/AQA-HIS1L-W-MS- JAN09.PDF - Jan 2009http://store.aqa.org.uk/qual/gce/pdf/AQA-HIS1L-W-MS- JAN09.PDF Pre-War campaigns War time contribution Men were being given the right to vote (fear of renewal of violence or awareness of equal claim to reward) Lloyd George replaced Asquith as PM I’m sure that you have a view on the most important reason!

9. Explain why the First World War encouraged social change. Main reason = Mobilisation for war led to new roles for many. Examples to explain = Men serving together in trenches Reduction in domestic servants Women left to run households Women moved into men’s jobs Woman allowed to live freer lives Contributory reason = Also sense of common purpose, shared suffering