Era of the Great War 1914 - 1918

Recruitment

Peer pressure, pals battalion, hatred of Germans, propaganda, need for employment, adventure, patriotism, short war theory.

Conditions of Trenches

Disease, pests, food, weather, routine/boredom, danger/fear of death.

Military Tactics

Mining & tunnelling, tank barrage, gas barrage, creeping barrage, artillery bombardment, preliminary bombardment, machine gun-enfilade firing, over the top.

New Technology

Tanks, gas, artillery, machine guns, air power, rifles.

Defence of the Realm Act

Censorship, economy, employment, daily life.

Changing Role of Women

Police, transport, factories, Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps, Women’s land army, nurses, armed forces.

Conscientious Objectors Consequences

Imprisonment, white feather, service, press.

Post War Decline of Heavy Industry

Reliance on war orders, lack of investment, international trading slump, foreign competition, competition within Britain, frequent industrial action.

New Industries

Car manufacturing, vehicle manufacturing, energy, luxury goods.

Suffragists Tactics

Lobbying MPs, petitions, public speaking, pro-suffrage publications and posters, non-violent protests and rallies.

Suffragette Tactics

Smashed shop windows, hunger strikes, acid in letterboxes, harassed politicians, burnt down buildings, damaged art and historical pieces, burned “votes for women” into golfing greens.

Addison Act

Providing affordable, good quality housing to soldiers, other military forces and working class families.