British history revision week 6: Social and Cultural impact of WW1 (copy)

By 1918, women made up what fraction of the workforce?

1/3

What did the dilution agreement between the government and trade unions allow during WW1?

Women would be allowed to do jobs previously viewed as male jobs.

By 1918, what percentage of the workforce in the shell factories were women?

80%.

How many women served in non-combat armed forces jobs by 1918?

150,000.

What year was the Sex Disqualification Act - which said women could no longer be barred from a career in law and the Civil Service due to their sex?

By 1921, the percentage of women in the total workforce was little different from what it had been in which year?

According to the Representation of the People's Act in 1918, who could vote? (mention any 3)

All men over 21, Men over 19 who had seen active service in the war, A married woman over 30 who was a graduate or property owner.

In 1921 the miners went on strike they were hoping the railway and transport workers would support them, but they didn't.  What conditions were the miners forced to accept? 

Longer hours and a 20% pay cut.

List impacts of WW1 on society. (provide 4 possible answers)

Weaker, more expensive beer; Cigarette smoking became more popular; 300,000 children lost their father due to deaths during the war; The war challenged the view that Western civilisations are superior.

How many men had volunteered by the end of 1914?

1 million.

How many men had volunteered in total by the end of the war in 1918?

2.5 million.

In what year was the Conscription Act introduced?

What were three reasons conscientious objectors refused to fight?

Religious, political, moral.

Roughly how many men were conscientious objectors in WW1?

16,000.