c1900–present: Warfare and British society in the modern era (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Total war concept
Total war concept
War requiring complete mobilisation of nation's resources, economy & people
Britain's first modern conscription
Britain's first modern conscription
World War One
British men who served in WWI
British men who served in WWI
Approximately 6 million
British deaths in WWI
British deaths in WWI
Around 700,000
British deaths in WWII
British deaths in WWII
About 450,000
Home Front meaning
Home Front meaning
Civilian population & domestic prep supporting military abroad
Home Guard members by 1941
Home Guard members by 1941
1.6 million
Civil Defence wardens by 1945
Civil Defence wardens by 1945
Approximately 1.4 million
WVS volunteers from 1941
WVS volunteers from 1941
Around 1 million
When did Britain face critical wheat shortage?
When did Britain face critical wheat shortage?
April 1917 (only weeks of supplies remaining)
Homes destroyed in Blitz (1940-41)
Homes destroyed in Blitz (1940-41)
2 million
Defence of the Realm Act year
Defence of the Realm Act year
1914
Emergency Powers Act year
Emergency Powers Act year
1940
Bevin Boys
Bevin Boys
Men working in mining instead of joining armed forces (WWII)
Year USA & USSR both had nuclear weapons
Year USA & USSR both had nuclear weapons
1949