NI in WW2 and the Welfare State: Belfast Case Study (Leaving Cert History): Flashcards
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Name Belfast's major WWII shipyard
Name Belfast's major WWII shipyard
Harland & Wolff
Ship types built by Harland & Wolff
Ship types built by Harland & Wolff
Aircraft carriers, destroyers, merchant vessels
Name Belfast's WWII aircraft factory
Name Belfast's WWII aircraft factory
Short Brothers factory
Aircraft produced by Short Brothers
Aircraft produced by Short Brothers
Short Sunderland flying boats
Purpose of Short Sunderland aircraft
Purpose of Short Sunderland aircraft
Patrol Atlantic & protect convoys from U-boats
Battle where Sunderland aircraft vital
Battle where Sunderland aircraft vital
Battle of the Atlantic
Belfast munitions production included
Belfast munitions production included
Weapons, ammunition, equipment
Gallaher factory's wartime product
Gallaher factory's wartime product
Millions of cigarettes for soldiers
New workers in Belfast during war
New workers in Belfast during war
Women, taking jobs of men fighting overseas
WVS full name
WVS full name
Women's Voluntary Service
Year of Belfast Blitz
Year of Belfast Blitz
1941
Belfast Blitz death toll
Belfast Blitz death toll
Over 900 people
ARP full name
ARP full name
Air raid precautions
ARP measures in Belfast
ARP measures in Belfast
Blackout measures, air raid shelters, firewatching teams
Civil contributions to war effort
Civil contributions to war effort
Rationing, scrap metal drives, war savings campaigns