Essay Q Prep - Impact of WW2 on economy and society of NI? (Leaving Cert History): Flashcards
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Warships built in NI by Harland & Wolff during WW2
Warships built in NI by Harland & Wolff during WW2
140 warships
Stirling bombers built by Shorts Bros for RAF
Stirling bombers built by Shorts Bros for RAF
Around 1200
Parachutes manufactured in NI during WW2
Parachutes manufactured in NI during WW2
2 million
Wartime unemployment rate in NI
Wartime unemployment rate in NI
5%
NI cattle numbers by 1945
NI cattle numbers by 1945
Just under 1 million
LDV volunteers who joined (out of 16,000 called in 1939)
LDV volunteers who joined (out of 16,000 called in 1939)
3,000
Home Guard membership by Aug 1940
Home Guard membership by Aug 1940
Almost 26,000 members
Date of Easter Tuesday Raid on Belfast
Date of Easter Tuesday Raid on Belfast
15 April 1941
Deaths in Easter Tuesday Raid
Deaths in Easter Tuesday Raid
900 dead
Landmines dropped in Easter Tuesday Raid
Landmines dropped in Easter Tuesday Raid
76
Firemen sent from South to Belfast
Firemen sent from South to Belfast
70 firemen
Date of Fire Raid on Belfast
Date of Fire Raid on Belfast
4-5 May 1941
People who left Belfast by June 1941
People who left Belfast by June 1941
Around 220,000
Total killed in Belfast during WW2
Total killed in Belfast during WW2
1,100 people
VE Day date
VE Day date
8 May 1945