Q.1
British propaganda made much of atrocities committed by the Germans against civilians in the early weeks of the war. Which country was said to have suffered especially badly from this?
  • France
  • Russia
  • Belgium
  • Holland
Q.2
Women workers were especially appreciated in the munitions industry, and many thousands served there. How many women were employed in this way at the peak?
  • 500,000
  • 1.5 million
  • 850,000
  • 300,000
Q.3
Men were expected to join up in the forces: either voluntarily or by conscription. Some men, however, were not allowed to leave their jobs, which were considered vital to the war effort. Examples would be coal-miners and train drivers. What general name was given to such employment?
  • Reserved occupations
  • Reserved employment
  • Excluded occupations
  • Excepted jobs
Q.4
DORA was an Act of Parliament passed in August 1914, that curbed the rights of citizens under wartime conditions. What does DORA stand for?
  • Defence of the Realm Act
  • Defence Orders Revision Act
  • Defence Objectives Register Act
  • Defence of the Regular Army
Q.5
Many women served near the front line as nurses. One such nursing unit were the FANY's, founded by Kitchener in 1907, What does FANY stand for?
  • Front Army Nursing Yeomanry
  • First Army Nursing Yeomanry
  • First Aid Nursing Yeomanry
  • First Aid Nurses Yeomanry
Q.6
Women tried to shame male civilians into joining up. How precisely did they do this?
  • By threatening to publish the names of men of military age who had not yet joined up
  • By forcing men in civilian clothes to try on military kit
  • By refusing to go on dates with their boyfriends until they agreed to sign up
  • By distributing white feathers to any man wearing civilian clothes who seemed to be of military age
Q.7
London received air raids in 1915 from German airships. By what name were these craft known?
  • Dirigibles
  • Hindenburgs
  • Luftzeuge
  • Zeppelins
Q.8
In January 1918 the government placed limits on civilians' consumption of certain foodstuffs, following an escalation of the Germans' submarine campaign against merchant shipping. What was this measure called?
  • Limitation of civilian consumption
  • Rationing
  • Retail restriction
  • Food purchase ban
Q.9
What happened to both Scarborough and Hartlepool in December 1914?
  • These towns suffered serious air attack
  • German troops landed briefly in both places and did much damage
  • Both towns were bombarded from the sea by elements of the German fleet
  • The Germans experimented with poison gas against civilians in both places
Q.10
The government reduced pub opening hours in order to get better service from the civilian workforce. What were the new opening times in the evening?
  • 1830-2130
  • 1800-2200
  • 1900-2230
  • 1730-2030
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