Recruitment
This "P" word means a love of your country
What is Patriotism?
They particularly liked living in the folds of Scottish soldiers kilts
What are lice?
Defence of the Realm Act
What was the proper name for DORA?
What methods were commonly used by the Suffragettes?
This "P" word means messages, not always true, that the government wants you to believe
What is Propaganda?
This new technology was first used in the Somme and was named after the water containers they were transported over the Channel in
What is a tank?
Unmarried men between 18 and 41
Which group of people were first to be called up under Conscription rules?
Because boats were banned from the North Sea and trade with Russia and Germany was banned
Why did the fishing industry decline during the war?
The famous battalion that was made up of players from Heart of Midlothian
What is McRae's Battalion?
Chlorine and Mustard
What kinds of poisonous gas were used in the Western Front?
U Boats sunk cargo ships, there was panic buying and not enough home grown food was being produced
Why was rationing introduced?
Coastguards, doctors and teachers
Give examples of Reserved Occupations
7 shillings a week
What was the starting pay for volunteers to fight in WW1?
The Scottish born Filed Marshall who was in charge of the British troops for much of WW1
Who is Douglas Haig?
Canary Girls
What was the nickname given to women who worked in the munitions factories?
Mary Barbour
Who set up the Glasgow Women's Housing Association?
Lord Kitchener
Who's face appears on the propaganda poster saying "Your Country Needs You!"?
1 July - 18 November 1916
When was the Battle of the Somme?
73
How many conscientious objectors died in prison?
9.2 million
How many women were entitled to vote after 1918?