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Y315: The Changing Nature of Warfare 1792–1945

The relationship between relevant domestic factors and warfare: organisation of the state for war

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Overview

Recall questions on the organisation of the state for war, public opinion, morale, patriotism and the impact of mass literacy, franchise and the popular press, censorship, conscription, economics and the cost of war, the mobilisation of the economy, mass production, manpower and resources.

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Key term

Explain how mass production changed the relationship between industry and victory.

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How did the British system deal with those who refused to fight on grounds of conscience?

Key term

Why was the British Ministry of Munitions created in 1915?

Questions from this subtopic

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  1. 1

    State what the levée en masse of 1793 declared.

    Model answer

    It placed the whole French population in permanent requisition for the war, with unmarried young men called to the armies and everyone else set to make weapons, supplies and clothing or to serve the war effort.

  2. 2

    Why was the British Ministry of Munitions created in 1915?

    Model answer

    Public anger at the shortage of shells convinced the government that private industry left to itself could not equip a mass army, so a new ministry took control of factories, materials and labour.

  3. 3

    Outline the powers the Defence of the Realm Act gave the British government.

    Model answer

    It allowed the state to censor the press, requisition land, factories and materials, control the movement of people and try offenders by court martial.

  4. 4

    When and why did Britain introduce conscription in the First World War?

    Model answer

    In January 1916, because voluntary recruiting could no longer replace losses or sustain the size of army the government believed the war required.

  5. 5

    How did the British system deal with those who refused to fight on grounds of conscience?

    Model answer

    Local tribunals heard applications for exemption, granting some men non-combatant or civilian work while imprisoning those who refused all service.

  6. 6

    Why was Union conscription in the American Civil War so resented?

    Model answer

    A drafted man could avoid service by paying a commutation fee or hiring a substitute, which convinced poorer men that the burden of fighting fell on them alone.

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