History

• GETTES


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• HOME FRONT


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• DORA


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• The Defence of the Realm Act (DORA) became law

  8 August 1914
• The Defence of the Realm Act (DORA)


  1. Authorised the government to do almost anything it thought necessary to help the war effort and protect the country

  2. Allowed the government to pass laws and avoid the drawn-out process of having bills proposed, voted on and ratified in Parliament
• DORA


  • Pub opening times were limited
  • The strength of drinks was watered down
  • The buying of drinks for others was banned
• Limiting pub opening times, watering down drinks, and banning buying drinks for others

  Aimed to tackle lateness and loss of productivity at work
• British Summer Time


  • Clocks sprung forward
  • To extend the amount of daylight or 'daylight saving' to produce more on farms, and in turn, to help feed the nation
• Rationing


  Limiting the amount of food people could buy due to shortages
• Britain's population was dependent on food imports from the Empire, but boats were sinking British merchant ships, causing a food shortage
• Rationing


  1. Voluntary rationing introduced in 1917

  2. Compulsory rationing introduced in 1918

  3. People were only allowed to buy a fair share of food in short supply
• Well-off people could obtain extra food on the black market, which was sold illegally at higher prices
• Suffragists


  The National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS) formed in 1897 by Millicent Fawcett, aimed to achieve female suffrage through non-militant tactics
• Suffragettes


  The Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) formed by Emmeline Pankhurst, used more militant tactics to achieve female suffrage
• The Suffragettes grew frustrated with the slow progress achieved by the Suffragists and decided to form their own organisation