20th Century Britian: The Great War

By kylevandebeek
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    World War 1

    World war 1 brought a wartime boom to Britain. The empire saw a decrease in unemployment, an increase in wages, and people had more money to spend. Food was being rationed and the government took control over alcohol.

  • Defense of Realm Act

    -Censorship
    -Government could take control over anything in the name of the war

  • Home Rule for Ireland

    Home rule for Ireland became law in 1914, but was suspended with the outbreak of WW1
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    Asquith Coalition Government

    • Conservatives in cabinet
    • Ministry of munitions

  • Treasury Agreements

    David Lloyd George promised to give jobs back to trade unions after war.
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    David Lloyd George Coalition Government

    • Liberal split
    • Conservative center of gravity
    • War cabinet
    • New ministries of shipping, food, labor

  • Paul Nash, "The Menin Road"

    Government pays artits to capture war for a "hall of rememberence" that never comes to be. Paul Nash, one of the more famous war artists depicts the war as desolate.

  • John Singer Sargent, "Gassed"

    • Chemical weapons
    • The blind leading the blind