What was not a vital industry to the war effort?
Textiles
Copper
Steel
Where were the main Scottish shipyards?
On the Clyde
In the Firth of Forth
On the Tay
When did the Shell Scandal occur?
1916
1914
1915
What did the Munitions of War Act do?
Place a demand for a 50% increase in the production of munitions from factories
Ban strikes in munitions factories
Banned munitions workers from resigning without consent
What percentage of food consumed by British people was produced in Britain?
40%
60%
55%
What threatened British food supplies the most?
Not having enough trade ships
German U-boats
Food needed for soldiers
When was compulsory rationing introduced in Britain?
February 1918
November 1917
December 1917
In which British industry did employment levels fall by 90%, in the 1920s?
Ship building
Coal mining
Agriculture
What made sure that land would be available for men, who were returning from war, to work on?
The Land Settlement Act of 1919
The Land Redistribution Act of 1919
The Land Settlement Act of 1918
What did the Empire Settlement Act do?
Assisted Scots who wanted to return to Scotland from other parts of the Empire
Assisted Scots who wanted to move to other parts of the Empire
Assisted Scots who wanted to move to countries outwith the Empire