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DWR Section 5
Keeping Up Morale
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What did the 1939 Emergency Powers Act allow the government to do? | Use powers to defend the country |
| When was the Ministry of Information set up? | September 1939 - around the outbreak of war |
| How many cinema tickets were sold in 1938? | 980 million |
| How many cinema tickets were sold in 1945? | 1500 million |
| How many were working in the Ministry of Information by 1945? | 3 million |
| What was the only newspaper to be banned in Britain? | The Daily Worker |
| When was the Daily Worker banned? | 1941 |
| Why was the Daily Worker banned? | It supported Stalin (the Russian leader) and communism (which was prominent in Russia). It also attacked the British government |
| How many allotments were there in 1939? | 800,000 |
| The number of allotments in Britain doubled by 1943 thanks to which campaign? | The Dig for Victory campaign |
| When was the Spitfire Fund set up? | 1940 |
| What would happen if an individual or business raised £5000 for the Spitfire Fund? | Their name would be painted in yellow on the fuselage |
| What did the £5000 for the Spitfire Fund cover the cost of? | The framework of the Spitfire |
| When did Neville Chamberlain resign as Prime Minister? | 10th May 1940 |
| Who was appointed to replace Chamberlain as Prime Minister? | Winston Churchill |
| How many British soldiers were evacuated at Dunkirk in late May / early June 1940? | 300,000 |
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