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Minister of Munitions, the Glossary

The Minister of Munitions was a British government position created during the First World War to oversee and co-ordinate the production and distribution of munitions for the war effort.^[1]

28 relations: Albion (journal), Andrew Weir, 1st Baron Inverforth, Armistice of 11 November 1918, Arthur Lee, 1st Viscount Lee of Fareham, Canadian Journal of History, Christopher Addison, 1st Viscount Addison, David Lloyd George, Edwin Montagu, Frederick Kellaway, J. E. B. Seely, 1st Baron Mottistone, James Hope, 1st Baron Rankeillour, John Baird, 1st Viscount Stonehaven, John Grigg, John Marriott (British politician), Jute, Kathleen Burk, Laming Worthington-Evans, Liberal Party (UK), Munitions of War Act 1915, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, R. J. Q. Adams, River Clyde, Shell Crisis of 1915, University of Toronto Press, War Office, Winston Churchill, World War I, 1918 United Kingdom embargo strike.
1921 disestablishments in the United Kingdom
Defence ministers of the United Kingdom

Albion (journal)

Albion: A Quarterly Journal Concerned with British Studies was a peer-reviewed history journal publishing articles on aspects of British history of any period.

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Andrew Weir, 1st Baron Inverforth

Andrew Weir, 1st Baron Inverforth, PC (24 April 1865 – 17 September 1955) created and headed the firm of Andrew Weir and Co.

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The Armistice of 11 November 1918 was the armistice signed at Le Francport near Compiègne that ended fighting on land, at sea, and in the air in World War I between the Entente and their last remaining opponent, Germany.

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Arthur Lee, 1st Viscount Lee of Fareham

Arthur Hamilton Lee, 1st Viscount Lee of Fareham, (8 November 1868 – 21 July 1947), was an English soldier, diplomat, politician, philanthropist and patron of the arts.

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Canadian Journal of History

The Canadian Journal of History/Annales canadiennes d'histoire is a triannual peer-reviewed academic journal covering all areas of history.

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Christopher Addison, 1st Viscount Addison

Christopher Addison, 1st Viscount Addison, (19 June 1869 – 11 December 1951), was a British medical doctor and politician.

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David Lloyd George

David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor, (17 January 1863 – 26 March 1945) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922.

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Edwin Montagu

Edwin Samuel Montagu PC (6 February 1879 – 15 November 1924) was a British Liberal politician who served as Secretary of State for India between 1917 and 1922.

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Frederick Kellaway

Frederick George Kellaway PC (3 December 1870 – 13 April 1933), often called F. G. Kellaway, was a Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom, and Member of Parliament for Bedford from December 1910 to 1922.

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J. E. B. Seely, 1st Baron Mottistone

John Edward Bernard Seely, 1st Baron Mottistone, (31 May 1868 – 7 November 1947), also known as Jack Seely, was a British Army general and politician.

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James Hope, 1st Baron Rankeillour

James Fitzalan Hope, 1st Baron Rankeillour, PC (11 December 1870 – 14 February 1949), was a British Conservative politician.

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John Baird, 1st Viscount Stonehaven

John Lawrence Baird, 1st Viscount Stonehaven, (27 April 1874 – 20 August 1941) was a British politician who served as the eighth Governor-General of Australia, in office from 1925 to 1930.

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John Grigg

John Edward Poynder Grigg (15 April 1924 – 31 December 2001) was a British writer, historian and politician.

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John Marriott (British politician)

Sir John Arthur Ransome Marriott (17 August 1859 – 6 June 1945) was a British educationist, historian, and Conservative member of parliament (MP).

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Jute

Jute is a long, rough, shiny bast fibre that can be spun into coarse, strong threads.

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Kathleen Burk

Kathleen Mildred Burk (born March 1946) is Professor Emerita of Modern and Contemporary History at University College London.

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Laming Worthington-Evans

Sir Worthington Laming Worthington-Evans, 1st Baronet, (23 August 1868 – 14 February 1931) was a British Conservative politician.

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Liberal Party (UK)

The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties in the United Kingdom, along with the Conservative Party, in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Munitions of War Act 1915

The Munitions of War Act 1915 was a British Act of Parliament passed on 2 July 1915 during the First World War. Minister of Munitions and Munitions of War Act 1915 are United Kingdom in World War I.

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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

The prime minister of the United Kingdom is the head of government of the United Kingdom.

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R. J. Q. Adams

Ralph James Quincy Adams (born September 22, 1943) is an American author and historian.

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River Clyde

The River Clyde (Abhainn Chluaidh,, Clyde Watter, or Watter o Clyde) is a river that flows into the Firth of Clyde, in the west of Scotland.

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Shell Crisis of 1915

The Shell Crisis of 1915 was a shortage of artillery shells on the front lines in the First World War that led to a political crisis in the United Kingdom. Minister of Munitions and shell Crisis of 1915 are United Kingdom in World War I.

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University of Toronto Press

The University of Toronto Press is a Canadian university press.

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War Office

The War Office has referred to several British government organisations in history, all relating to the army.

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Winston Churchill

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who was twice Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, and 1951 to 1955.

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World War I

World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.

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1918 United Kingdom embargo strike

The Embargo strike of July 1918, centered in industrial areas of Coventry and Birmingham in England, among munitions workers, involving 15,000 or more men, was not an ordinary dispute with employers, but an organized attempt to force the British government to cancel a particular embargo, which was an order passed by the Ministry of Munitions forbidding four manufacturing forms in Coventry from hiring additional skilled men without Ministry approval.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_of_Munitions

Also known as Ministry of Munitions, Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Munitions, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Ministry of Munitions.