article_snippet: In what was Britain’s first industrial war, huge amounts of munitions were needed - but the men who dominated manufacturing jobs had left to fight.
article_snippet: Getting involved: Britain was facing a huge shortage of munitions on the front lines in 1915, leading to what became known as the Shells Crisis .
article_snippet: Britain was facing a huge shortage of munitions on the front lines of World War in 1915, leading to what became known as the Shells Crisisthe Shells Crisis.
article_snippet: The Government appointed David Lloyd George as munitions minister, which prompted the construction of new shell factories across Britain.