Starter quiz

  • The contributions that civilians made to the war effort took place on the ______ front?
    • 'home' ✓
  • There were ______ of food items such as bread and potatoes during WWI.
    • 'shortages' ✓
  • Which of these roles did women NOT take on in WWI?
    • farmers
    • factory workers
    • soldiers  ✓
    • bus and tram conductors
    • nurses
  • Match the keywords to the correct definitions.
    • No Man's Land
      ⇔
      land in between the defensive trenches of rival armies ✓
    • memorial
      ⇔
      something to honour those who have lost their lives ✓
    • Victoria Cross
      ⇔
      an award given to soldiers for acts of extreme bravery ✓
    • allies
      ⇔
      countries who support each other during times of war ✓
  • Which statement is NOT true?
    • Before WWI, some women had joined groups to campaign for women's right to vote.
    • Some women were in paid employment before WWI.
    • Women were paid the same as men for the work they did in WWI.  ✓
    • Women had shown they work as well as men.
    • Some women were given the right to vote in 1918.
  • Put these events into the correct order, starting with the earliest.
    • 1
      ⇔
      Start of WWI
    • 2
      ⇔
      The Battle of the Somme
    • 3
      ⇔
      The Representation of the People Act
    • 4
      ⇔
      End of WWI
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