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2M Wars and Welfare: Britain in Transition, 1906–1957

Women's War Work, the Vote and Conscription

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Recall questions on women's war work and the franchise acts of 1918, wartime culture and patriotism, the introduction of conscription and the treatment of conscientious objectors, and shell shock and the trenches.

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Key term

How many women worked in munitions factories by 1918?

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What cultural changes occurred during the First World War?

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What outcomes could tribunals assign to conscientious objectors?

Questions from this subtopic

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  1. 1

    Into which areas did women's wartime roles expand?

    Model answer

    Munitions work, transport, agriculture (Women's Land Army), and auxiliary military services.

  2. 2

    How many women worked in munitions factories by 1918?

    Model answer

    Approximately one million.

  3. 3

    What is the historiographical debate regarding women's wartime contribution and suffrage?

    Model answer

    Women's wartime contribution strengthened arguments for female suffrage, though historians debate whether this was the decisive factor.

  4. 4

    What voting rights did the Representation of the People Act 1918 grant to women?

    Model answer

    The vote to women over 30 who met property qualifications.

  5. 5

    By how much did the 1918 franchise reform expand the electorate?

    Model answer

    It tripled the electorate from approximately 7.7 million to 21.4 million voters.

  6. 6

    What did the Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act 1918 permit?

    Model answer

    It allowed women to stand as parliamentary candidates.

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