THE HOME FRONTS IN BRITAIN AND GERMANY
Syllabus content:
- Total war and its social and economic impact on civilians in Britain and Germany
- Total war and its social and economic impact on civilians in Britain and Germany
DUE DATE: WEEK 4 PERIOD 1
Answers must be accessible for this lesson and handed in either on paper or electronically at the end of the lesson.
Activity 1 - Social Impacts on Britain
(10 minutes)
Source A
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Source B
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Questions:
1. Avoiding wastage was portrayed as being patriotic and critical to the total war effort. What images are used to convey this message to the home front in Source A?
2. What particular group in British society is the cartoonist portraying in Source B
a) The poor
b) The working class
c) The middle class
d) The upper class
3. What does the woman's dress and the girls attitude suggest about:
a) The British response to wartime rationing
b) The perspective of the cartoonist?
1. Avoiding wastage was portrayed as being patriotic and critical to the total war effort. What images are used to convey this message to the home front in Source A?
2. What particular group in British society is the cartoonist portraying in Source B
a) The poor
b) The working class
c) The middle class
d) The upper class
3. What does the woman's dress and the girls attitude suggest about:
a) The British response to wartime rationing
b) The perspective of the cartoonist?
Activity 2 - Social Impacts on Germany
(10 minutes)
Source C
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Source D
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Questions:
1.What image of German people is the artist showing in Source C?
3. What is source D showing us?
1.What image of German people is the artist showing in Source C?
3. What is source D showing us?
Activity 3 - Economic impacts on Britain
(10 minutes)
Questions:
1. According to Source E, what did Britain spend most of its money on during WW1
a) Wound gratitudes
b) Bullets
c) Biscuits
d) Tobacco
2. What can be concluded by source F (remember debt means an increase in government spending and inflation means an increase in prices)
a) Britain's National debt and inflation increased in the years of World War One
b) Britain's National debt and inflation decreased in the years of World War One
c) Britain's National debt increased and inflation decreased in the years of World War One
d) Britains National debt decreased and inflation increased in the years of World War One
3. Based on your answer to question 2 and using your own knowledge, provide ONE reason for the change in national debt and ONE reason for the change in inflation to Britain in the years of 1914-1918.
1. According to Source E, what did Britain spend most of its money on during WW1
a) Wound gratitudes
b) Bullets
c) Biscuits
d) Tobacco
2. What can be concluded by source F (remember debt means an increase in government spending and inflation means an increase in prices)
a) Britain's National debt and inflation increased in the years of World War One
b) Britain's National debt and inflation decreased in the years of World War One
c) Britain's National debt increased and inflation decreased in the years of World War One
d) Britains National debt decreased and inflation increased in the years of World War One
3. Based on your answer to question 2 and using your own knowledge, provide ONE reason for the change in national debt and ONE reason for the change in inflation to Britain in the years of 1914-1918.
Activity 4- Economic impacts on Germany
(10 minutes)
Source G
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Source H
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Questions:
1. According to Source G, In the first year of World War One the prices of food in Germany
a) Increased
b) Decreased
c) Stayed the same
d) The source is irrelevant
2. Using Source G, which item of food had the biggest increase, price wise
a) Bread
b) Pork
c) Butter
d) Potatoes
3. Analyse what source H is saying
1. According to Source G, In the first year of World War One the prices of food in Germany
a) Increased
b) Decreased
c) Stayed the same
d) The source is irrelevant
2. Using Source G, which item of food had the biggest increase, price wise
a) Bread
b) Pork
c) Butter
d) Potatoes
3. Analyse what source H is saying
Activity 5 - Source Analysis
(20 minutes)
Question:
How useful would Sources A and E be for a historian studying the impact of total war on civilians in Britain and Germany? In your answer, consider the perspectives provided by the TWO sources and the reliability of each one.
Download and fill out this Source analysis formula for your response
How useful would Sources A and E be for a historian studying the impact of total war on civilians in Britain and Germany? In your answer, consider the perspectives provided by the TWO sources and the reliability of each one.
Download and fill out this Source analysis formula for your response
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