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Lloyd George introduced rationing to deal with food shortages during the war.

The First World War 06

Find out how women’s wartime work in factories, farms, transport and nursing kept Britain going in World War One and helped change ideas about rights and voting.

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Fascinating Fact:

Women took on new roles in munitions factories, transport, nursing, and farming, which later helped arguments for greater rights and the vote.

In KS3 History, pupils explore how the First World War affected life on the home front. They learn how women’s work in wartime challenged old ideas about gender and supported later campaigns for political rights.

Key Terms

Home front: Life in the countries at war, away from the battlefields, including work, rationing, and government controls.
Munitions: Weapons, shells, bullets, and other military supplies made in factories to support armies in battle.
Suffrage: The right to vote in elections. Campaigners for women’s suffrage argued that wartime service showed women deserved a political voice.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

What jobs did women do in Britain during the First World War?

Women in Britain worked in munitions factories, on buses and trams, on farms, in hospitals as nurses, and in many office jobs that men had done before the war.

How did women’s work in World War 1 help them gain the vote?

Women’s wartime work showed they could handle dangerous, skilled, and responsible jobs. This strengthened arguments in Parliament that women deserved a say in how the country was run.

What was the home front in World War 1?

The home front was life in the country at war, including factory work, farming, rationing, fundraising, and government controls that supported soldiers fighting overseas.

Try These Related Quizzes

1 .

Who became British Prime Minister in 1916 and changed the course of the war?

Andrew Bonar Law

David Lloyd George

Henry Campbell-Bannerman

Herbert Asquith

He was thought of as the man who won the war

2 .

Lloyd George used what idea to get food into Britain?

Conscripts

Convoys

Envoys

Reconnaissance

Ships were protected by armed naval escorts

3 .

Why was Germany suffering food shortages by 1918?

A farmers' strike

All the farmers had been killed in the war

Allied blockade of German ports

Heavy winter snowfalls

After the Battle of Jutland, the German navy stayed in port for most of the time so supply ships could not get past the British navy

4 .

Who was British Commander-in-Chief on the Western Front?

Earl Haig

Earl Kitchener

Earl Mountbatten

Earl Thompson

He didn't have a good reputation as a military commander

5 .

War destroyed what system in Germany and Russia?

Education system

Healthcare system

System of monarchy

Transport system

The Russian Revolution in 1917 overthrew the monarchy and put the Communist Party in control for just over 70 years

6 .

Who took power in Russia in 1917?

Lenin

Molotov

Stalin

Tolstoy

He died in 1924 and the brutal Stalin took over

7 .

Lloyd George introduced what, to deal with food shortages?

Allotments

Cookery classes

Mini-supermarkets

Rationing

Food and other commodities were rationed again in the Second World War

8 .

1917 saw a large-scale mutiny by which army?

Belgian

French

German

Italian

Many of the men had simply had enough!

9 .

Soldiers' mental illness caused by war was called what?

Combat confusion

Fight fright

Shell shock

Trench terror

Doctors did not understand that it was caused by stress. They believed it was caused by the explosions of the artillery shells damaging the brains of soldiers

10 .

The final ceasefire in 1918 was called what?

Aramis

Armament

Armistead

Armistice

We still have Armistice Sunday or Remembrance Sunday each November

You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - World War One

Author: Jan Crompton (KS3 Geography & History Teacher, Professional Quiz Writer)