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Unit Summary

In this unit, pupils learn about the Great War and how it is commemorated. By looking at several specific local studies, pupils gain knowledge of how this war affected local people and their communities. This unit can be adapted to suit pupils' local contexts.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to describe the way in which local British communities were affected by WWI.

Key Notes

• While men were sent to the front, the war also had an impact on those who stayed behind.
• The First World War was the first total war: the activities of both soldiers and civilians contributed to it.
• There were shortages of food, more so in the cities, where it was harder for people to grow their own food.
• Women had to work in the fields and the factories to replace the men who had left for the front.
• This led to a big change in the way that women were treated and helped some women win the vote in 1918.

Vocabulary To Learn

• Home Front: civilians contributed to the war effort at home in Britain, and this became known as 'the Home Front'
• shortage: a shortage is when there is not enough of something, for example, there were food shortages in WWI
• factories: factories are large buildings in which different goods are made
• vote: a vote gives people a choice as to who they want to represent them in the government

Common Mistakes To Avoid

• The war was only fought by soldiers and won on battlefields.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

More Lessons In This Unit

• Captain Noel Chavasse Study Guide
• Local communities and the Great War Study Guide
• Remembering those who gave their lives in WWI Study Guide
• The Great War Study Guide
• Trench warfare on the Western Front Study Guide