Social Studies 20-1

Group Work

28 October 2010

Task One Part One:“Women’s contribution to the War Effort”

1) How did different women react to the experience of having their husbands, male relatives and friends fighting in “the Great War?” How would you react?

2) How was World War One different from earlier conflicts? Why were women a major part of the economy for the first time?

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Task One Part One:“Women’s contribution to the War Effort”

How did different women react to the experience of having their husbands, male relatives and friends fighting in “the Great War?” How would you react?

How was World War One different from earlier conflicts? Why were women a major part of the economy for the first time?

Task Two Propaganda Posters 1 & 2

1) Who is the ape? His female victim?

2) The club of the “made brute” has kultur (German for culture) on it. What is being implied here by the American government?

1) Who do the onlookers represent?

2) Why would men need to be reassured of the support of women for the war?

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Task Two Propaganda Posters 1 & 2

Question Poster #1 – U.S. Recruitment Poster

Poster #2 – British Recruitment Poster

Who is the ape? His female victim? N/AThe club of the “made brute” has kultur (German for culture) on it. What is being implied here by the American government?

N/A

Who do the onlookers represent? N/A

Why would men need to be reassured of the support of women for the war?

N/A

**N/A = Not Applicable**

Task Two Propaganda Posters 3 & 4

1) What is meant at the top? How could this be accomplished by civilians?

2) How does the poster accomplish its task, that is, how do you feel upon seeing it?

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1) Who are being compared?

2) What values arebeing portrayed?

3) What do youthink Victory Bonds

are?

Task Two Propaganda Posters 3 & 4

Question Poster #3 – Canadian Poster #1 Poster #4 – Canadian Poster #2

1) What is meant at the top? How could this be accomplished by civilians?

N/A

2) What is meant at the top? How could this be accomplished by civilians?

N/A

1) Who are being compared? N/A2) What values arebeing portrayed? N/A

3) What do youthink Victory Bonds are? N/A

**N/A = Not Applicable**

Task One Part Two:“Women and WWI - Women in the Workforce: Temporary

Men”

1) What kind of jobs did women find themselves in? Were any different from those they previously held?

2) What challenges did women face in the World War One workforce?

3) Why would women be dismissed from their jobs? Weren’t they able-bodied, industrious workers?

4) Do you think male attitudes towards women changed? How long do you think it would take? Specify.

Task One Part Two:“Women and WWI - Women in

the Workforce: Temporary Men”Question Answer

What kind of jobs did women find themselves in? Were any different from those they previously held?

What challenges did women face in the World War One workforce?

Why would women be dismissed from their jobs? Weren’t they able-bodied, industrious workers?

Do you think male attitudes towards women changed? How long do you think it would take? Specify.

Task Two Women, the Vote and the Great War

• Why would countries grant women the vote? What pressured them into doing so?

• With Britain, Italy and France restricting or limiting women’s right to vote, to what degree, if any, did things change for women?

Task Two “The Castle Peace” and “the Sacred Union”• 1) What were “the Castle Peace” and “the Sacred Union?”

• 2) What do they say about social values at the time then?

• 3) What secondary (additional) purposes did those involved have?