History - Consequences of WW1

Suffrage

Having the right to vote

NUWSS

the Nation Union of Women's Suffrage Societies, the "suffragists"

WSPU

the Women's Social and Political Union, the "suffragettes"

Auxiliary

giving assistance or support

Franchise

having the right to vote

Suffragists

law-abiding methods, made up of men and women

Suffragettes

militant methods, made up of just women

Munitions

ammunition; weapons

Propaganda

Biased or misleading information used to spread a certain point of view

Enlist

to join the armed forces

Synonyms for biased

Subjective; partial

Glorifying Propaganda

Shows “our” side as glorious/victorious/superior

Atrocity Propaganda

Accuses “their” side of committing evil or atrocious acts

Bandwagon Propaganda

Accuses the audience of not being “part of the team”

Testimonial Propaganda

Uses a celebrity or authority figure to legitimise an idea

Fear Propaganda

“Warns” of a dreaded future possibility

Name-Calling Propaganda

Ties your opponent to a negative image/idea

Front

in a war, the area where the armies fight

No Man’s Land

The land in between the trenches, that no one owned

Western Front

The area of France and Belgium where much of the fighting in the First World War took place between the Germans, the French and the British

Trench Warfare

A system of war where armies attack from trenches dug into the ground. The trenches formed easily defensible positions

Trench Foot

A painful condition caused by your feet being wet for too long. The symptoms are the swelling, blackening and ultimately death of skin tissue

Stalemate

In war, where no one can successfully advance forwards

“Lost Generation”

less men than women, so there was a gender gap, and a demographic change

dominions

Self-ruling territories of the British Empire that kept the British monarch as head of state

Self-determination

the idea that national groups should rule themselves

partition

To divide. In international relations states might be partitioned on groups for political, national, ethnic or religious reasons

Mutiny

when soldiers disobey orders

BWIR

British West Indies Regiment

Caribbean League

nationalist body that campaigned for independence from Britain