produce is something that people have made, created or grown; it also means to make something

military equipment used for war is called materiel

a contribution is the part that people play in supporting something with either time or money

Local communities and the Great War

History

The Great War

Trench warfare on the Western Front

Remembering those who gave their lives in WWI

Captain Noel Chavasse

The Home Front in WWI

In ‘The Great War: how did the Great War affect my local area?’ pupils momentarily leave their study of Viking Age Britain to consider the impact of the First World War on their local area at an appropriate time in the school year. In ‘The Vikings: how do we know so much about Viking York?’ they return Britain in the Viking Age with a depth study about Viking York.

In ‘The Vikings: why did they come to the British Isles?’ pupils learnt about how and why the Vikings began to settle in Britain. In ‘The Great War: how did the Great War affect my local area?’ pupils momentarily leave their study of Viking Age Britain to consider the impact of the First World War on their local area at an appropriate time in the school year.

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.

The Great War: how did the Great War affect local people and their communities?

Discriminatory behaviour or images, whether on the grounds of race, gender, disability, religion or belief or sexual orientation, or otherwise.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction of war, threats of war, death or the aftermath of war.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Depiction or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

something that people have made, created or grown

the part that people play in supporting with either time or money

Match the produce to the workers who produced it.

Cavell Avenue is named after a nurse in WWI called {{ }} Cavell.

The Scouts and the Girl Guides made no contribution to WWI.

William Tritton and his team invented and produced the first ever ...

Which of the following are ways that people are remembered for their contributions during WWI?

The contributions that civilians made to the war effort took place on the {{ }} front?

There were {{ }} of food items such as bread and potatoes during WWI.

Which of these roles did women NOT take on in WWI?

land in between the defensive trenches of rival armies

something to honour those who have lost their lives

an award given to soldiers for acts of extreme bravery

countries who support each other during times of war

Match the keywords to the correct definitions.

Before WWI, some women had joined groups to campaign for women's right to vote.

Some women were in paid employment before WWI.

Women were paid the same as men for the work they did in WWI.

Women had shown they work as well as men.

Some women were given the right to vote in 1918.

Put these events into the correct order, starting with the earliest.

Starter Quiz