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War and the transformation of British society c1903–28
Key Topic 1: The Liberals, votes for women and social reform
The activities of the women’s societies
and the reaction of the authorities.
Children’s welfare measures, old age pensions.
Labour Exchanges 1909, the National Insurance
Act 1911.
The political position of women in 1903
Reactions of the authorities to militancy and protest
The reasons for and importance of Old Age Pensions Act (1908).
Key Topic 2: The part played by the British on the Western Front
The BEF and 1914.
Britain’s contribution to the
Western Front 1915–17.
The end of the war.
The part played in the events of 1914
The failure of the Schlieffen Plan
Setting up of the trench system.
Haig and the Battle of the Somme
The development and importance of new weapons
Britain’s part in the events of 1918
Key Topic 3: The home front and social change
DORA, censorship and propaganda.
Recruitment and rationing.
The part played by women.
The various methods of recruitment: 1914–16
The reasons for, and impact of, conscription: 1916–18
The effects of submarine warfare on Britain
Measures brought in by the Government
to alleviate the threat of U-Boats.
Key Topic 4: Economic and social change 1918–28
The changing role of women 1918–28.
Industrial unrest 1918–27.
The General Strike of 1926.
The changes in women’s work and social changes.
Industrial militancy in the years 1918–20
The long-term and immediate problems of the coal industry
The Samuel Commission (March 1926).
Government preparations and measures to deal with the General Strike
The reasons why the TUC called off the General strike
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