CLEAN : Iron Lady Thatcher's personal effects go on sale

CLEAN : Iron Lady Thatcher's personal effects go on sale

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Interactive Video

Business, Design, Arts

9th - 10th Grade

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The video discusses the strategic use of fashion by a female Prime Minister to emphasize her power and influence. It highlights her early passion for fashion, influenced by her dressmaker mother, and how she used clothing choices to convey political messages. The Prime Minister avoided wearing red in the UK due to its association with socialism but wore it in the US to align with the Republican Party. Her fashion choices were carefully planned to promote British design and manufacturing.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What early influence sparked the narrator's interest in fashion?

Her sister's fashion sense

Her mother's career as a dressmaker

Her friend's clothing business

Her father's profession

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the first woman Prime Minister use clothing to convey her political stance?

By wearing casual outfits

By choosing colors that represented political ideologies

By wearing traditional attire

By avoiding any specific color

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did the Prime Minister avoid wearing red in the United Kingdom?

It was considered a casual color

It was associated with socialism

It was not a popular color

It was too bright for formal events

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In which country did the Prime Minister wear red, and why?

Italy, because it was a traditional color

Germany, because it was a neutral color

America, because it represented the Republican Party

France, because it was fashionable

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the Prime Minister's belief regarding British fashion?

It should be influenced by international trends

It should promote British manufacturing and design

It should avoid traditional styles

It should focus on casual wear