WorksheetsBritish at war!
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
The Women's Social and Political Union was founded by Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst in
1903
1913
1898
The Suffragettes struggled to secure the vote for
Everybody
Women
Working class
Many Suffragettes were ........ and went on hungr strike
imprisoned
banished
put under control
In 1918 women over ....... gained the vote
30
18
21
The British passenger liner Lusitania was sunk by a German submarine in May
1914
1916
1915
Guess the name!
Germany was reprimanded by US President Thomas Woodrow................ for having caused the death of 128 Americans at sea.
Roosevelt
Lincoln
Wilson
The British fought the bloodiest battle in their history on the .............. in July 1916
river Marne
Sommet
Channel
The Germans used efficient submarines called ......
Panzer
U-boats
Kriegsschiff
In July 1917 King George V changed the name of the British royal family from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha into
Stuard
Windsor
Tudor
Minimum wages were fixed in
1909
1901
1915
The Parliament Act passed, removing the Lords' right to reject money bills passed by the House of Commons, in
1906
1911
1914
A new Labour Representation Committee became the Labour Party in
1911
1909
1906
The House of Lords rejected Lloyd George's budget because its members did not want to pay more taxes in
1907
1910
1911
Workers were given free medical treatment and sickness benefits in
1911
1906
1910
. A great battle stopped the French army when they reached the River Marne.
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Lord Kitchener was the British Secretary of State for War
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Britain relied on volunteers until the end of the First World War.
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The Empire sent troops from Canada, New Zealand and Australia.
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The year 1916 saw the introduction of conscription in Britain.
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Men could not be replaced by women in their civilian jobs.
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