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Britain Issue 3: NUWSS and WSPU

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The NUWSS was formed in which year?

a)

1897

b)

1997

c)

1978

d)

1887

2.

The leader of the NUWSS was Millicent ...

(a)  

3.

The NUWSS stands for ...

a)

National Union of Wanting Suffrage Society

b)

National Union of Wasting Social Subjects

c)

National Union of Women's Society Societies

d)

National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies

4.

The membership of the NUWSS was quite low in 1909 when it was ...

a)

5000

b)

6000

c)

7000

d)

8000

5.

The membership of the NUWSS grew remarkably to ... in 1914.

a)

35,000

b)

52,000

c)

53,000

d)

63,000

6.

Which THREE of these were tactics used by the NUWSS?

a)

Issuing pamphlets

b)

Bombing campaigns

c)

Signing petitions

d)

Smashing windows

e)

Speeches and demonstrations

7.

How did the peaceful methods of the NUWSS help them to get the vote for women in 1928?

4 lines
8.

Which TWO of these did the NUWSS also work with?

a)

The Green Party

b)

The Liberal Party

c)

The Labour Party

d)

Trade Unions

9.

Roughly what percentage of MPs had the NUWSS managed to persuade to support women's suffrage by 1914?

a)

20%

b)

35%

c)

50%

d)

60%

e)

75%

10.

What was the name of the new Prime Minister who supported women's suffrage in 1916?

a)

Asquith

b)

Gladstone

c)

Disraeli

d)

Lloyd George

11.

How many attempts did it take to introduce women's suffrage bills to parliament?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

12.

In which city was the Women's Social and Political Union formed?

a)

Leeds

b)

London

c)

Glasgow

d)

Manchester

13.

In which year did the WSPU form?

a)

1901

b)

1902

c)

1903

d)

1904

14.

Who was the leader of the WSPU?

a)

Millicent Fawcett

b)

Emmeline Pankhurst

c)

Christabel Pankhurst

d)

Sylvia Pankhurst

15.

The motto of the WSPU was ...

a)

Vote or Die

b)

Never Surrender

c)

Manners Maketh the Man

d)

Deeds Not Words

16.

Which THREE of these were WSPU tactics?

a)

Setting fire to pillar boxes (post boxes)

b)

Throwing stones at windows

c)

Attacking country houses of cabinet ministers

d)

Early morning air-raids

e)

Kamakaze attacks

17.

In which year was the battle outside the Houses of Parliament (between the WSPU and the Police), also known as Black Friday?

a)

1910

b)

1911

c)

1912

d)

1913

18.

What was the nickname of the bill which attempted to avoid women dying in jail (stopping them becoming martyrs for the cause)?

a)

The Dog and Cat Act

b)

The Cat and Bird Act

c)

The Cat and Squirrel Act

d)

The Cat and Mouse Act

19.

Which THREE are true of the WSPU by 1914?

a)

The group was alive and active

b)

The group was a spent force

c)

Few were actively campaigning

d)

Most had left the country

e)

Most were in jail

20.

Which group (in your opinion) were more effective in helping women to gain the vote in 1928?

a)

The NUWSS

b)

The WSPU