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  • Describe a slave auction
  • What was the name of the camp conscientious objectors were sent to in Scotland and what happened there
    Dyce camp, inmate died and this create publicity about what happened in the camp, camp closed
  • Explain why WW1 increased the numbers of working women in the UK.
    men fighting at front, needed munitions for war
  • What factors determined the price an enslaved person fetched at auction?
  • Describe some of the social changes experienced by women as a consequence of WW1.
    Social life, appearance, greater financial independence, loss and grief
  • Describe the methods of the Suffragist campaign
    Petitions, Lobbying, Seeking MP support, Marches
  • Describe how African enslaved people were processed by slave factories and the conditions they experienced.
  • Describe the conditions experienced by African enslaved people as part of the Middle Passage.
  • Describe those who were conscientious objectors during WW1 and their reasons.
    Religious, moral or policial
  • Describe the use of airplanes during WW1.
    reconnaissance, bombing enemy trenches, Fighter planes were fitted with machine guns, Battles between Allied and German fighter planes
  • Explain why rationing was introduced
    uboats, soldiers took priority, prevented panic buying, grow your own food didnt work
  • Describe some negative experiences of life in the trenches during WW1.
    Rats, rations, trench foot, lice, trench fever, waterlogged trenches, mud, shell shock
  • Describe how enslaved people were prepared for sale on arrival in the Americas
  • Describe the purpose of propaganda in WW1
    portrayed the German people as being evil, patriotism, recruitment, grow your own food, rationing, women working
  • What happened to enslaved people who were not sold at a slave auction?
  • Describe the impact of the slave trade on African societies.
    tribal warfare, economic development, racism
  • Describe the role and impact of the women’s ‘Land Army’ during WW1.
    women could work in agriculture, replacing men called up to the military, commonly known as Land Girls, Around 250,000 women worked on the ‘Land Army’
  • Describe the scale of casualties experienced as a result of WW1 and its impact on Scottish society.
    By 1918 most Scottish families were mourning the loss of a loved one. Approximately 100,000-150,000 Scots lost their life in WWI, memorials, remembrance day,
  • Describe the use of tanks during WW1.
    they often broke down, got stuck in the mud, crush barbed wire, protect soldier's crossing No Man's Land
  • How did Pals Battalions contributed to military recruitment during WW1?
    More likely to sign up with friends and people they knew
  • Describe how some enslaved people rebelled against their captors during the middle passage to the Americas.
  • Describe the methods used by Europeans to capture African enslaved people.
  • Describe the use of the machine gun during WW1.
    fire 400-600 rounds per minute, the use of cross fire, most effective defensive weapon, manned by up to three men
  • Describe the 3 stages of the Triangular Slave Trade.
  • Describe the militant tactics of the Suffragette campaign
    Smashed shop windows, arson, acid attacks, heckling MPs, letterbombs
  • Describe the use of gas on trench warfare during WW1.
    wind could change and blow the gas back towards where it came from, gas masks were quickly developed to minimise the effects of gas attacks, Chlorine and mustar
  • Describe the Defence of the Realm Act
    ban on strikes, censorship, alcohol restrictions, restricted goods: kites, binocolars
  • Describe the kinds of punishment suffered by rebellious enslaved people during middle passage.
  • Why was the ‘Short War Theory’ was a significant factor in military recruitment for WW1.
    Over before Christmas so not a big commitment
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