Starter quiz
- Complete the sentence. Forcing people to join the armed forces is known as ...
- 'conscription' ✓
- When did the British government introduce conscription for women?
- 1939 ✓
- 1940
- 1941
- 1942
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- Select the correct statements.
- Before the war many women's jobs included being in domestic service. ✓
- By 1943, most women remained in jobs including being in domestic service.
- By 1943, between 80-90% of women were employed in essential war work. ✓
- Conscripted women could only do jobs such as cleaning or working in shops.
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- What were some of the roles women could do in the The Auxiliary Territorial Service?
- operate radars ✓
- use weapons
- fight enemies
- tank mechanics ✓
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- What is the correct acronym for The Women’s Auxiliary Air Force?
- ATS
- WAAF ✓
- WRNS
- RAF
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- The WRNS was the women's branch of the ...
- 'Royal Navy' ✓
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