Women in the armed forces | History | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

Complete the sentence: Nazi Germany invaded ______ on 1st September, 1939.
- 'Poland' ✓
On what date did Britain and France declare war on Nazi Germany?
- 1st September, 1939
- 2nd September, 1939
- 3rd September, 1939 ✓
- 4th September, 1939
How many years did the Second World War last for?
- 4 years
- 5 years
- 6 years ✓
- 7 years
Which statements about the Second World War are correct?
- All men aged between 18 and 41 had to join the armed forces. ✓
- All men and women aged between 18 and 41 had to join the armed forces.
- The people that joined the British armed forces did not all come from Britain. ✓
- The people that joined the British armed forces did all come from Britain.
From 1939, thousands of children were ______ from their homes in the cities to live with strangers in the countryside.
- 'evacuated ' ✓
Which statements accurately describe the impact of the Second World War after it ended?
- Food rationing continued until 1954. ✓
- Children returned to cities to find their homes destroyed. ✓
- People from around the world were invited to help rebuild cities. ✓
- Food rationing was able to stop in 1945.

Complete the sentence: Things that are to do with the home are described as ______.
- 'domestic' ✓
What is the correct meaning of 'conscription'?
- People volunteering to join the armed forces and help with the war
- People refusing to join the armed forces and help with the war
- People being forced to join the armed forces and help with the war ✓
In what year did conscription start for women?
- 1940
- 1941 ✓
- 1942
- 1943
Which are correct statements about the types of jobs women did in the Auxiliary Territorial Service?
- Women were able to be radar operators. ✓
- Women were able to use weapons and fight.
- Women were only able to be cleaners and cooks.
- Women were able to be part of the military police. ✓
Match the acronyms to their correct meaning
- WAAF
  
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  the women’s branch of the British Air Force during WWII ✓
- ATS
  
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  the women’s branch of the British Army during WWII ✓
- WRNS
  
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  the women’s branch of the British Navy during WWII ✓
Choose the correct statement about who was allowed to join the ATS, WAAF and WRNS in the Second World War.
- Women who were married were not able to join.
- Women who lived in different countries were not able to join.
- Women from countries across the world were allowed to join. ✓
- Women who had children were not allowed to join.

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Before the Second World War, women were expected to take care of domestic matters rather than working.
If women did work, they were mainly employed in shops, domestic service or nursing - jobs thought to be ‘women’s jobs’.
In December 1941, women were conscripted for the first time in British history; they could now do ‘men’s jobs’.
Women worked in munitions, aircraft and tank factories, in shipbuilding or farming.
Women also joined the armed forces as part of the WAAF, ATS or WRNS.

Pupils may think that only women from Britain served in the armed forces.

Highlight how thousands of women from across the British Empire at the time joined organisations like the ATS to help the British war effort.

Domestic - things that are to do with the home are described as domestic
Domestic service - working in someone else's home is known as domestic service
Conscription - forcing people to join the armed forces is known as conscription; people in World War Two were conscripted