The government's response to the suffragettes | History

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Match the statements to the correct women's suffrage group.
- WSPU
  
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  also known as suffragists ✓
- NUWSS
  
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  also known as suffragettes ✓
- WSPU
  
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  used peaceful tactics like petitions ✓
- NUWSS
  
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  used radical tactics like arson and vandalism ✓
- WSPU
  
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  their leader was Millicent Fawcett ✓
- NUWSS
  
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  their leader was Emmeline Pankhurst ✓
Which of the following are NOT examples of tactics the WSPU were known for using?
- petitions ✓
- chaining themselves to railings
- vandalism
- lobbying MPs ✓
- arson
What was the slogan of the WSPU?
- 'Words not deeds'
- 'Deeds not words' ✓
- 'Action not talk'
- 'Violence not peace'
Which of the following issues were the WSPU divided on?
- which MP to lobby next
- how many signatures they needed for a petition
- which women should actually be allowed to vote ✓
- how much violence was justified ✓
Who was an Indian princess, goddaughter to Queen Victoria and member of the WSPU?
- Christabel Pankhurst
- Annie Kenney
- Sophia Duleep Singh ✓
- Selina Cooper
How many members of the WSPU were imprisoned for acts of sabotage in Holloway Prison in London?
- around 100
- around 300 ✓
- around 1000
- around 30

Match the keywords to the definitions.
- suffragette
  
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  a woman seeking suffrage through organised and violent protest ✓
- hunger strike
  
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  a prolonged refusal to eat, carried out in protest by a prisoner ✓
- publicity stunt
  
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  something that is done to attract the attention of the public ✓
Complete the sentence: WSPU protestors carried out publicity stunts, such as chaining themselves to ______ outside important buildings like the Houses of Parliament and Buckingham Palace.
- 'railings' ✓
What did the suffragettes call the law the government passed which released female prisoners on hunger strike?
- Mouse and Cat Act
- Dog and Cat Act
- Cat and Mouse Act ✓
- Cat and Bird Act
Why did the suffragettes carry out publicity stunts?
- to make the government scared of them
- to capture the attention of the newspapers ✓
- to disrupt British life ✓
- to show the lengths that women would go to in order to gain suffrage ✓
- to make the public turn against the campaign
Which of the following countries had granted female suffrage by 1914?
- Britain
- New Zealand ✓
- America
- Finland ✓
- Australia ✓
Complete the sentence: The ______ government refused to concede to the violent and disruptive tactics of the suffragettes.
- 'Liberal' ✓

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WSPU protestors began undertaking publicity stunts, such as chaining themselves to railings outside parliament.
From 1908 some women in prison began going on hunger strike, and they were force fed by the government.
In 1913 the government passed a law that released female prisoners on hunger strike, dubbed the Cat and Mouse Act.
Emily Davison threw herself in front of the King's horse in 1913 and died a few days later.
The Liberal government refused to concede to the violent and disruptive tactics of the suffragettes.

Britain was the first country to give women the right to vote.

New Zealand was the first country in which women gained the right to vote, in 1893. Australia was the next, nine years later.

Publicity stunt - something that is done to attract the attention of the public
Hunger strike - a prolonged refusal to eat, carried out in protest by a prisoner
Liberal - a member of the political party which supported free trade
Suffragette - a woman seeking the right to vote through organised, and sometimes violent, protest