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Target: Continue practicing
‘how useful’ questions
Success Criteria
Analyse the usefulness of a source:
Complete one question
Complete three questions
Complete all 4 and work on extension
Source A is a poster issued by
the British Government in
1916.
• How useful is Source A
as evidence of British
Government
propaganda during the
period 1914–1918?
Model answer
• Source A is useful to a certain extent as evidence of
government propaganda during WWI. It is useful as it is
an official poster issued by the government during the
war. It is from 1916 at a time when food shortage was a
problem in Britain therefore it is a primary source. The
picture shows a woman preserving fruit which is correct as
British citizens were encouraged to reduce their food
consumption to ensure everyone got a fair share. It was
designed to encourage people not to waste food. However
it is limited in its usefulness as it does not show other
examples of British propaganda such as make do and mend
campaign to recycle clothing/dig for victory
campaign/recruitment campaign to encourage men to sign
up to the army. The poster is from 1916 therefore it does
not cover the period up to 1918.
How useful is Source A for investigating the impact of
militant tactics on women’s struggle for the vote?
Source A is from “Bonnie Fechters—Women in Scotland 1900–
1950” by Sheila Livingstone published in 1994.
Source A
Despite a mix of social backgrounds within the movement, women
were not all sisters under the skin. There were fierce arguments
about the differing actions which should be used. The
Suffragettes were more militant than other groups and had
attracted a large following in Scotland. They were frowned upon
by many women. Some considered they had given the movement a
bad name. They were criticised for giving MPs, who pledged to
support votes for women, an excuse to back down and vote
against the Conciliation Bill of 1912.
Source C
How useful is Source
C as evidence of
women’s
contribution to the
war effort during the
First World War?
3 marks