era of the great war Flashcards

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6 reasons why women gained the vote

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Militant tactics
Changing social attitudes
Hunger strikes (suffragettes)
War work
Suffragists - petitions
Suffragists lobbying MPs

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6 tactics used by the Suffragettes

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They disrupted meetings
Chained themselves to parliament railings
Used vandalism
Set fire to pillar boxes
Went on hunger strike in prison
Poured acid onto golf courses

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6 facts about the rent strikes

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In glasgow due to increasing population landlords decided to charge an extra 25%
In response to the rent increases in February 1915 the glasgow women’s housing association was formed led by 3 women
25,000 govan tenants refused to pay their rent.

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6 ways in which voting was changed in 1918

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6 facts about housing in Scotland at the end of the war

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