Women and the war effort in Britain, 1914-18 Sources Questions
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CSU 5 - Women and the war effort in Britain, 1914-18 1. "Source A is propaganda and, therefore, it is of little use as evidence about the importance of women in the First World War." Do you agree or disagree? Source A is useful for showing that the British government used propaganda to unite the hearts and efforts of the home front and the front lines. Source A is the cover to the War worker in June 1917 - a time when conscription was beginning to be used by the government, and so a large percentage of the army didn't even want to be where they were. The fact that a woman is shown on the front cover at all, however, shows that women were considered important in some way. The cover is however not factual and only shows the idealistic view of life in the trenches and the factories, but is...


