Year 9 History Revision: Arguments Against Women's Suffrage

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What was the main role of men according to those who opposed women's suffrage?

Being home-makers and mothers

Taking difficult decisions (correct)

Developing their careers

Fighting in wars for the country

What was the belief about women's emotional nature according to those who opposed women's suffrage?

They are too rational to be trusted

They are too educated to vote

They are too pure to be involved in politics

They are too emotional to be trusted (correct)

What was the primary goal of the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS)?

To deny single women the right to vote

To give uneducated men the right to vote

To give women the right to vote (correct)

To protect women from the grubby world of politics

What was Mrs. Millicent Fawcett's strategy to achieve women's suffrage?

Constitutional campaigning through peaceful means Signup and view all the answers

What was the perception of women's role in society according to those who opposed women's suffrage?

Women are home-makers and mothers Signup and view all the answers

What was the nature of the women's suffrage movement led by Mrs. Millicent Fawcett?

Slow and unstoppable Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of the Nazi Teachers' League?

To educate teachers on how to pass on Nazi values Signup and view all the answers

What was the main focus of the education system in Nazi Germany?

Creating good Germans and good Nazis Signup and view all the answers

What was the result of the 1936 Hitler Youth Law?

All young people were forced to join the Hitler Youth Signup and view all the answers

What was the main function of the Gestapo in Nazi Germany?

To imprison people without trial Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the number 30,000 in the context of the Gestapo?

The number of officers in the Gestapo by 1942 Signup and view all the answers

What was the name of the concentration camp established in 1933?

Dachau Signup and view all the answers

What was the outcome of Hitler's demand for control of the Sudetenland?

Britain and France gave him the Sudetenland Signup and view all the answers

What was the response of Britain to Germany's invasion of Poland?

Britain declared war on Germany on 3rd September 1939 Signup and view all the answers

What was the date of Germany's invasion of Poland?

1st September 1939 Signup and view all the answers

What was the policy followed by Britain and France in response to Hitler's aggression?

Policy of appeasement Signup and view all the answers

What was the outcome of Hitler's demand for Schuschnigg's resignation?

German troops entered Austria and it was absorbed into Germany Signup and view all the answers

Who is most closely associated with the policy of appeasement?

Neville Chamberlain Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary purpose of the Law for the Encouragement of Marriage in 1933?

To provide financial incentives for women to leave their jobs and focus on household and family duties Signup and view all the answers

What was the name of the program that encouraged women to make themselves available for fertilization by SS men?

Lebensborn Signup and view all the answers

What was the event that led to Hitler's troops marching into the Rhineland in 1936?

The remilitarization of the Rhineland Signup and view all the answers

What was the main goal of Hitler's foreign policy?

To expand German territory and destroy communism Signup and view all the answers

What was the result of Hitler's decision to relax rules on women working in 1939?

A 50% increase in the number of women working compared to 1933 Signup and view all the answers

What was the reason behind Hitler's opposition to the Austrian chancellor's plan to hold a plebiscite?

He was afraid of losing the vote Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary reason for Hitler to sign the Nazi-Soviet Pact?

To enable him to invade Poland without having to fight a war on two fronts Signup and view all the answers

What was Stalin's main motivation for signing the Nazi-Soviet Pact?

To acquire parts of Poland that historically belonged to Russia Signup and view all the answers

What was the response of Britain to the Nazi-Soviet Pact?

Signing the Anglo-Polish Mutual Assistance Pact Signup and view all the answers

What was the consequence of the Nazi-Soviet Pact for Poland?

Poland was divided between Germany and the Soviet Union Signup and view all the answers

What was the main goal of the Nazi-Soviet Pact for both Hitler and Stalin?

To avoid fighting a war on multiple fronts Signup and view all the answers