Question 1a: Comprehension and inference from a source



Question 1b2: Why produced?

|Target: Explanation of causation using source and own knowledge (AO 6.1 & 6.2) | |

|Level 1: Simple statements drawing on general factual knowledge or purpose |1-2 |

|e.g. using general factual statements such as ‘the men were away fighting’ etc., or referring to a general point such as ‘it was| |

|propaganda’ | |

|Level 2: Explains using purpose and/or specific factual knowledge |3-4 |

|Explained answers which use either: | |

|Context: specific factual context statements such as U Boat blockade, rationing, Dig for Victory campaign, established need for | |

|WLA, or: | |

|Purpose: explains the propaganda nature of the poster – e.g. how it was supposed to ‘work’: designed by the government to make | |

|it look pleasant, worthwhile, respected, rewarding, important for the country’s success etc. | |

|Level 3: Multicausal answer using source and own knowledge |5-6 |

|Developed answer, referring in detail to factual context WITH full explanation of propaganda purpose of poster. | |

Source F    Propaganda in the Second World War

                  A British government poster distributed during the Second World War

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(b) Why was the poster in Source F distributed in Britain during the Second World War?

use Source F and your own knowledge to answer the question (6 marks)

a. This poster was distributed during the Second World War because after so many years women were able to be conscripted into war from aged 18 – 40. It was also to perhaps give the women something to do while their husbands were fighting and their children were evacuated to countryside.

b. The poster was distributed during the second World War, because women became a major part of helping Britain in the war. It was the first time women were allowed to do men’s jobs while the men fought. The government needed help so they asked the women to do men’s jobs. Women worked in factories and many worked helping make machinery for the war. The poster was distributed to ask women to play their part during the war because there was a shortage of workers.

c. During the war, most of Britain’s men had been conscripted to work either on the battlefield or as Home Guard, so the jobs that men used to do had no one to complete. The only resolution was for women to help. So the poster in source F was distributed in desperate attempt to get women to help with the war effort and still get the country going even if the men were away. Also the poster was in a way, a propaganda movement which the government used to gain women’s support, they were being spoken to equally as men. This would have gained support and given women hope so many would have wanted to join in order to do their part.

d. This poster in Source F was produced because it was trying to influence women to help with the war effort and help them do the jobs men would usually do if they were at home. The sign ‘we could do with thousands more like you’ coming from a man at that time would have been a great compliment and that would help influence the women to join the women’s land army and help the war effort.

e. The poster was distributed during the second world war to encourage women to join the women’s land army. During that time many men went off to war, many jobs within the agricultural business had increased and the government realised they needed more workers to increased food supply in Britain. The government needed to reach out to thousands of women who were between ages of 20 – 30 to turn away from their home lives and work to safe Britain. I know that during the world war women felt more equal to men and knew that they were contributing to the war effort. The purpose for the poster was not only to tell women to join the ‘women’s land army’ but at the same time influence women with children / married to help. I know that in my own knowledge many married women with children had to balance work as well as house, work and children to save Britain in the second world war.

f. The poster in Source F was distributed to persuade more women to join the women’s land army. The WLA came at the time of the ‘Dig for Victory’ campaign. With men away fighting it was the women’s job to help work the land and run farms to help feed Britain. The poster shows a woman holding a horse looking happy as she is working. This gave the impression that joining the WLA was a worthwhile thing to do. The words ‘We could do with thousands more like you’ make the woman a role model for other British Women. The poster’s main aim was to encourage women to join up.

g. During World War 2, propaganda played a huge part in getting people to do things that needed to be done. This poster would have been issued to get women to join the British Land Army. As most of Britain’s men had been conscripted, there was a definite lack of farmers and the need for food was at an all time high with shipping’s conoys being destroyed. The poster would have been helpful for many reasons. Firstly it gave women something to do with their husbands away at war and their children evacuated it gave them a sense of pride and belonging in the war. Also, the fact that everyone looks so happy meant that it seemed like a welcome invitation and something definetly worth doing.

Question 1b2: Why produced?

|Target: Explanation of causation using source and own knowledge (AO 6.1 & 6.2) | |

|Level 1: Simple statements drawing on general factual knowledge or purpose |1-2 |

|e.g. using general factual statements such as ‘the men were away fighting’ etc., or referring to a general point such as ‘it was| |

|propaganda’ | |

|Level 2: Explains using purpose and/or specific factual knowledge |3-8 |

|Explained answers which use either: | |

|Context: specific factual context statements such as U Boat blockade, rationing, Dig for Victory campaign, established need for | |

|WLA, or: | |

|Purpose: explains the propaganda nature of the poster – e.g. how it was supposed to ‘work’: designed by the government to make | |

|it look pleasant, worthwhile, respected, rewarding, important for the country’s success etc. | |

|Level 3: Multicausal answer using source and own knowledge |9-10 |

|Developed answer, referring in detail to factual context WITH full explanation of propaganda purpose of poster. | |

Why was a source produced?

This is one of the questions which need you refer to the PURPOSE of the source – remember that you will get this by looking at the provenance of the source (who wrote it, and when).

It is usually some kind of propaganda, so explain how it was supposed to ‘work’, what effect it was supposed to have on the people and to what effect.

It also needs you to provide as much factual CONTEXT as you can – what was happening at the time that made it necessary to produce this?

Provide as much factual detail about the context (situation) as you can, but remember to explain why this led to the source being produced – why it made it necessary.

Sentence Starters:

1. You can see why it was produced when you look at who produced it …

2. They were trying to …

3. The idea of the source was that … and this would encourage people to …

4. This was very much needed at this time because …

5. At that time, …, and so …

Source F    Propaganda in the Second World War

                  A British government poster distributed during the Second World War

(b)    Why was the poster in Source F distributed in Britain during the Second World War?  

        Use Source F and your own knowledge to answer the question                                  (6 marks)

   

a.   This poster was distributed during the Second World War because after so many years women were able to be conscripted into war from aged 18 – 40.  It was also to perhaps give the women something to do while their husbands were fighting and their children were evacuated to countryside.

Level: No level awarded          Mark: 0

   

b.   The poster was distributed during the second World War, because women became a major part of helping Britain in the war.    It was the first time women were allowed to do men’s jobs while the men fought.⎫L1    The government needed help so they asked the women to do men’s jobs.   Women worked in factories and many worked helping make machinery for the war.   The poster was distributed to ask women to play their part during the war because there was a shortage of workers.

Level: 1          Mark: 1

   

c.   This poster in Source F was produced because it was trying to influence women to help with the war effort and help them do the jobs men would usually do if they were at home.⎫L1    The sign ‘we could do with thousands more like you’ coming from a man at that time would have been a great compliment and that would help influence the women to join the women’s land army and help the war effort.⎫L1   

Level: 1          Mark: 2

   

d.   The poster was distributed during the second world war to encourage women to join the women’s land army.⎫L1    During that time many men went off to war, many jobs within the agricultural business had increased and the government realised they needed more workers to increased food supply in Britain.⎫L2    The government needed to reach out to thousands of women who were between ages of 20 – 30 to turn away from their home lives and work to safe Britain.   I know that during the world war women felt more equal to men and knew that they were contributing to the war effort.  The purpose for the poster was not only to tell women to join the ‘women’s land army’ but at the same time influence women with children / married to help.  I know that in my own knowledge many married women with children had to balance work as well as house, work and children to save Britain in the second world war.

Level: 2          Mark: 3

      

e   The poster in Source F was distributed to persuade more women to join the women’s land army.⎫L1    The WLA came at the time of the ‘Dig for Victory’ campaign.⎫L2    With men away fighting it was the women’s job to help work the land and run farms to help feed Britain.   The poster shows a woman holding a horse looking happy as she is working. This gave the impression that joining the WLA was a worthwhile thing to do.⎫L2    The words ‘We could do with thousands more like you’ make the woman a role model for other British Women.   The poster’s main aim was to encourage women to join up.

Level: 3          Mark: 5

       

f.   During World War 2, propaganda played a huge part in getting people to do things that needed to be done.  This poster would have been issued to get women to join the British Land Army.⎫L1    As most of Britain’s men had been conscripted, there was a definite lack of farmers and the need for food was at an all time high with shipping’s conoys being destroyed.⎫L2   

     The poster would have been helpful for many reasons. Firstly it gave women something to do with their husbands away at war and their children evacuated it gave them a sense of pride and belonging in the war.   Also, the fact that everyone looks so happy meant that it seemed like a welcome invitation and something definetly worth doing.⎫L2

Level: 3          Mark: 5   

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