Attitudes in society (Edexcel GCSE History): Quizzes
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What were conscientious objectors?
What were conscientious objectors?
Civilians refusing to fight due to beliefs
What did women give conscientious objectors in WWI as a symbol of cowardice?
What did women give conscientious objectors in WWI as a symbol of cowardice?
White feathers
How many conscientious objectors were there in WWI compared to WWII?
How many conscientious objectors were there in WWI compared to WWII?
16,600 in WWI; 60,000 in WWII
What were WWII conscientious objectors increasingly offered instead of combat?
What were WWII conscientious objectors increasingly offered instead of combat?
Alternative forms of service
How many journalists were permitted to report from the battlefield in 1914?
How many journalists were permitted to report from the battlefield in 1914?
One army officer
About how many reporters were embedded with Coalition forces in Iraq in 2003?
About how many reporters were embedded with Coalition forces in Iraq in 2003?
700 reporters
What did the WWI government do to soldiers' letters home?
What did the WWI government do to soldiers' letters home?
Read and censored them
What did WWI propaganda promote about Germans?
What did WWI propaganda promote about Germans?
That all Germans were evil
How did WWII propaganda differ from WWI?
How did WWII propaganda differ from WWI?
It became more sophisticated
How was the BBC described regarding its WWII reporting?
How was the BBC described regarding its WWII reporting?
Self-censored
When was the 1991 Iraq bombing reported to the public?
When was the 1991 Iraq bombing reported to the public?
Before the war was officially declared
How many protesters marched against the Iraq war in 2003?
How many protesters marched against the Iraq war in 2003?
A million protesters