1. Britain 1890-1918 A Brief Introduction to the PAPER! Not the topic!

2. Depth Study Britain 1890-1918 is a DEPTH STUDY You have an entire paper on this single topic It is worth 35% of your overall GCSE grade It involves the study of SOURCES There are three main study areas…

3. Main Topics Liberal Reforms (1905-1914) Women and the Vote (1897-1918) The Home Front (1914-1918) Course starts in 1890 to provide context Some overlap, especially between Women and the Home Front

4. Skills Source based – so you must be able to… –recognise PRIMARY and SECONDARY sources –identify and explain PROPAGANDA and BIAS –evaluate a source in terms of CONTEXT as well as CONTENT

5. 189018911892189318941895 189618971898189919001901 190219031904190519061907 190819091910191119121913 191419151916191719181919

6. Start of First World War Death of Queen Victoria End of First World War Titanic sinks First aeroplane flight Peace Conference in Paris Britain starts a war against South Africa First Sherlock Holmes short stories published First cinema opened Helium is discovered First standard ‘automobile’ (car) designed