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 starter activity
What is meant by censorship and propaganda? How did both of these help the
war effort?
What role did ordinary
people play in winning
the war for Britain?
 Aims
To understand the meaning of censorship & propaganda and
how they helped the war effort
To study the ways different groups of civilians and auxiliaries
helped the war effort
To evaluate which group made the most significant impact
 Your task
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Read your textbook (p.249) and list ways in
which the government used censorship &
propaganda.
How effective was government propaganda at
the start of the war compared with later?
 Your task
Your teacher will give you some information
about each of the organisations below. Use it to
complete the table below and rate their
usefulness in helping with the war effort on the
Home Front
 Your task
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You will each be given some information about one of
the following groups. Work in small teams to create a
spider diagram to highlight the role and achievements
of your group in helping the war effort. Present your
diagram. The team which puts forward its case most
convincingly will win.
Women’s Land Army; Women’s Auxiliary Air Force
(WAAF); Women’s Royal Naval Service (Wrens);
Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS); Home Guard (Dad’s
Army); ARP Wardens (Air Raid Precautions)
 Your task
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Create a government brochure highlighting the
role of each of the following civilian or auxiliary
organisations:
Women’s Land Army; Women’s Auxiliary Air
Force (WAAF); Women’s Royal Naval Service
(Wrens); Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS);
Home Guard (Dad’s Army); ARP Wardens (Air
Raid Precautions)