The document outlines key topics for revising Scotland's history during the Era of the Great War, including conditions faced by Scottish soldiers on the Western Front, the domestic impacts of war through increased government control, rationing, changing gender roles and propaganda. It also lists topics around impacts to industry, the economy, and politics, such as women's suffrage movements, the effects of war on Scottish industries, and events like the 1915 rent strikes.

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N5 History – key revision topics
Era of the Great War
Scots on the Western Front
 Reasons why many Scots volunteered to fight in the war
 Conditions in the trenches for soldiers on the Western Front
 Uniform and equipment given to soldiers on the Western Front
 Analyse the strengths and weaknesses of weapons used in war (tanks, gas, artillery,
aircraft, machine guns)
Domestic impact of war: society and culture
 Rules introduced by the Defence of the Realm Act (DORA)
 Reasons why many people opposed the Defence of the Realm Act (DORA)
 Reasons why rationing was introduced
 Impact of the war on British civilians
 Ways that women’s lives changed during the time of war
 Reasons that women’s lives changed during this era
 Types of propaganda used by the British government
 Experiences of conscientious objectors
Domestic impact of war: industry and economy
 Work done by men and women during the war
 Effects of the war on Scotland’s economy (industry, fishing, farming)
 Reasons why Scottish industries faced problems as a result of the war
 Changes to Scotland’s economy in the 1920s
Domestic impact of war: politics
 Campaign actions of the Suffragettes and Suffragists
 Reasons the Suffragettes or Suffragists helped or hurt the women’s suffrage campaign
 Reasons that more people got the right to vote (in 1918 and 1928)
 Events during the 1915 rent strikes
 Reasons for the Liberals’ ‘Homes fit for heroes’ promise