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The Significance and Factors of the Battle of the Somme: Pals Battalions

History
Year 9 / GCSE / Grade 8
8 questions
~16 mins
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This worksheet explores the importance and causes of the Pals Battalions during the Battle of the Somme, encouraging students to analyze different factors and their significance.

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#Compare the significance of different factors in the context of the Battle of the Somme
#Standard
#Identify and categorize factors influencing the use of Pals Battalions
#Significance & Factors
#Battle of the Somme
#Explain the reasons behind the formation of Pals Battalions and their impact
#Pals Battalions
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The Significance and Factors of the Battle of the Somme: Pals Battalions

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Grade Year 9 / GCSE / Grade 8
A

Introduction to Pals Battalions

Source A: Excerpt from a wartime recruitment leaflet

'Join the Pals Battalions and serve alongside your friends, neighbors, and colleagues. Together, we can win the war and protect our communities.' Provenance: British government recruitment leaflet, 1915.

1.
Explain what Pals Battalions were and why they were formed during the Battle of the Somme. (4 marks)
[4 marks]
2.
Compare the motivations behind the formation of Pals Battalions with traditional recruitment methods. (6 marks)
[6 marks]
B

Factors Influencing the Use of Pals Battalions

Source B: Wartime newspaper article

'The government believed that enlisting men from the same communities would make soldiers more willing to fight and less likely to desert.' Provenance: British newspaper, 1915.

1.
Categorize the factor mentioned in Source B as Political, Social, Economic, or Religious. (2 marks)
[2 marks]
2.
Outline why the government believed enlisting men from the same communities would influence soldiers' willingness to fight. (3 marks)
[3 marks]
3.
Compare the significance of social factors with economic factors in the formation of Pals Battalions during WWI. (6 marks)
[6 marks]
C

Impact and Significance

Source C: Personal letter from a soldier

'Joining with friends made it easier to face the horrors of the trenches, but when many of our group fell, it hit us hard.' Provenance: Letter from Private James Taylor, 1916.

1.
Explain the significance of Pals Battalions' formation in terms of their impact on soldiers' morale. (4 marks)
[4 marks]
2.
Analyse how the formation of Pals Battalions affected local communities during the Battle of the Somme. (6 marks)
[6 marks]
3.
Compare the long-term effects of Pals Battalions' losses on local communities with their initial role in boosting recruitment. (6 marks)
[6 marks]

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