OCR GCSE History B key terms

Official inspections used to check whether clergy and churches were following the religious settlement.

The German militia formed in 1944 by compelling males aged 16–60 who were not already serving in the army to help defend Germany.

Choosing to join the armed forces rather than being legally required to serve.

A female seer in Viking society who was believed to possess magical and prophetic powers.

The Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps, established in 1917 to employ women in non-combat supporting roles for the army.

Work done for wages. This does not include unpaid work such as looking after one’s own children or running one’s own household.

A group of wagons travelling together, allowing migrants to share leadership, work and assistance.

A sacred power central to Lakota spiritual beliefs, commonly translated as the Great Spirit.

A group of warriors following a particular leader, such as a chieftain, earl or king.

An economy in which production, labour and resources are increasingly directed towards fighting a war.

A struggle between rival claimants to decide who will become the next ruler after the previous ruler dies.

A flushing toilet, also called a water closet.

A wall construction made from branches woven together.

A building material made from woven sticks coated with a mud mixture to fill the gaps and keep out the wind.

A chief minister in the Mughal government.

Germany’s democratic republic established after the First World War, whose constitution remained in effect when Hitler became chancellor in January 1933.

Government provision of services and support, such as healthcare and financial assistance, intended to protect people against hardship.

Compensation payable for killing a free person in Anglo-Saxon society. Its value depended on the victim's social rank.

A woman employed to breastfeed another woman's baby.

A resistance group founded by students in Munich in 1942 which distributed leaflets condemning Nazi rule and crimes.

A wind-powered machine used to bring water from an underground well to the surface.

A base where an army stayed during the winter, allowing it to remain in a country between campaigning seasons.

The council of leading Anglo-Saxon nobles and advisers whose support helped determine who became king.

The alleged use of supernatural powers; Elizabethans particularly associated harmful magic with causing illness, death or other misfortunes.

An institution where people in poverty received accommodation and support, usually under harsh conditions and with work required from those able to do it.

People who generally depended on wages from manual work or domestic service, including skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled workers.

The Women’s Social and Political Union, led by Emmeline and Christabel Pankhurst, whose suffragette campaign used increasingly militant tactics.