Conscription And Conscientious Objectors Flashcards
Why was conscription introduced
There were not enough men volunteering anymore
Who were conscripted first
Single men between the ages of 19 and 40
Why were single men called up first
Married men were more likely to have a family who needed them
What happened when more men were needed
Married men were called up too
What were some reasons that allowed men to get out of conscription
If their Job was seen as work of national importance
If they had a business that couldn’t survive without them
If they were single fathers
If their families couldn’t survive without them
If they were conscientious objectors
What were conscientious objectors
People who didn’t believe in war for religious, moral or political reasons
What were political reasons for not fighting
The view that it was ordinary men who went away for war not the men they worked for
What were religious reasons for not fighting
People who believed killing was against their religion
What were absolutists
Men who refused to have anything to do with war
What happened to absolutists
They were often put in prison
What did most conscientious objectors do for the war effort
Work on farms
Help the wounded
Work as stretcher barers
When was conscription introduced
1916
What were conscientious objectors seen as by the public
Cowards
How many men refused to fight from Britain
16000
What were the negative impacts on conscientious objectors
They were disliked by their families and friends
They were not offered jobs
They weren’t allowed to vote for 5 years
