Involvement Of Scots On Western Front

Question 1

Describe the impact of war on Scottish society

Answer 1

1) recruitment and conscription: forced for men: Lord Kitchner “your country needs you”
2) pacifism: conches - 73 killed and lost right to vote. Against on moral and religious grounds (capitalist war)
3) DORA - pub restrictions and rationing
4) changing role of women - male industries and medicine
5) rent strikes by women. - increased political awareness
6) military losses - every village affected and 1 in 3 names in memorial to missing scots
7) censorship on front and little news /statistics
8) year loan for crofter to maximise food production

Question 2

Explain the involvement of scots on the western front

Answer 2

1) General Haig demanded and encouraged the making of explosives in the trenches
2) 26% of Scots did not return from the front
3) 21,000 died and 1/3 were Scottish Battle of Loos
4) Scots had to use chemical weapons which failed
5) Many scots played the bagpipes to show commitment, bravery and boosted soliders moral - Piper laid law
6) scots often faced barbed wire and difficult to attack trenches
7) scots were involved in fighting up close
8) Mhariri Chisholm set up first aid post -realised easier to treat
9) 1 in 3 names are in memorial to missing scots (personal loss)