Joining Up And Digging In Flashcards
1
Q
How many soldiers did Britain have when war btoke out in 1914
A
700,000
2
Q
What did Britain need to launch to get more soldiers to join the army?
A
A mass recruitment campaign
3
Q
Who was Lord Kitchener?
A
He was appointed as the Secretary of State for War. He was responsible for persuading volunteers to join the army and ‘do their bit’.
4
Q
How was the recruitment campaign hugely successful?
A
Within 6 weeks of the outbreak of war, nearly 500,000 British men had volunteered. By the end of 1915, 2.5 million men had joined up.
