Reasons why the Scots volunteered to fight

Question 1

explain why the scots volunteered to fight

Answer 1

1. Poverty - Many men saw fighting in the war as a way of escaping poverty
2. Propaganda - this made the war seem fun and exciting. This appealed to men so many volunteered as they thought it would be exhilarating
3. Duration of the war- many believed the war would be very short so did not mind having to fight if it was only for a few months. There was a saying that the war would be “over by Christmas”
4. A way of traveling - Many men saw fighting in the war as a way of exploring the world as most had never left Britain before
5. Public Perception - things such as the white feather campaign, where women would hand men a white feather if they were not fighting in the war, made men feel pressure to sign up as they did not want to stay behind and be perceived as a coward by the public
6. Tradition - for many Scots their father and grandfather had been soldiers