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Who was appointed Director-General of Recruiting in 1915

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Lord Derby

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When was Lord Derby appointed D-G of Recruiting?

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1915

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What was Lord Derby’s opinion on conscription

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opposed to it

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How many absolutists were imprisoned

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1,500

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What was the opinion of absolutists

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want nothing to do with war

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6
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How long did Kitchener predict the war would last

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3 years

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Who accurately predicted the war would last 3years, unlike many of his colleagues

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Kitchener

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Who began to create a ‘New Army’

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Kitchener

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9
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By December 1915 how many men were needed

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4million

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10
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What was formed under Charles Masterman to help with recruitment?

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British War Propaganda Board

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Who was the British War Propaganda Board formed under?

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C. Masterman

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12
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Within how many months were 2.5million volunteers raised

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16

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13
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How many volunteers raised within 16 months

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2.5mil

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14
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What monthly rate of volunteers until June 1915

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125,000 monthly

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15
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What did high volunteer numbers mean?

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Deferred enlistment had to be introduced

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16
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What did deferred enlisters wear?

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grey band with red crown

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17
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When was the standard of heigh requirement reduced?

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November 1914

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18
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What were men accused of cowardice for staying home given?

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white feathers

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19
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What propaganda technique was used to inspire recruitment to do with Belgium

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used German war atrocities in Belgium to present Germany as a barbaric state

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20
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The title of the main recruitment appeal in the Times

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“Your King and Country Need You”

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21
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Kitchener’s face was on a recruitment poster with what caption from 1914

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“Join your country’s army”

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22
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When was the National Registration Act introduced?

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July 1915

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23
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What did the NRA show?

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5 million available men now signed up to fight

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Of the number of available men the NRA revealed, how many were in starred employment

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1.6million

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What did the NRA require
registration of anyone who may be eligible for military service
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An example of starred employment
engineering, munitions factories
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Name of one of the most successful methods of recruitment
Pals Battalions
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Name of one of the Glasgow Pals Battalions
Glasgow Tramways
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Where were Pals Battalions most popular and successful
northern industrial towns
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How many Battalions did Hull raise
X4
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How many Battalions did Glasgow raise
X3
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Name X2 areas where Pals Battalions failed to be successful
Devon and Cornwall
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Derogatory term for officers
Brass Hats
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What was done at Sandhurst due to the shortage of officers
courses shortened
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X2 techniques of gaining more officers to combat the shortage
Temporary Commissions offered Retired officers brought back to service
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What did the Lord Derby scheme aim to do?
avoid conscription
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When was the Lord Derby scheme enforced
October 1915
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What % of married men still did not come forward under the Lord Derby Scheme
54%
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What did the Labour government and Asquith think of conscription
opposed it
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What did the Conservatives of National Government think of conscription
urged it
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What did DLG think of conscription
supported it
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When did conservatives take government
May 1915
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How many men would be required weekly to sign up to maintain the size of the British army in France
35,000
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When was the first military service act introduced?
1916
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What did the first military service act mean
conscription introduced for single men (18-41yrs old)
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What did being conscripted mean for your choices?
Cant chose which service / regiment
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When was the 2nd military service act introduced and what did this mean?
May 1916 | extended to married men
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Who were excluded from conscription?
men in starred occupations exceptions for some COs / absolutists
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Proportion of men in British army who were volunteers
1/2
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In some industrial areas what % failed to meet standard for service
70%
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main reason for up to 70% failing to meet standard for service in industrial areas
poverty and poor nutrition
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By the end of war what proportion of Britains force in France was under 19
1/2
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How many COs were recorded
16,500
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How many COs agreed to serve the Friends Ambulance Unit (FAU)
1,200
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Name a Quaker who served with the FAU and helped injured of both sides
C. Catchpool
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How many COs refused to attend tribunals
6,000 absolutists
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What unit was set up in 1916 that COs could join, providing physical labour but not engaged in battles
Non-Combatant Corps
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When was the Non-Combatant Corps established
1916
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How many served in the NCC
3,300
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What did members of the NCC look like / do
wore army uniform, followed army discipline did not carry a gun or go into battle
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Chance of getting at least a temporary exemption from tribunals
50%
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What was the board of the tribunal made of?
locals
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When did the No Conscription Fellowship membership peak?
1917
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Peak of No Conscription Fellowship membership
5,500 members
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Paper of the No Conscription Fellowship
The Tribunal
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Date the No Conscription Fellowship was founded
December 1914
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Founders of the No Conscription Fellowship
C. Allen & F. Brockway
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How many branches did the No Conscription Fellowship have by end of 1915
61
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How many men aprox. in total were conscripted
2.5million
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What was the job of the Pelham Committee
allocates work to COs
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How many accepted work from the Pelham Committee
4,000
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Term for the religious group who were derisively called 'conchies'
Christadelphians
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Opinion of the Christadelphians
refuse to fight but willing to do war related effort
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Name of the leading anti-war organisation in Britain
Union of Democratic Control
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When was the Department of Information set up
1917
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Who was the Department of Information set up by
Buchan
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Editors from which papers were present on the DOIs advisory committee
Times / Daily Mail Daily Chronicle Manchester Guardian
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When was propaganda for the British often deployed
after loss of progress | e.g during retreat from Mons
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What was the rate of recruitment during the first 6 months of conscription?
40,000 per month
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How many new claims for exemption after conscription was introduced?
750,000
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What was the 'wastage level' of British men on the eastern front in 1917? Was this higher than the rate of recruitment?
75,000 monthly more than recruitment = manpower crisis

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