recruitment ww1

Question 1

enlist

Answer 1

to volunteer

Question 2

peer pressure

Answer 2

Scots felt obligated to enlist because their pals did so. this became known as “pal battalions”.

Question 3

propaganda

Answer 3

posters, songs and newspaper stories were used to encourage scots to go and enlist.

Question 4

8 reasons for scots enlisting

Answer 4

• peer pressure
• propaganda
• adventure
• unemployment
• patriotism
• martial traditions
• prison
• the white feather

Question 5

sense of adventure

Answer 5

most working scots had never left the country. the chance to leave difficult jobs and go and see the world was tempting.

Question 6

unemployment

Answer 6

high unemployment in scotland because of heavy industry decline. being a soldier was a good way to earn wage.

Question 7

patriotism

Answer 7

love for your country. a lot of scots genuinely were enthusiastic about fighting for their country.

Question 8

martial traditions

Answer 8

long military history and tradition. scots often followed their fathers and grandfathers into the army, quite often in the same regiment.

Question 9

prison

Answer 9

prisoners were offered release from their sentences if they joined up.

Question 10

white feather

Answer 10

handing a white feather to young men not wearing military uniform. you would be called a “coward”