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Martial tradition
- the Webster and Dempster family lost 3 sons - they wanted to emulate their ancestors

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Thus- Scot’s volunteered to emulate their ancestors and to gain a reputation back home

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Media
- Scottish papers reported Germans were bayonetting babies

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Thus Scot’s volunteered because they were surrounded by different things all around them

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Unemployment
- 36% of miners in East Lothian were unemployed

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Scot’s volunteered because they were desperate to find a way to provide for their families

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Propaganda
- the kilted soldier was put on many posters as the model of bravery

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Scot’s volunteered because they believed that Scot’s were the best and wanted to prove it

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Posters
- there were posters with a kilted soldier that said “Do your duty for king and Country”

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Scot’s volunteered because posters were everywhere and so men were always under pressure to sign up

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Women’s actions
- suffragette hq in Glasgow stopped campaigning to hand out feathers to men who hadn’t volunteered

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Scot’s volunteered because they were publicly shamed and signed up to meet expectations

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Pals battalion
- former PM Lord Rosebury created a bantam battalion in Edinburgh

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Scot’s volunteered because they believed it would be an adventure with their friends

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Celebrities
- McCraes battalion allowed hearts fans to sign up and fight with their hero’s

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  • Scot’s volunteered because they wanted to meet famous people and escape a boring life
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Gas attacks
- the Canadian-Scottish regiment faced 178 tonnes of gas from the Germans at Ypres

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  • this shows that the Scottish experienced horrible events they hadn’t encountered pre war
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Rotation
- the troops in the black watch would spend an average of 4 days on the frontlines before rotating back

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  • this shows that theexperience for Scottish soldiers was not just on the frontlines and there was some variety
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Annoyances
- Scot’s were particularly disadvantaged by lice . They lived in the kilt and bit soldiers

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  • the Scottish experience was irritating and agitating but poorer soldier may have experienced similar conditions pre-war
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Trench foot
- the 51st Highland division claimed lowest number of casualties because thick kilt socks

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The Scottish experience was in some cases horrific but for the majority it wasn’t much of a problem

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Food
- Scot’s got some luxuries. Men of the Gordon Highlanders complained that their officers hoarded jam

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The Scottish experience was boring food but it was 3 square a day which was an improvement for some

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Heroics
- five victoria crosses were given out at the battle of loos
- piper laidlaw received one for playing the bagpipes despite being shot

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  • Scottish experience was inspiring and fostering a national pride in their commitment and role in the national effort
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Mental health
- Scot’s were sent to Craiglockhart hospital in Edinburgh for treatment

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The Scottish experience was traumatic and life changing, especially those who required medical support

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Friends lost
- the Webster family from Broxburn lost 3 sons between 1916 - 1917

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Scottish soldiers had positive experience ie forming life long friends (short lives but still)

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Somme (1916)
Which divisions ?

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9th, 15th and 51st

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Somme (1916)
Specific objectives?

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The 51st highland division suffered heavy casualties (3500 troops) but succeeded in taking high wood

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Somme (1916)
Specific loss

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Many boys brigade members joined the HLI and later died
-> ~500 men form the same area

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Somme (1916)
16th Royal scots

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The 16th royal Scot’s lost 12 officers and 574 soldiers

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Somme (1916)

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The 9th Scottish division performed well, they lost many (~300 officers and ~7000 soldiers) but morale was high

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Loos (1915)
Blackwatch

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Blackwatch suffered heavy casualties
-The 9th lost 680 officers and men

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Loos (1915)
How many people

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30,000 Scot’s took part (36 Battalions)
1/3 of the names on the memorial are Scottish

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Loos (1915)
Heroism

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5 Victoria crosses were awarded at the battle!
Including Piper Laidlaw!

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Loos (1915)
Leader

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Douglas Haig is the man in charge of the battle

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Conscription
Government intervention in society

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> the 1916 military service act conscripted men aged 19 to 40 without their consent

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Conscription
Anti war sentiment

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The ILP was anti-war and arranged an anti-war protest attended by 5,000 people

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Conscription
Religion

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70% of Conchies were ILP, socialist atheists so religion wasn’t a factor for their actions

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Conscription
Society becomes more left wing

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Scottish ILP membership tripled (3,000 to 9,000) during the war

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Conscription
Non combatants

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7,000 Alternative conchies took non-combat roles (after being conscripted) such as stretcher bearing

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Conscription
Prison

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5970 conchies were imprisoned during the war

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Conscription
Prison - postwar

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1300 conchies were still in prison 5 months after the war ended

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Conscription
Death/Prison

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73 conchies died in prison due to poor conditions in prison

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Commemoration
Scottish loss

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The national war memorial cost £250,000 and was opened in 1927

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Commemoration
Help the living

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In leith money for a memorial was used to build a new children’s hospital

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Commemoration
New ways to remember the dead

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2 minute silence held on 11.11.1919, papers report busy streets in Edinburgh stopping everything

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Commemoration
Local loss

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Over 1,400 memorials were built in towns across Scotland

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Commemoration
Symbol

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Lady haigs poppy factory in Edinburgh

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Commemoration
Moving forward

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Portobello chose not to have a memorial

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Commemoration
Mass monuments

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Pipers from the Scots guard played at the unveiling of the menin gate (1927)

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Commemoration
Equality in sacrifice

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Pt. Robertson from Broxburn is buried in cabaret rouge CWGC cemetery, where all the headstones are identical

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DORA
Drinking

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Drunkenness fell by 70% in Scotland (pub opening hours were reduced)

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DORA
Spying

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Mona Jeffrey was arrested and taken to court for taking photos of the forth bridge

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DORA
Executions

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Throughout the war 11 people were executed as spies , one being carl lody arrested in Edinburgh

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Women
Overall

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The total number of women working increased from 590,000 in (1911) to 640,000 in (1921)

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Women
Munitionettes

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9,000 women did dangerous work in Gretnas munition factory

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Women
Heavy industries

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There were 30,000 women working in heavy industry in Scotland

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Women
Police

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There were 150 female police officers working in Gretna

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Rent strikes

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Around 25,000 women in Glasgow took part

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Rent strikes
Leaders

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The key leaders were women, Helen Crawford and Mary Barbour.

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Rent strikes
ILP

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The ilp was vital to the rent strikes, leader Mary Barbour learned nonviolent techniques from her time in the party

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Loss
Glasgow

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18,000 men

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Loss
Royal scots

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Scotland’s biggest + most active regiment, lost 11,000 soldiers and 600 officers

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Loss
Boys brigade

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Boys brigade pals battalion lost 500 men during the Somme

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Loss
Local loss

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Small communities were devastated because of the pals battalions. the Isle of Lewis lost 17% of men who served

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Loss
Total

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An estimated 110,000 men died during/after the war

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Shipbuilding
Heavy industries boom

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481 ships were built on the Clyde

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Metal working
Heavy industries boom

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90% of British plate armour was produced in West Scotland

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Shipbuilding
Government support

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Clyde shipyards like Fairfield’s were taken over by the gov. via the munitions of war act

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Shipbuilding
Lack of demand - Bust

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1920s : employment in shipbuilding fell by 90%

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Metal working
International competition

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North British locomotive company’s production declined by 2/3 post-war

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Metal working
Not diverse!

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Half of Scotlands iron furnaces were dismantled by 1927

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Mining
High demand = boom

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The Broxburn shale oil company saw a huge increase in profit and demand

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Mining
Traditional processes

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Mining was a reserved occupation, thus 4/5 tonnes of coal were cut by hand

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Mining
Traditional processes

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Women worked as miner during the war (creating tension in the work place)

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Mining
Traditional practices (bust)

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No government support leads to a rush to modernise
1920s - coal industry employs a third less people

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Mining
Not diverse

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Production fell from 42 million tonnes in 1913 to 30 million in the 1920s

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Mining
Heavy industries - Artificial

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Broxburn oil company closed down due to lack of orders (1926)

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Agriculture
Emigration

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Number of farm labourers falls from 107,000 to 89,000

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Agriculture
Demand due to army

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Acreage devoted to oats increased by 25% during the war to feed horses

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Agriculture
Army uniforms

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Shepherds wages double, government is buying their wool to make uniforms

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Agriculture
No government protection—> layoffs

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1926 - there are only 26,000 farm workers which meant farms had to mechanise

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Agriculture
Highland difficulties…

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The highland land issue - crofters fighting landowners in land raids

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Agriculture
Rationing

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Rationing continued after the war (guaranteed profit)

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Textile
Specialist industries - Jute

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Sandbags are in demand, Dundee had 69 factories. Production reaches 7 million a month

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Textile
High demand- jute

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Dundee papers report “jute strands have turned to gold” such is there value

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Textiles
Specific demand - uniforms

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Kinloch anderson (a tailor) switched their Edinburgh textile business to produce officer’s uniforms

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Textiles
International competition

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Jute factories built in Calcutta, India

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Textile
Traditional processes

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Dundee’s factory’s were using outdated and rundown machinery

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Textile
Not diverse

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New materials and ways to package goods (paper, plastic) lead to decreased demand for jute

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Fishing
Emigration

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Prewar 33,000 men worked in fishing compared to 22,000 postwar

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Fishing
Not diverse

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Herring was in high demand
Over a million barrels of herring were produced throughout the war

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Fishing
Global trade

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Prewar 2 million barrels of fish had been exported to Germany and Russia

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Fishing
Traditional processes

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Port Buckie lost 120 steam boats to the army (either never returned or completely damaged)

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Fishing
Migration

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Fishing experiences a decline . It employs ~33,200 in 1913
But only employs ~26,300 in 1926

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Fishing
Global trade

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Usual markets in Germany and Russia remain lost due to revolution and economic depression

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Land issue
Manifesto

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DLG manifesto offered land to men who joined the army, so ex-soldiers felt owed it

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Land issue
War issues

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The war prevented investment into the highlands worsening the land issue

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Land issue
Raids

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Men returning from the front felt betrayed that they were not provided homes fit for heroes, this lead to them forcibly occupying land to build crofts

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Radicalism
Anti-war

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The ilp was fervently anti war, staging a protest 5 days after war was declared attended by 5,000 people

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Radicalism
Rent strikes

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Radicalism

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