why did so many Scot’s volunteer to fight?

Question 1

The givernment ran an extremely successful recruitment campaign

Answer 1

Men respnded to the poster of lord kitchener in particular as they felt he was pointing at them and his finger followed you around a room

Question 2

Scotsmen joined uo to show loyalty to there local regiment

Answer 2

Many regiments drew from set local areas for example gorden highlanders from aberdeen

Question 3

Some scots where encouraged to joing up in a pals betalion

Answer 3

Pals betalion was a promis that where posible men from the same local area, workplace or group of freinds would serve in the army together

Question 4

Many scots volunteered because they where poor or unemployed

Answer 4

Army pay was not much but better then what they where earning at home and this encouraged many men.

Question 5

Men got caried away with enthusiasm

Answer 5

The idea of leaving home and going abroud with a bug group of freinds was exciting and the idea of an adventure encoraged many men to enlist

Question 6

Many men also felt pressure to enlist

Answer 6

Pressure often came from family and freinds aswell as government propaganda. Scots felt ashamed not to have joined the army and thought there family wsd disapointed in them.