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WW1 Recruitment Flashcards

1
Q

how many soldiers were ready to be deployed in 1914?

A

120,000

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2
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when did Kitchener start recruiting for his ‘new army’?

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August 1914

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3
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what was Kitchener’s ‘new army’?

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an all volunteer army

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4
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rate of Kitchener’s army recruitment in first week

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100 men an hour

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5
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who set up the British War Propaganda Bureau?

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Lloyd-George

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6
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what were examples of propaganda used for recruitment?

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drawings
paintings
posters
films
newspaper articles
books

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7
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what was a major reason for men wanting to join up?

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ant-German sentiment

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8
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what created this anti-German sentiment?

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reports such as the “Report on Alleged German Outrages”

created suspicions of German troops and generated hatred towards Germans

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9
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what major event was used to propel recruitment propganda?

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the execution of Edith Cavell in October 1915

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10
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what was Edith Cavell’s execution portrayed as?

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an act of heroism and bravery
encouraged men at home to act in the same way and sign up

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11
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how many men had enlisted in the first 16 months of the war?

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2.5 million

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12
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who was the Director General of Recruiting in 1914?

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Lord Derby

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13
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who introduced the ‘Pals Battalions’?

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Lord Derby

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14
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what were ‘Pals Battalions’?

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men who joined up as a part of a group would be enlisted together and part of the same battalion
groups of men included:
- work groups
- schools
- football teams

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15
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what was the reason for the introduction of the ‘Pals Battalions’?

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Lord Derby believed that encouraging peers and relatives to enlist together would lead to more recruits

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16
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by September 1914 how many towns had Pals Batallions?

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50

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17
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why did the formation of Pals battalions have a detrimental affect on society?

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as many men from the same town would enlist and fight together, the murderous nature of war meant that these battalions would almost be wiped out all at once
this left very few men from cetain towns to return home, leaving many women widowed and supportless

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18
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which Pals Battalion was wiped out on the first day of the Somme?

A

Accrington Pals

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19
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what was the age restriction for enlisting?

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18

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20
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how did many under-age boys enlist?

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they lied about their age

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21
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how much was a recruiting officer paid and what does this suggest?

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£6 for each person they enlist
therefore many recruitment probably turned a blind eye to make money

22
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how many under-age soldiers were recruited during WW1?

A

250,000

23
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who introduced the Derby Scheme?

A

Lord Derby

24
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what was the Derby Scheme?

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way in which men who were not enlisted were pressured into enlisting

25
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how was the Derby Scheme a social pressure on men at home?

A

as part of the scheme, men had to disclose whether or not they would enlist to either a war veteran or the father of a serving soldier
must have been difficult to say NO to someone impacted by war

26
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how many men did the Derby Scheme enlist?

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300,000

27
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how many refused the decleration required by the Derby Scheme?

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1/3 of married men
1/3 of single men

28
Q

what led the govt to decide on conscription?

A

the mass losses suffered by the BEF across the world

29
Q

when was The Military Service Act introduced?

A

January 1916

30
Q

what were the exemptions to enlistment of the 1916 Military Service Act?

A
  • being married
  • widowed with kids
  • in the RN
  • minister of religion
  • in a reserved occupation
31
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when was conscription extended to married men?

A

May 1916

32
Q

when did conscription extend to British men living abroad?

A

July 1917

33
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when was the age limit raised to 51?

A

April 1918

34
Q

why was Ireland exempt to conscription laws?

A

the 1916 Easter Uprising showed Irish discontent

35
Q

how many men volunteered between August 1914 and the introduction of conscription?

A

3 million

36
Q

how many men were cinscripted in WW1 by Britain?

A

2.3 million

37
Q

what was a conscientious objector?

A

people who refused to fight in moral or religious grounds

38
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what were the types of conscientious objectors?

A

pacifists who were against war
political objectors who did not see Germany as the enemy
religious objections (Quakers, Jehovah’s Witnesses)

39
Q

which act included the ‘conscience clause’?

A

Miltary Service Act 1916

40
Q

how many men claimed to be conscientious objectors?

A

16,000

41
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who were ‘absolutists’?

A

conscientious objectors who wanted NO role in war at all

42
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what happened to ‘absolutists’?

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they were sent to prison and suffered harsh treatment

43
Q

what was the ‘Order of the White Feather’?

A

women would hand white feathers to men at home who did not wear uniform
intended to shame the conscientious objectors
many of these women had men in their families fighting at the front

44
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what was the WSPU?

A

the Women’s Social and Political Union

45
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what was the proposal made to the British govt by the WSPU?

A

the women’s rights movement would suspend their pursuit for the vote, instead supporting the war effort in full
AS LONG AS
suffragete imprisoners were released

46
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who was the leader of the WSPU?

A

Emmeline Pankhurst

47
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what changed in the outlook of the suffragette movement?

A

started being extremely patriotic and attacked anything deemed anti-war
less focus on the fight for the vote

48
Q

who used Emmeline Pankhurst to recruit female workers?

A

Lloyd George

49
Q

what was the new name of the newspaper of the WSPU?

A

Brittania

50
Q

how many opposed conscription at Trafalgar Square in 1916?

A

over 200,000

51
Q

what was the ‘No Conscription Fellowship’?

A

group which actively encouraged men to REJECT military service
they pushed for the removal of the Military Service Act of 1916

52
Q

how many women served in some capacity in WW1?

A

100,000

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