Men’s responses to the demands of the war (OCR GCSE History B (Schools History Project)): Flashcards
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Date voluntary enlistment introduced in WWI
Date voluntary enlistment introduced in WWI
7 August 1914
Who introduced voluntary enlistment in WWI
Who introduced voluntary enlistment in WWI
Lord Kitchener
Men who joined army by Sept 1914
Men who joined army by Sept 1914
500,000
Organisation that officiated WWI recruitment
Organisation that officiated WWI recruitment
Parliamentary Recruiting Committee (PRC)
What were Pals' battalions
What were Pals' battalions
Men from same community trained & fought together
Kitchener's recruitment motto by end Sept 1914
Kitchener's recruitment motto by end Sept 1914
Your Country Needs You
Total volunteers Aug 1914-Dec 1915
Total volunteers Aug 1914-Dec 1915
2.5 million
When compulsory military service introduced
When compulsory military service introduced
1915
One of first Pals battalions' name
One of first Pals battalions' name
Royal Fusiliers/Stockbrokers Battalion
What are conscientious objectors
What are conscientious objectors
People who refuse to serve in Army as fighting against their conscience
Number of WWI conscientious objectors
Number of WWI conscientious objectors
16,000
What conscientious objectors faced to prove beliefs
What conscientious objectors faced to prove beliefs
Tribunals
Non-fighting jobs for conscientious objectors
Non-fighting jobs for conscientious objectors
Bomb disposal, ambulance driver
Nicknames for conscientious objectors
Nicknames for conscientious objectors
'Slackers' and 'cowards'