Transcript Why Sign-Up?

Why did People ‘Signup’?
L.O.
• Use skills of independent enquiry to
discover why men signed-up
• To evaluate significance of different
reasons
• To understand the role of propaganda
propaganda,
recruitment,
conscription,
enlist ...
Meaning? Links?
Relevance?
Propaganda
Definition:
Propaganda is the distortion or
selective use of information, to try to
change people’s opinions and
feelings. It is particularly common in
times of war.
Conscription
•
By 1916 it was clear that the need
for soldiers was so great that a
volunteer army was not enough, so
the govt took action:
1. Jan 1916 Military Service Act
•
Conscription, all single men, aged 18-41
2. March 1916 Amended
•
Include married men
History Mystery ...
WHY DID WILF SMITH
JOIN THE DURHAM LIGHT
INFANTRY (THE DLI)?
The use of language is essential…
We have…
They have…
Army, Navy, Air Forces
A War Machine
Press briefings
Propaganda
We…
They…
Take out
Destroy
Neutralise
Kill
Our boys are…
Their boys are…
Professional
Brainwashed
Resolute
Ruthless
Brave
Fanatical
Our missiles..
Their missiles…
Are like Luke Skywalker zapping Darth
Vader
Are like ageing duds (rhymes with
scuds!)
Cause collateral damage
Cause civilian casualties
Does this poster help us
to explain why Wilf
signed up?
Does this poster tell us
any other reasons why
men signed up?
HOMEWORK:
Does this poster fully
explain why young men
joined up so eagerly in
1914?
Consider other reasons
why men joined up and
think about the origin
and purpose of this
source
Homework ... choice
Source-based question using a poster
:
Research into conchies Who were
these men? Why did they not enlist?
What happened to them?
Researching the role of women in
WW1