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In the beginning, there was a lot of heroism and romance about war. The soldiers thought that they were going to be heroes, and were happy and excited to put their names down to be soldiers. So conscription wasn't really needed in the beginning. I'm sure the men who became soldiers at the start didn't really see why they needed conscription; it was kind of like a 'well, who doesn't want to be a hero?' mindset.
However, once they began to realise how bad war really was and how dangerous and devastating it was, less and less people kept signing up, so conscription became compulsory. By the time the men knew what they were signing up for and began to try and avoid it, they had no choice whether they wanted to go to war or not.
I bet heaps of the soldiers brought in near the end of the war really didn't want to be there...so I guess you could say that in the beginning, they saw no need for it, but by the time they realised what they were getting themselves in for, it was too late and they began to despise conscription. People who didn't go and fight were called conscientious objectors.
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Did soldiers get sick in ww1?
Yes!
How was conscription abolished?
Germany had conscription during WW1, but the Paris Peace Treaty forbid it. Later it was returned and is still used today. In Canada the people didn't like conscription adn the government said they wouldn't use it unless it was aposutly nessassary.
How did the conscription debate divide Australia in ww1?
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Did soldiers wear socks in ww1?
yes they did.
Were most soldiers draftees in the continental army?
No. Conscription was applied, but it failed to have much effect.
Why did conscription occur in WW1?
Conscription occurred in world war 1 because the army's started running out of soldiers and the needed more men to fight.
Did Australian soldiers enter the war by choice?
Yes, during WW1 and WW2, there was no conscriprtion (compulsory military service). Soldiers went to war by choice. But in the Vietnam war, conscription was introduce in Australia and the soldiers were forced for the Vietnam war to go and fight.
Did allied attitudes change as ww1 dragged on?
of course they did; attitudes became stale because of conscription after the realisation that war was basically a long road to a cold grave. conscription and propaganda forced and played with the people of the time to join the war because the government lacked soldiers.
What vocabulary refers to the drafting of soldiers?
conscription
How did they show their support towards conscription in World War 1?
Australians did not support conscription in WW1 all the troops Australia sent were volunteers.
Was conscription used in WW1?
No. The people of Australia voted "No" in two separate referendums.
Turning civilians into soldiers civil war?
Conscription.
How were soldiers persuaded to enlist for the war?
Conscription, and then bounties.
What is the french term for conscription of soldiers?
"Conscription" exists in French too with the same meaning, but the usual term is "service militaire". Conscription does not exist in France since 2001.
What did the south and north do to get more soldiers?
They brought in conscription laws.
In the Civil War what became a way to get more soldiers?
Conscription.
What two politicians opposed conscription in Canada during ww1?
Henri Bourassa and Wilfred Laurier
