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Conscription in Australia during WW1 meant that there was a policy of ordering all able-bodied young men to do compulsory military service during the war. It's main proponent was the then Australian Prime Minister, William Morris 'Billy' Hughes, who wanted to introduce conscription for war service overseas. However, this was violently opposed by other members of his governing Labor Party, as well as by a large section of the general public and by church leaders.
The conscription issue became a massive area of controversy in First World War Australia, frequently leading to riots and ferocious arguments in Parliament. Hughes failed to win enough Parliamentary support for his Conscription Bill and ended up being expelled from the Labor Party because of it, but managed to get re-elected for a second term in 1919 after founding his own Nation Australia Party.
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∙ 11y agoCompulsory enrolememt for military or naval service
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∙ 13y agoIt means that the army has drafted you into the said army and you must fight.
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Was conscription used in WW1?
No. The people of Australia voted "No" in two separate referendums.
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.
What two politicians opposed conscription in Canada during ww1?
Henri Bourassa and Wilfred Laurier
Did Germany use conscription during world war 1?
yes Geramny did use conscription during WW1. in Germany conscription had already been enforced and was a normal part of Germany's way of recruitment procedures. men were normally and regularily taken in for active service and trained.
What are the similarities and differences of conscription in Canada during World War I and 2?
African American were drafted into both World Wars, but into integrated units in WWII. The Draft was begun before America enter WWI. By WWII the draft was enforced at the federal and local government level by armed forces.
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.
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.
What two politicians opposed conscription in Canada during ww1?
Henri Bourassa and Wilfred Laurier
How many calls for English men to recruit was made during the great war?
See: Conscription and WW1
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 Germany use conscription during world war 1?
yes Geramny did use conscription during WW1. in Germany conscription had already been enforced and was a normal part of Germany's way of recruitment procedures. men were normally and regularily taken in for active service and trained.
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 is conscription mean to the Germans?
To be in the army, conscript, a drafty in military service
What are the similarities and differences of conscription in Canada during World War I and 2?
African American were drafted into both World Wars, but into integrated units in WWII. The Draft was begun before America enter WWI. By WWII the draft was enforced at the federal and local government level by armed forces.
What was conscrition and why did it occur during ww1?
I assume you mean "conscription". It is when a government forces the people to join the military. In the US, we usually call it "the draft", which hasn't been used since Vietnam. It was used during World War I as a way to quickly increase the size of the countries' armies.
