conscription during ww1

By Delaine

Conscription During WW1

ConscriptionConscription is where it is compulsory for men aged 19-50. All men that were in that age bracket were forced to be a part of the army, unless their legs were broken.

Conscription started in

October 18th 1915 for New

Zealand.

This is how the Men felt about Conscription• They felt Proud • They felt like they were Heroes

On every street you would find a poster that asks you whether you have joined the army.

They did this so that more men are informed that the War is happening and that the country needed more men.

Green= No armed forcesBlue= No conscriptionyellow= Plan to abolish conscriptionRed= ConscriptionGray= No information

• http://www.indypendent.org/2007/02/10/involuntary-conscription-not-so-bitchin%E2%80%99/

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscription• http://

www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/war-census-and-conscription

• http://libcom.org/library/registration-alexander-berkman• http://

harrisheartshistorycw.blogspot.com/2010/11/conscription.html

• http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_did_soldiers_think_of_conscription_in_WW1

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