Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Scots on The Western Front
- Recruitment
- Scotland had a history of being natural warriors this increased Scottish recruitment
- scotland formed 10% of the population but 13% of the casualties
- more Scots joined the army than anywhere else in the UK.
- in scotland as many as 688,000 imlisted!
- PROPAGANDA
- propaganda helped more than 200.000 scots join up
- the government and promoted men to enlist through; patriotism, peer pressure, pals' battalions and promise of adventure
- 12 million posters where printed promoting joining the army
- 20,000 men join each day
- people believed the war would be over by Christmas many men joining thinking they would never see battle
- TECHNOLOGY OF WAR
- artillery
- responsible for 75% of deaths
- Extremely hard to move due to their weight
- Gas
- silent killer
- during the beginning the only the soldiers could do was pee on hankies
- could blind and cause blisters as well as damage lungs
- not as effective after gas masks
- gas cylinders where hard to operate