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Mind Map by Ella Helen Keany, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Ella Helen Keany
over 1 year ago
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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
- propaganda helped more than 200.000 scots join up
- 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
- Scotland had a history of being natural warriors this increased Scottish recruitment
- TECHNOLOGY OF WAR
- artillery
- responsible for 75% of deaths
- Extremely hard to move due to their weight
- responsible for 75% of deaths
- 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
- silent killer
- artillery
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