Why did people join the army
Patriotism, racism, local loyalties, peer pressure, pals battalion, sense of adventure, economic necessity, propaganda
How did patriotism make people recruit?
patriotic appeal of slogans and people were carried away by a wave of patriotism. Scotland already had a proud military/ martial tradition
How did racism make people recruit?
scots affected by stories of spies and “Belgian atrocities” of German army
How did local loyalties make people recruit?
the Cameronians recruited largely from Glasgow and Lanarkshire . The royal Scot’s tened to attract men from Edinburgh
How did peer pressure get people to recruit?
women were encoureced to press men into services for example giving them a white feather to show them as a coward if they didn’t sign up
how did pals battalion ale people recruit?
men could sign up to fight alongside their family members or those from the same town who thy had known there whole lives, this made the prospect of being away from home less scary to some
How did sense of adventure make people want to recruit in the army?
it was seen as an opertunity to explore new places and perform heroic deeds and/ or to leave a boring or difficult job
how did economic necessity make people want to recruit?
there was fear of unemployment. Recruitment numbers were high in places with lots of unemplyment
how did propaganda make people want to recruit?
men were bombared with images in newspapers, magazines and cinemas that presented scotlands army with kilts and bagpipes
