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World War 1 Assessment Task 1
Why did Australians enlist in the war (AIF)?
Firstly, Australian soldiers (or any soldiers in general) enlisted in the war for nationalistic pride in the aftermath of Federation. Australians, young men in particular, wanted to support their newly-formed country and show "Mother England" that the country could stand on its own two feet.
Soldiers in the AIF had many reasons to join in the war and fight Germany, one of which being a sense of duty to the Mother country, Great Britain.
Secondly, Sources indicate that men in 1914-1918 enlisted in the army because of the social pressure. Australians thought that if the war was their comrade’s, it’s their war too and if they did not fight for their comrades at that stirring time, they would be seem as cowards and it would be a dreadful state of affairs. Peer pressure played a huge roll in men and women from all over Australia volunteering to go to war because if they did not go to war the rest of society would scorn upon them. If men and women didn't volunteer they would receive white feathers in the mail, the while feathers was a symbol of being a chicken that was one act of peer pressure that influenced the choice of going to war for many young men and women from all over Australia.
Thirdly, the government advertised the Great War as being fun and as a new exciting sport. There where many advertisements that begged Australian men and women to go to war, women who went to war where used as nurses but there was a great need for them. men where always volunteering to go to war because the government would give regular pay to soldiers and give great bonus's for any one to join that attracted young men in young families to join so they could support there families.
Thirdly, Patriotism. “My reasons for enlisting were… a sense of duty for Australia, and the desire to help the motherland.” The depths of their country emotional and strategic ties Britain have been uncovered due to the
Why did Australians enlist in the war (AIF)?
Firstly, Australian soldiers (or any soldiers in general) enlisted in the war for nationalistic pride in the aftermath of Federation. Australians, young men in particular, wanted to support their newly-formed country and show "Mother England" that the country could stand on its own two feet.
Soldiers in the AIF had many reasons to join in the war and fight Germany, one of which being a sense of duty to the Mother country, Great Britain.
Secondly, Sources indicate that men in 1914-1918 enlisted in the army because of the social pressure. Australians thought that if the war was their comrade’s, it’s their war too and if they did not fight for their comrades at that stirring time, they would be seem as cowards and it would be a dreadful state of affairs. Peer pressure played a huge roll in men and women from all over Australia volunteering to go to war because if they did not go to war the rest of society would scorn upon them. If men and women didn't volunteer they would receive white feathers in the mail, the while feathers was a symbol of being a chicken that was one act of peer pressure that influenced the choice of going to war for many young men and women from all over Australia.
Thirdly, the government advertised the Great War as being fun and as a new exciting sport. There where many advertisements that begged Australian men and women to go to war, women who went to war where used as nurses but there was a great need for them. men where always volunteering to go to war because the government would give regular pay to soldiers and give great bonus's for any one to join that attracted young men in young families to join so they could support there families.
Thirdly, Patriotism. “My reasons for enlisting were… a sense of duty for Australia, and the desire to help the motherland.” The depths of their country emotional and strategic ties Britain have been uncovered due to the