Shirkers and Tempters

Topic: Australians at War: World Wars I and II (1914-1918, 1939-1945)
Student activity

This is the student activity 1 of 4 of the WWI: recruitment, conscription, propaganda learning activity.

Task No. 1

Vote YES!

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Which picture would your father like to show his friends? [picture]
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Study the pro-conscription material which was in circulation prior to the 1916 Referendum. Answer the following: 

  • What were the arguments put forward?  
  • Is it possible to determine the origin of any of these pieces of material?  
  • If so, what does each tell you about the conscription referendums?