Shirkers and Tempters
Topic: Australians at War: World Wars I and II (1914-1918, 1939-1945)
This is the student activity 1 of 4 of the WWI: recruitment, conscription, propaganda learning activity.
Task No. 1
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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?