Opposition to the war
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- Opposition to the war
- People stopped voulenteering
- People grew scared of the war as wounded men were returning
- Conscription was introduced in 1916
- All men between 18-41 could be forced to join
- The men who refused to fight
- Called conscientious objectors
- Objected on the grounds of moral, social, or religious reasons
- If you objected to fighting
- Put in prison if they couldn't convince a court of a valid reason for them not to fight
- Some agreed to serve as stretcher bearers
- Many were jailed and treated harshly by those around them
- People stopped voulenteering
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