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Analyse the movement from voluntary recruitment to conscription
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Analyse the movement from voluntary recruitment to conscription The war began with a large and unprecedented wave of enthusiasm. At the start of August 1914 Parliament had issued a call for an extra 500,000 soldiers and the response was overwhelming. By the end of September over 750,000 men had enlisted; by January 1915, a million. The enthusiasm to join and fight was genuine, showing an 'almost mystical patriotism'. The British army was seen as a professional army, even though it was small, as it was made up of volunteers who were all highly trained. The army had increased to 350,000 soldiers by the end of August, which was still quite small compared to most European standards. The size of the army had then grown bigger by 450,000 volunteers by the end of September. The government had planned the amount of the soldiers that they wanted, but the amount that volunteered was...
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