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Conscientious Objection 1. Compare source B with sources C and D. Which is the more reliable account of popular attitudes towards conscription? At the beginning of the First World War British men were called upon to fight for their country by propaganda. This was the idea of using different techniques to persuade the British people to volunteer to join in with the war effort. In 1916 the government changed to conscription, compelling unrequired citizens to go to war and leaving essential workers behind. This started a general resistance by some people, who claimed they could not fight on the grounds of conscience - these people became known as conscientious objectors. The three sources in question give different accounts of the popular attitudes towards conscription, and show whether everyone was like these objectors and had their views on conscription. Source B is not a particularly reliable source as it is a cartoon...

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