A short look back on what we did in France and Belgium in July while we were there for First World War commemorations.
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Our Research Report - By Sinead Burns, Lara Sell, Sofia Schollum
For our Blog post we are reporting on our research focus - What were the government’s policies (New Zealand) towards pacifists in World War One?
During World War 1 and many other wars in general, there has been a wide expectation that all men had an obligation to fight.
Introduced in 1912, the Defence Amendment Act stated that appropriate punishment would follow any objection to conscription. The punishment would include...
We have researched who objected to conscription and refused to fight in the First World War. We came up with a number of key ideas when researching our topic about what type of people refused to fight during the First World War.
Conscription, which is the compulsory enlistment of people in the military forces, was not popular with all New Zealand people.
In 1915, 78 000 men stated that they were not willing to volunteer in New Zealand. Campaigns only managed to enlist 30% of those...This is research that we have started on Anti-Militarism in New Zealand at the time of the First World War. By Rose Stoddart, Claudia Wollaston, Indiya Dawson-Myers, Bella Hannah, Rewa Kendall.
An English language translation follows the French version of our update.
Définitions:
Pacifisme: La croyance que la guerre et la violence sont injustifiables.
Privation des droits civiques: l incapacité de voter.
Le fond de l'anti-militarisme
De petits groupes de Néo-Zélandais étaient contre les...
Fresh crêpes, cobbled streets, photo booths and Parisiens smoking with cool refinement. Polished marble floors with a glassy sheen, wrought-iron lattices and metro stations flashing by in lights of dull grey. These are the things I remember about Paris. As soon as the Young Ambassadors touched down on French soil, we entered a place where history and modernity walk alive in the streets.
Our first week of the tour was a whirlwind of tourist attractions and grand military parades along with...
Treatment of the Objectors – Wanganui Detention Centre
The policy implemented in which the objectors were treated by was extremely harsh with victims suffering brutal acts affecting them all physically, mentally and emotionally.
The grounds of the Wanganui Detention Barracks were often nicknamed the ‘slaughter yard’ with evidence of blood splatters displayed throughout the yard. Those who refused to co-operate were pushed, pulled, kicked and...
Anti-Conscription During World War One
What actions were undertaken by those involved in the movements against conscription of men as soldiers?
Religious objectors would not serve in the Army Service Unit or Medical Corps during the war while refusing to wear uniforms for non-combatant roles. 73 conscientious objectors had been exempted for religious reasons but in Trentham Military Camp, 15 religious objectors refused to do any work or wear uniforms. They were...Research Progress by Annie Kane, Louise Piggin, Danielle Mitchell, Laura McRae, Rewa Kendall and Mikayla Eruera
How were the conscientious objectors treated in NZ and France?
Conscientious objectors in NZ were not treated lightly. A conscientious objector is person who for reasons of conscience objects to serving in the armed forces.
Conscientious objectors in New Zealand were first sent to prison camps or were forced into hard labour as sentences for refusing to fight or responding to...
Over the last week the two Year 12 History classes at Baradene College have each visited the first exhibition to mark the 100th anniversary of the First World War at the Auckland War Memorial Museum in Auckland, New Zealand. This very good exhibition ‘Entangled Islands: Sāmoa, New Zealand and the First World War’ looks at the New Zealand invasion of German Sāmoa which took place on 29 August 1914. This event would entangle New Zealand and Sāmoa together and have a lasting impact on the cultures...
Students in Year 12 History created a timeline of important events in the First World War for New Zealand soldiers.
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