Response to text Maori battalion

What did New Zealanders start to call themselves during the First World War?

In the text it says that soldiers who were beginning to use a new name for themselves: Kiwis.

How did the government encourage Māori to join the war?

In the text it says Although many Maori wanted to join up, at first, only a few did. This quickly changed when the government said it would include a special group of soldiers called the Maori Contingent.

What was the war cry used to encourage Māori to fight?

“E te iwi, whìtiki! Whiti! Whiti e!” “O people,prepare yourselves for battle! Spring up! Spring up!”

Level Two: Vocabulary

Word
Definition
Your own sentence

Rural

Rural means like open land outside a town

There was a rural on the outskirts of the town.

Contingent

A group of people who shared something in common.

There was a Contingent outside the building.

Conscripted

Enlist someone mostly into armed service.

My buddy Conscripted himself to join the army.

Level Three: Inference (Responses require AT LEAST one full sentence)

Why did some Māori feel unwilling to fight in the war?

They were feeling unwilling to fight in the war because the pakiea stole their land and caused suffering.

What did the British high command feel uncomfortable about, and why did they initially keep the Māori soldiers busy with digging trenches?

Because the British high command was uncomfortable with native people fighting with Europeans so he kept the Maori soldiers busy by digging trenches.

What does the chaplain’s prayer tell us about who the Māori soldiers were responsible for?

The Maori soldiers were responsible for the mana, the honour, and the good name of the Maori people.

How did the First World War change the relationship between Māori and Pākehā?

The anzac soldiers had made friendships on the battlefield and some of those were with pakeha.

How did World War One change, and shape New Zealand’s national identity?

World war one changed our name for our country and we took independence of our country.

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