Maori Battalion
(Te Hokowhitu-a-tu)
Response to Text. Highlight or answer each question to the best of your ability, including important information and detail to your answers.
Level One – Skim and Scan
- What did New Zealanders start to call themselves during the First World War?
| Kiwi’s |
- How did the government encourage Māori to join the war?
| They encouraged them to “do their bit” |
- What was the war cry used to encourage Māori to fight?
| “E te iwi, whìtiki! Whiti! Whiti e!” |
Level Two: Vocabulary
| Word | Definition | Your own sentence |
|---|---|---|
| Rural | characteristic of the countryside rather than the town. | They had to fight somewhere rural |
| Contingent | a group of people sharing a common feature, forming part of a larger group. | She was put in a contingent for a project |
| Conscripted | enlist (someone) into the armed services. | He was conscripted |
Level Three: Inference (Responses require AT LEAST one full sentence)
- Why did some Māori feel unwilling to fight in the war?
| Because they didn’t like the idea of fighting with people who stole their stuff. |
- What did the British high command feel uncomfortable about, and why did they initially keep the Māori soldiers busy with digging trenches?
| They thought it was weird for Maori to fight alongside Europians |
- What does the chaplain’s prayer tell us about who the Māori soldiers were responsible for?
| For the mana the honour and the good name of Maori people |
- How did the First World War change the relationship between Māori and Pākehā?
| After the war they didn’t have much racism (im saying much because their might have been still some racist people) |
- How did World War One change, and shape New Zealand’s national identity?
| Because they were proud of what their small nation has done and they were proud of their brave soldiers |