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SOLDIERS AND POLITICS: THE POLITICAL RAMIFICATIONS OF THE WHITE UNION DEFENCE FORCES SOLDIERS' DEMOBILISATION EXPERIENCE AFTER THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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dc.creator Francois Oosthuizen
dc.date 2012-02-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned 2015-07-20T20:08:13Z
dc.date.available 2015-07-20T20:08:13Z
dc.identifier 10.5787/24-1-284
dc.identifier 2224-0020
dc.identifier https://doaj.org/article/d9ddfd77f3e946ebb0c2609523e143b7
dc.identifier.uri http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/8050
dc.identifier.uri https://doaj.org/article/d9ddfd77f3e946ebb0c2609523e143b7
dc.description The Second World War had a definite influence on the 1943 and 1948 generalelections. Although the war had led to a victory for the United Party in 1943, warrelatedissues led to the defeat of the same party five years later. After 1943,South Africa experienced numerous political, economic and social changes andwithin this context the demobilisation of the UDF soldier took place. As a result ofthese changes, the expectations some soldiers had for the post-war South Africadid not materialise. Few of the promises made to the soldier by the UP governmentwere fulfilled. This led soldiers, experiencing difficulty in adapting to the postwarsituation, to direct their anger towards the government. The aim of this paperis to determine firstly, the nature of the soldiers' problems and, secondly, whethertheir dissatisfaction found political expression.
dc.language English
dc.publisher University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy)
dc.relation http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/284
dc.relation https://doaj.org/toc/2224-0020
dc.source Scientia Militaria : South African Journal of Military Studies, Vol 24, Iss 1 (2012)
dc.subject post-war South Africa
dc.subject SOLDIERS AND POLITICS
dc.subject soldiers' problems
dc.subject United Party
dc.subject demobilisation of the UDF soldier
dc.subject Military Science
dc.subject U
dc.subject DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject Military Science
dc.subject U
dc.subject DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject Military Science
dc.subject U
dc.subject Military Science
dc.subject U
dc.subject Military Science
dc.subject U
dc.title SOLDIERS AND POLITICS: THE POLITICAL RAMIFICATIONS OF THE WHITE UNION DEFENCE FORCES SOLDIERS' DEMOBILISATION EXPERIENCE AFTER THE SECOND WORLD WAR
dc.type Article


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