Previous to World War I, most wars did not last more than six months; World War I lasted from 1914 to 1918. Many men and their families thought they would be home in a few months when they were drafted for the war. The devastation that not only would sons, fathers, and husbands away at war for a long period, but the fact that many of them would return was even harder. Men were forced to kill and had no choice in the matter because of the draft. There was also a epidemic of nationalism, so many men would have gone voluntarily. As the war continued the humanity of their spirits degraded at the gruesome horrors they had come to see. Fascism, was portrayed as the opposite of what the war meant. Fascists preached of humanity, rejecting society’s ideas and thinking for one’s self, and a chance at a government that cared more about the citizens then it did the economy or money.
During the war, men were commanded to perform awful acts or witnesses them. The sons of the mothers who waited patiently for them were not the same when they returned from the war. They were angry, depressed, and afraid. Many of the soldiers had no idea what a real war would look like let alone a war between the superpowers of the
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These men were not allowed to think for themselves. They were forced, although some men would have willingly obeyed, to complete deadly missions, make it through an intense battle, or travel across a country to deliver a message. The soldiers were not given a choice to make a decision, but only stay quiet and obey. Fascism granted citizens the ability to follow their own rules and not let society, or anyone else, let them determine their thoughts. “Fascism denies the majority, by the simple fact that the majority, can direct human society…” Fascists wanted to allow people to decide what they believed and not all people to persuade