It is almost universally understood that the winners of war often write history. With this concept comes the acceptance that history can and is construed in a way that benefits the winner and can hide the truth. In George Robert Elford’s book, Devil’s Guard, Elford accounts for the perspective of a former Waffen SS officer who joined the French Foreign Legion upon the conclusion of World War 2. Throughout this story, many obstacles, adventures, and morals are explored that communicate various perceptions on what war (particularly the war in Vietnam during the French occupation) was like. The book conveys various arguments such as the exploration of unconventional warfare and the struggle of decisive action when the chain of command has
As the war rolled on, people became less enthusiastic to fight. The army created drafts requiring people enlist for war. At first, the drafts required men between the ages of 18 and 35, but as the end became unclear for both sides, the age pool was changed to men ages 17 to 50. The federal government established the Draft Act of 1863.
For youthful gentlemen begging and fighting to stay out of death wars, terror began to arise and between and amongst both wars, drafting was viewed as a totalitarian dominance constraining men to take actions against their own freedom. Although it was a brutal force, hatred for the draft undermined wars and citizens began to find loopholes out of conscription and there were inequities and occupational ways out of serving, especially if one was wealthy. Although drafting was coveted to be equal among the poor and wealthy, thus letting the government add more pressure and raise the
D. Clayton James and Anne Sharp Wells inserts the reader profoundly into the time period that the world was at war in their book America and The Great War: 1914-1920. They take the reader through eyes of the Americans on how they looked at Europe engaging in their confrontations and through the eyes of the American soldiers who were prompted to learn how to fight after years of living their lives of normalcy. The minds of the United States citizens were not universally made up on the how they should enter the war. Many Americans and especially leaders throughout the country believed that the war was sickening and “a senseless war” to be fighting.
Events from the Home Front #1 - Conscription One of the most serious controversies experienced by many at the home front during WW1 was conscription. In 1914 Canadian Prime Minister Robert Borden declared that conscription would never be necessary in Canada. Only 2810 men signed up to fight during the war but the Canadian government needed more men. In 1917 conscription was introduced and men were forced to enlist for the war as a result of the Military Service Act that was passed by Prime Minister Borden. Men aged 20-45 were forced to leave their families, join the war and fight for Britain.
The conscription debate raged through 1917 and 1918. The required legislation, The Military Services Act, made its way through Parliament on 29 August 1917. Virtually every French-speaking Member of Parliament objected conscription while almost all the English-speaking Member of Parliament supported. But out of the 401,882 men registered for conscription—and through certain exemptions from call up were lifted in 1918. Only 24,132 men made it to France by the war’s end.
Canada’s Benefits of World War I World War I, bring the first war involving different countries, brought many disadvantages and advantages for Canada, since it allowed to change how the country was before. Women were treated differently, rights to vote changed drastically and Canada was known as an independent country instead of Britain. One of the reasons of why WWI is important to Canada, is because with this, women gained more rights. They were treated differently after war, and were even allowed to work, something that they couldn't do before.
World War I resulted in many changes to the military for the United States. One of these changes was based on the fact that when the US joined the fight, they were ranked seventh in the world of military strength. With an enlisted strength of around 200 thousand men, the United States would be no match for the German force of 4.5 million (Corbett et al, 671) so Congress passed the Selective Service Act of 1917. The Conscription Act, which was known at the time as the Selective Service Act gave the government the authority to draft American males into the armed forces as a military necessity. Originally the act called for a draft of men between the ages of 21 and 30 years old but was expanded to the range of 18 to 45 years old and resulted in drafting 2.8 million men into military service.
World War 1 The timing of the U.S. entering World War 1 was important because the fire power they had, advantage of the troops, and was a turning point for the war. The United States had more fire power, they also had an advantage of troops, and when the United States entered, it was a turning point for what advantages they had. The United States had more firepower than everyone else in the war because they joined the war later than they other countries.
Conscription was first implemented in the United States during the American Civil War in 1863 (“Northern Draft of 1863”). It was common for wealthy men to pay for substitutes to take their place during this time. Support for the new law was very rare in the North during this time, and it created the “Civil War Draft Riots” (Harris, “The New York City Draft Riots of 1863”) . The draft would not return for over half a century. In 1917, the US army had just over 100,000 troops.
As a result, the nation was torn and had to gradually build their way up back to orderly fashion. The main dispute that occurred was the concept of conscription, also known as the Military Service Act. Around late August when the act was passed, all male citizens ranging from the ages 20 to 45 were forced to be involved in the war. Furthermore, around 48,000 men were commissioned to fight overseas and unfortunately, many had suffered. As I witnessed in a World War 1 documentary produced by National Geographic, there were many graphic scenes and disturbing pictures that showed the reality of the war and its results.
The most defining times in history tend to be in the years of great war. One example of a defining time in history was World War II. This war took place on almost every continent on the Earth. This war had an extraordinary influence in America 's history. One event that had the biggest impact on America was the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
WW1 is known as the first modern war because it saw the incorporation of mechanical weapons. The Central Powers and Allies both used a variety of weapons such as machine guns, chemical weapons , clothing, biplanes, artillery, tanks, grenades, and rifles. These weapons were state of the art for the early 20th century. These weapons caused casualties to skyrocket as the Allies and the Central Powers were in a stalemate.
In ecology, there are many factors and aspects that trigger the death of many organisms such as, natural disasters, Invasive species, and habitat destructions. Habitat destruction huge threat every organism, it affects population, disrupts the chemistry of food webs, destroys food chains and the interaction/ behavior of many animals. The majority of the reasons why habitat destruction occurs is caused by invasive species. Invasive species. According to https://quizlet.com/65395052/invasive-species-flash-cards/ invasive species are “non-native species, often introduced by humans, that takes hold outside its native range - entering new ecosystems and multiplying, causing environmental, health, and/or economic harm.”
The causes of World War I The many different causes of World War 1 were quite brief with excruciating fatalities. There were many innocent people who were just living a regular life didn’t know what was about to hit them. People like to say that there were five different causes of World war 1. Those causes were nationalism, imperialism, militarism, alliancism, and assassination.
