The Unrest Of The Period

On April 24, I managed to drift off to sleep, but a scream awoke me. Ahead of us, an unbroken wall of gas crawled towards the trenches at ground level. Someone down the line had fallen, clutching his chest. Bullets whizzed, shells roared and soldiers fell. Screams were cut off as the gas sucked the life out of the victims. They struggled to suck oxygen into their corrupt lungs. Attacking their bronchial tubes, the chlorine leaked fluid into their bloodstreams. The victims suffocated, drowning in their own fluids. The Algerians' eyeballs were white, coughing until glue came out from their mouths. The gas roamed the ground, giving the German snipers and machine gunners a clear aim at the sprinting soldiers. While the alley men opened fire at our backs, I bolted away from that hell containing abyss. I dragged myself off the muddy battlefield. My lungs burned with chlorine and my hip was torn by shrapnel. To neutralize and protect me from the gas, I urinated on my handkerchief and shielded it to my face. This is not civilization, it is madness.

Q: What factors besides Patriotism might have motivated so many to sign up so quickly? (*think economic conditions in 1914)

It's the mental trauma that stays and haunts the soldiers forever. “Such things exasperate a soldier more than the front-line” (Remarque 9, 202). The difference between the soldiers desire for peace and the continuous constant chaos and violence they go through and experience on the front lines just shows how horrid their life has become.

Overtime one change in the home front in britain throughout the war was recruitment. At first many joined, this was because of their attitude towards the war, they thought it would be over by Christmas and Britain would easily win, they also thought it would be an adventure, this lead to many young people to recruit themselves early on in the war. This is seen in source D as through 1914 and 1915 the brown family were happy to see these young boys join the war. They had happy attitudes towards it and thought it was the right thing for the country.

confused as to why they are fighting and killing. These authors question war and its many

The outbreak of war in August 1914 seemed to unleash a huge wave of enthusiastic support for Britain and support for Australia’s part in the war. All major political parties, churches, community leaders and newspapers seemed to support Australia’s entry. It was seen as a moral and necessary commitment. There was a rush to the recruiting offices, and, at this stage, only the very fittest and healthiest men were accepted. The whole country seemed to be both enthusiastic for the war, and united in support of it

War is portrayed as something emotional that every living being goes through in their lifetime. Most of the people experience.

That these weapons by being relatively immobile would be default provide soldiers and armies in a defensive posture with a tremendous advantage, as occurred in Manchuria between the Russians and Japanese, did not seem to deter Europe’s strategists from their predisposed affinity for the offense. It did in fact appear to strengthen further their belief in what was believed to be the ultimate deciding factor, that being an unconquerable warrior

The Mentality of War Many people think of ‘war hero’ as a title of honor and glory and therefore perceive war itself as glorious. But, there are dangerous consequences to serving in war, not only physically but mentally. Being in such an environment can be traumatic, and leave permanent effects. War can leave scarring psychological impairments on veterans, causing them to suffer from problems such as personal insecurities, desensitization to violence, and post traumatic stress disorder.

The U.S. military produces some of the bravest most heroic men and women on earth. From the moment the oath of enlistment is made to the time of separation or retirement, these courageous souls endure a number of amazing, historic and sometimes unbelievable events. They are praise for their service and lift even higher for their sacrifice, although most are unaware of the true sacrifices are made by some of these men and women. The most visible sacrifices or “outer sacrifices” are loss of life or loss of limbs while the inner wounds are bouts with depression, sexual assault, divorce, and most common alcohol other drug abuse.

War is many things. It may be many different things depending on each individual. Many soldiers get trained so their mentality is to characterize their opponents as less than human, so their lives lose all worth. Some soldiers however, are not prepared for this, even though they have been trained. One thing is training for it, another thing is actually killing a human being. As they kill more people, it becomes normalized for them. All they have seen changes their mind, while all of their dreams get swept aside by bloody hands of the hypnotized while they carry the cross of homicide. But why kill other strangers? What’s in it for the soldiers? War feeds the rich while it buries the poor. Rich people are power hungry, selling soldiers in human grocery store, using them as their little puppets who obey their master, making them go around killing each other in order to determine who is right, but in the end, war determines who is left. “The Man I Killed” by Tim O’Brien shows how soldiers who commit violence become traumatized and how that changes over time.

he World War 1 conflict saw the expansion of volunteers as the war triggered. Alongside the opposition enemy, soldiers had to contend with shortage of food and appalling conditions. The voluntary period saw the first sort of army to be set up. However this set of volunteers were formed into action later during the Battle of the Somme. This was called the Kitcheners army, largely influenced through persuasive poster campaigns. This staggeringly led to over one million men to enlist by January 1915. The major ploy was the idea of the conscription and the effectivness of the legislation, which was largely debatable.

The four year long period of social unrest that unraveled unto the United States brought forth increasing amounts of opposing opinions. Power struggles between the Northern and Southern states gave those with strong ideas for example, John Wilkes Booth, the ideal situation to take action. The sixteenth president of the United States of America and the leader of the Union during Civil War, Abraham Lincoln, was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth, an actor pursuing the revival of the confederacy and the total destruction of the Union.

One example of how the soldiers were affected mentally was when the soldiers lost all hope after the war was over. For example, O’Brien stated "Now, the war ended, all I am left with are simple, unprofound scraps of truth. Men die. Fear hurts and humiliates" (pg 23). The soldiers found out the hard, dark truth about war. They had different views about the war and came out with about one view, the war was not bad until you know when all the truth about it. Another example of how the war affected the soldier mentally was when they reflected on all the things they did, making them change their mind about the war. For instance, O’Brien expressed, “But, still, none of these notions seem right. Men are killed, dead human beings are heavy and awkward to carry, things smell different in Vietnam, soldiers are afraid and often brave, drill sergeants are boors, some men think the war is proper and just and others don't and most don't care.” Many soldiers have different views on the war, but after all, they have done their view on the war starts getting dark. Another example of how the war affected the soldiers mentally through the war was when they wouldn’t care anymore about what would happen to them. For instance, O’Brien expressed “Some guys are just numb to death” (131). This explains that some soldiers were so done with the war that they thought they were bulletproof in a way that they

imaginary world , it is not a real world war, but still as destructive as and as important