In your opinion why do you believe that men fought in World War 1?
2006-12-17 06:23:36 · 13 answers · asked by latina8182000 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Just WW1 or any war? And if WW1 only... which side?
2006-12-17 06:35:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I will actually try to honor your question with as a correct an answer as I can. The "Great War" as it was known began with the assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand. This was really the last of the great wars involving the old imperialists of the previous century. The leader of Germany, Kaiser Wilhelm, went to war with England, France, Russia, Italy and eventually the U.S. America sent troops to France where we and our allies fought Germany in the trenches until a truce was declared on Nov. 11, 1918. Germany was required to pay war reparations which led to bitterness and hardships on the German people which in turn led to the rise of Hitler and WWII.
The fighting in France for the Americans was very brutal. The trenches were most often wet and muddy. Between the allied trenches and the German line was an area called "no man's land." Each side would take turns attacking the other. An order would be given: "over the top!" and the soldiers would crawl out of the trench and run across the stretch of land between the two sides. The other sides machine gunners would simply mow down the attackers. So a stalemate occurred with neither side gaining the advantage. My wife's grandfather described the battles and living conditions in the trenches, and they were horrific. A type of poisonous gas was also used known as "mustard gas" which was very lethal. Today the use of chemical weapons are banned in warfare, although it is alleged that Saddam's forces used it in their campaign against the Kurds as well as against Americans if the first Gulf war.
I hope this has been helpful to you.
2006-12-17 06:47:34 · answer #2 · answered by Tom 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well many young men enlisted thinking that they are off to fight a glorious war for their country. But after the stalemate settled in after the Battle of the Marne, they noticed that there country had nothing to do with anything. They just had the survive. After the stories got out about the trenches men weren't enlisting anymore.(At least not in great quantities).
2006-12-17 06:33:56 · answer #3 · answered by Gaz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because all they believed back then is that the only thing that women can do is cook and clean and reproduce. But when men went to war the women had to take over their jobs to support the family and the war effort. If you are asking why we actually fougt in WWI it is mainly because the sinking of the Lusitania.
2006-12-17 08:37:06 · answer #4 · answered by Math Geek 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Considering the nature of conflict upto that point in History. People were for the most part conscripted into the army by thier respective governments. However those who volunteered did so out of a sense of Duty to the nation they called home. Otherwise known as self respect. Something sadly lacking in todays society
2006-12-17 07:35:33 · answer #5 · answered by Kevin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Treaty entanglement, mostly. The actual "men" fought because they were told to...that is how it has always worked.
2006-12-17 06:28:45 · answer #6 · answered by Cecil 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
To prove a point the a war and to get their land
2006-12-17 06:25:41 · answer #7 · answered by Black D93 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
because woman weren't in the army yet?
2006-12-17 06:32:55 · answer #8 · answered by Khepri 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they did not allow women and robots were not invented yet.
2006-12-17 06:44:04 · answer #9 · answered by SweetDeath! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's what soldiers are supposed to do.
2006-12-17 06:26:54 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋