Nobody Wins During World War One
Blake Warden
Mrs. Metzgar
H.S.E. 4 Period 3
5-1-14
Nobody Wins in a War In 1914, a Serbian nationalist assassinated the arch duke of Austria-Hungary and it immediately triggered one of the most deadly wars in the history of mankind. Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia and being One of Serbia’s allies, Russia declared war on Germany. It created a domino effect and the war quickly became the first World War. The central powers consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungry and the Ottoman Empire. On the other side, the triple entete was made up of Russia, France and the England. The war waged on for four years and in the end the triple entene won, but not without losing massive amount of casualties. Over 20 million soldiers died and many others …show more content…
The chart above shows the statistics of shellshock victims over time. The biggest spike was in 1914, when World War 1 began. It also decreased right after the war ended, because such a large percent of the population was in World War 1 and that’s why so many people had shellshock. Some soldiers died because they went crazy and other were cured after returning. “Insane, feeble minded, psychopathic, and neuropathic individuals. These individuals included those with schizophrenia and mental retardation candidates that would clearly limit the ability to provide adequate service. The U.S. armed forces rejected approximately 2 % of inductees on this basis”(Stephanie Oak). After World War 1, the government started to test people before allowing them to join in the war. Since the war causes mentally instabilities, it is important not to send anyone with mental problems on top of shellshock and PTSD. That is the main reason that the U.S. began screening for issues. “Initially, military officials approved of screening programs because they promised that the armed forces would be made up of the most able men. Between 1942 and 1944, Suki Vans screening methods excluded 12% (almost 2 million) of 15 million men examined which was about 6 times the rejection rate of world war 2” (Stephanie Oak. 12% of people who enlisted in the military and were screen were not allowed to join because they were not mentally able …show more content…
World War 1 was the first war to really show how much it can’t affect those who are in it. Shellshock is now called post-traumatic stress disorder and it is still seen in cases today. Throughout the novel, it can be seen that war is tragedy and horror. The theme is loss of innocence. All of this death and misery started because someone assassinated the heir to a thrown.
Work cited
Bourke, Joanna. "Shell Shock during World War One." BBC News. BBC, 3 Oct. 2010. Web. 01 June 2014. Remarque, Erich Maria, and A. W. Wheen. All Quiet on the Western Front. Boston: Little, Brown, 1929. Print.
Oak, Stephanie,” War and Military health. The Us psychiatric response in the…” Emerican journal of public health vol. 97, No. 12. Dec. 2007; 2132-2142, sims Issues researcher web. 27 May. 2014
Mrs. Metzgar
H.S.E. 4 Period 3
5-1-14
Nobody Wins in a War In 1914, a Serbian nationalist assassinated the arch duke of Austria-Hungary and it immediately triggered one of the most deadly wars in the history of mankind. Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia and being One of Serbia’s allies, Russia declared war on Germany. It created a domino effect and the war quickly became the first World War. The central powers consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungry and the Ottoman Empire. On the other side, the triple entete was made up of Russia, France and the England. The war waged on for four years and in the end the triple entene won, but not without losing massive amount of casualties. Over 20 million soldiers died and many others …show more content…
The chart above shows the statistics of shellshock victims over time. The biggest spike was in 1914, when World War 1 began. It also decreased right after the war ended, because such a large percent of the population was in World War 1 and that’s why so many people had shellshock. Some soldiers died because they went crazy and other were cured after returning. “Insane, feeble minded, psychopathic, and neuropathic individuals. These individuals included those with schizophrenia and mental retardation candidates that would clearly limit the ability to provide adequate service. The U.S. armed forces rejected approximately 2 % of inductees on this basis”(Stephanie Oak). After World War 1, the government started to test people before allowing them to join in the war. Since the war causes mentally instabilities, it is important not to send anyone with mental problems on top of shellshock and PTSD. That is the main reason that the U.S. began screening for issues. “Initially, military officials approved of screening programs because they promised that the armed forces would be made up of the most able men. Between 1942 and 1944, Suki Vans screening methods excluded 12% (almost 2 million) of 15 million men examined which was about 6 times the rejection rate of world war 2” (Stephanie Oak. 12% of people who enlisted in the military and were screen were not allowed to join because they were not mentally able …show more content…
World War 1 was the first war to really show how much it can’t affect those who are in it. Shellshock is now called post-traumatic stress disorder and it is still seen in cases today. Throughout the novel, it can be seen that war is tragedy and horror. The theme is loss of innocence. All of this death and misery started because someone assassinated the heir to a thrown.
Work cited
Bourke, Joanna. "Shell Shock during World War One." BBC News. BBC, 3 Oct. 2010. Web. 01 June 2014. Remarque, Erich Maria, and A. W. Wheen. All Quiet on the Western Front. Boston: Little, Brown, 1929. Print.
Oak, Stephanie,” War and Military health. The Us psychiatric response in the…” Emerican journal of public health vol. 97, No. 12. Dec. 2007; 2132-2142, sims Issues researcher web. 27 May. 2014