The Effect of Shell Shock in World War I

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World war one also known as the Great War or the unnecessary was a war that was only supposed to be fought but it went on for much longer than that. On June 28, 1914 a Serbian nationalist named Gevrilo Princip assassinated Ferdinand, the Archduke of Austria, in Sarajevo. One month later Austria Hungary declared war on Serbia. The war divide Europe into two armed camps on one side was the triple alliance which was Germany, Austria, and Italy and there enemies were France, Russia, and Great Britain. As other countries started to join one side became known as the central powers and allied forces. Throughout world war one many soldiers turned to writing poems as a way to express their feelings about the war. A phenomenon observed during World War One was the damaging psychological effects upon soldiers, known as shell shock. I will be writing about the history as shell shock effect of shell shock, how you get shell shock and how it can be cured. The intensity of the battle fought along the war fronts often caused neurotic cracks to appear in otherwise stable soldiers by the end of the war 20,000 men were still suffering from shell shock and thousands more were experiencing the symptoms. The terms shell shock was coined in 1917 by a medical officer called Charles Myers. It was also known as war “neurosis”, “combat stress”, and PTSD. At first shell shock was thought to be caused by soldiers being exposed to explaining shells. According to the British broadcasting corporations (BBC.CO.UK) by 1916 over 40% of casualties the in the fighting zone were victims of the condition. Shell shock symptoms vary widely in intensity ranging from panic attacks which sometimes caused men to flee the battle field. So... ... middle of paper ... ... trauma. Many doctors go through this problem with talk therapy and anti-depressant pills. The War to end all wars also known as World War One was a war that deeply impacted the U.S and its soldiers; it was a war that was fought for no apparent reason. Soldiers were deceived into thinking that the war was only going to last one year when it really lasted much longer than that. Soldiers such as Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon turned to poems to express the problems during the war. A phenomenon observed during World War One was the damaging psychological effects upon soldiers, known as shellshock. Shell shock affected a person’s state of mind. Proffesor this is my essay I had a dentist appointment I couldn't miss. This is not my best work and I know I can do much better. I will also like to know if you could tell me what you over today in the class .

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