Every soldier has to have training for a country to win a war, especially in WWII. The United States entered WWII in 1941, while Germany started in 1939. The German army had some of the same methods of training their soldiers and some different methods compared to the United States. “Germany was a military juggernaut in 1940.” in an article called “Your Numbers Up”. The article also talks about how the United States had only 200,000 soldiers and was the opposite of Germany. The United States had a draft that every man ages 21 to 36 was required to enter into, while German boys had the decision to enter the Hitler Youth at ages 10-14. The German and United States military fought on opposites sides of WWII, but they also have some things in common. I learned throughout the research I did is that, even though countries are fighting on different sides of the war, and use different weapons, most of them have the same goal, to be the military that …show more content…
According to U.S. Air force Regulations(4) a WWII American haircut is described as a “Tapered appearance on both sides and the back of the head, both with and without headgear. A tapered appearance is one that when viewed from any angle outlines the member’s hair so that it conforms to the shape of the head, curving inward to the natural termination point without eccentric directional flow, twists or spiking.” (Air Force Instruction 36-2903, 2014). The authentic WWII German haircut is described as "Shaved from the neck and tapered up to the top above the ears all the way around. The hair was usually very long on top, combed (& slicked) straight back from the forehead. This is according to dererstezug.com(3). If parted, the part is very high on the head." The American haircut though had many different options that an American soldier could choose from, the one describes is the most popular chosen among the
...onger. But a generation later, the game was on once again; the war aims were much the same. Germany felt it must defend its way of life and stand up for progress. Britain wanted to defend the status quo but it used the excuse of the invasion of another country as the immediate pretext for entry: first Belgium, later Poland. In both world wars, Germany was the innovator, morally and technologically. Britain and France were fighting previous wars while Germany led the way in technology, techniques and tactics.
During World War 2, many young men like Zamperini had a sense of nationalism and joined the army to fight in this war. World War 2 was different than the first one in technological advancement. Not only was it land battle, it was air battle and marine battle. “ We just sat there and watched the plane pass the island, and it never came back… I could see it on the radar. It makes you feel terrible. Life was cheap in war (2.8.18)”. This illustrates 2 things, the fact that the technology was more deadly than the enemy and that watching people die, disappear, and not being able to do something to help was intensely hard to deal with. Moreover, at the berlin olympics, it seemed to be less about athleticism and more of about German Nazi nationalism. “ On the first of August, louie and the other olympians were driven through berlin for the opening ceremonies. Every vista suggested coiled might. Nazi banners had been prepared over everything (1.4.10)”. This showed Nazi party domination in Germany where the movement began. Lastly, The war will eventually hit Zamperini and Hillenbrand gives us an interesting similarity between the japanese and german beliefs. “ As Louie blazed through college, far away, history was turning. In europe, Hitler was laying plans to conquer the continent… Central to the japanese identity was the belief that it was Japan;s divinely mandated right to rule
The act of applying conscription during the First and Second World Wars have nearly torn Canada apart. The conscription crisis of 1917 was a treacherous event that occurred during the First World War. During this time the relations between Quebec and the rest of Canada were in an all time low in our Canadian history. The Québécois thought conscription was merely unnecessary no matter what circumstance; while all other Canadians did essentially want conscription occur. The contrast was inevitably high on the issue of conscription between the Québécois and the rest of Canada thus creating a solution when conscription was indeed needed was impossible. However while William Lyon Mackenzie King was the Prime Minister during the Second World War; he reacted differently in comparison to Robert Borden. Although King promised not to introduce conscription as did Borden in his campaign race; he dealt the issue of conscription in a more controlled manner. Essentially Mackenzie King approached the issue of conscription using prior knowledge learnt from World War One.
If you look behind what you think happened at what really happened in WWII it becomes clear that the U.S. has nothing to be proud about. WWII evolved the entire globe, putting the world's largest economic and military powers against each other: the AXIS powers Germany, Japan and Italy against the ALLIED powers Russia, Britain and the U.S. There were some 27,372,900 civilians and 20,858,800 military personnel killed in the war. http://warchronicle.com/numbers/WWII/deaths.htm WWII got its start in the capitalist crisis of the 1930s. Starting with the 1929 U.S. stock market crash, all countries in the world capitalist economy suffered depression, stagnation and massive unemployment. http://socialismandliberation.org/mag/index.php?aid=360 Fact one that the Allies were not committed to fighting fascism is the abandonment of six million Jews to the Nazi genocide from 1933 to 1945.
Mass production of weapons, strong military with lots of manpower, money from taxes and war bonds, and censorship were important to America during World War II. Keeping the home front with motivated and enthusiastic people is important in making progress towards victory during war. America was able to come together and dominate fascism.
But what would ultimately lead to the outbreak of the first world war was Germany’s ever-increasing belief in militarism. The German military power had continued to grow as their industrial sector did the same; such power was seen as a symbol of national pride by the government. Other nations had built up their arms stockpiles as well, though they did not glorify it nearly as much as the Germans did. Nevertheless, the availability of arms, when combined with other political and economic factors, meant that a full-scale conflict was all but unavoidable.
Going off and fighting a war in some far off distance country never really applied to many men especially during the recruitment for WWI. The films and trailers were geared to give young men the mind set of going into the military and fighting for America. Since WWI was so huge America needed more soldiers; if America even wanted to stand a chance of winning. Everything about the trailers made the war seem manly, claiming how mothers could only be proud of their sons if they went into the military. The war and joining the army was often very glorified making the men think through joining the army they would receive a sense of bravery and nobility. To many people America was seen has having a “simple self-image” but since the war America was thought to be under constant threat and need to be fixed, a job for the manliest of men. Through vigorous campaigning in the films, a young man would be seen as foolish to not join the war immediately.
Early in World War II, Germany decisively demonstrated the devastating effect of a new paradigm in military power. The allies had to play catch up and adapt quickly in order to survive. Germany’s early success quic...
World War One was a time of new weapons, new tactics, new strategies, and most of the time this made the difference between living and dying. Militarism and War was complicated so, it is best to have prepared men and be a well put together military. Fighting for a country is one of the highest duties. Remarque was drafted into WWI, and his experiences helped him write the fictional book All quiet on the Western Front. The novel connects to the theme militarism because the reader can see how the soldiers were destroyed by the war like remarque mentioned. Germany was in training for 6 weeks preparing for war.
During W.W.I the Austrian wore the pike gray 1909 pattern tunic and trousers. They have three white stars on the collar which indicate Sergeants rank. Some have leather gaiters worn by mountain troops; others wore the ordinary trousers with the integral gaiter which fastened around the ankle with two buttons. Men and women wore tunics made of khaki serge flannel or cord. Most men, and some women, also wore leather cartridge pouches and a slouched hat. Women were seen wearing long, more fuller skirts. Blouses usually had a high neck line and the sleeves were full length. Women also wore their hair longer but usually pulled it back into a bun or pony tail. Fashions were very conservative. On the Eastern Front, German infantry wore white coats with fur on the inside. They did this for warmth and camouflage. They wore the field gray cap with black/white and red at the top, and state blockade on the band. The band was red for infantry, black for rifles and artillery, and brown for machine gun battalions. The German Army uniform began to change in 1915. They went from buttoned cuffs to a simple turned back cuff. During W.W.I. tobacco was not frequently used, but drinking tea and whisky was used more for entertainment and relaxation. During W.W.II. materials were scarce. Skirt hems were much shorter and skirts were more form fitting. The clothes could not have any cuff, ruffles or flap pockets. Pants could be no more than 19 inches wide. There were also shortages of fabric such as silk, rayon and nylon. American women were starting to become fashionable by wearing military hats, men's pants, and patches. Women also stopped wearing large jewelry such as bangles and beads. Short haircuts were considered much safer at work and less trouble. The short hairstyles became popular during the war. Men's suits were rationed and each man was only allowed one suit per year. Men were allowed to only have four cigarettes per day. The styles during W.W.I were not as conservative as the styles during W.W.II. The styles during W.W.II. indicate a shortage of products which mandated the fashion industry during that era for both men and women. The changing of the fashions from W.W.I. to W.W.II. show that men and women were becoming more in tune with fashion. Styles were not as conservative as they used to be.
Nationalism influenced people’s thoughts about war, twisting their minds to believe that their government and military was supreme and would win a war quickly. Because “most European countries, with the exception of France and Prussia, had not had any major wars within the 19th century, they stepped into the 20th century thinking that they were immune to defeat. This idea of immunity developed as countries forgot of their past wars and sufferings. The British were confident in their naval forces, the Germans in their arms and ships, and the Russians thought their land was protected by God. Citizens strongly believed that their country was the best and would do just about anything to help their country. It became a school boy’s duty to enlist in the army upon his graduation. As Erich Maria Remarque states in his book, All Quiet on the Western Front, the “young men of twenty... whom Kantorek calls the ‘Iron Youth,’” are the ones sent off to war in Germany. Their teachers drilled this message into their minds from a young age. The boys were told that it was their duty to their country to fight. Zara Steiner, British Historian, related that British teachers were told “to teach boys that success in w...
There is a Time and a place for everything, for instance there were times when a militarized force wasn’t nearly large enough for an impending war as necessary to stand even that of a fighting chance towards victory. Our nation’s solution to this problem was creating the military draft, which most recently was used during the Vietnam War. The military draft, or Selective Service System, is Conscription, or in other words “forced labor demanded by some established authority” (Worddiq). “From 1948 until 1973, during both peacetime and periods of conflict, men were drafted to fill vacancies in the armed forces which could not be filled through voluntary means.” (Landscaper) 2/3 of the American troops entered in that war were volunteers, while the other third were all draftees by lottery by birth. (Roush) Some might say "hey that’s only one third of our military, that’s not too many draftees." The only problems with that statement would be that the war itself didn't move towards our favor even with the draft. The draftees went through a rushed training session and entered a battlefield with nearly no experience what-so-ever, on or off the battlefield.
Going into WWI September 1, 1939 was a lot different than today. From uniforms to weapons and whole bunch of things were different. The didn't have the things we have today. Weapons would stop working and jam. Machines would stop working. Today there is a huge difference between WWI and today's army weapons.
Since 1945, approximately sixteen million American Soldiers and their families have been stationed in Germany. (Smyser,97) The Germans were never hostile towards the Americans, they were considered their friends and interacted with each other on a daily basis. After Germany’s defeat in World War Two, America occupied the defeated Germany and the Germans relied on Ame...
First off, militarism made everyone more competitive. At this point of the war, everyone was trying to build their military forces. “Germany was competing with the UK to build battleships and with Russia and France to expand their armies.” (Notes: M.A.N.I.A). This quote shows that Germany was trying to be number one. They had to have the biggest everything (fro...