Was conscription more effective in World War I or II?
138746
well, in both wars people joined willingly at first, then the draft was initiated when people stopped joining in large amounts. in both wars conscription was effective, you cant really compare it because each war needed different things, but overall it was highly effective. We gained the troops needed, trained them and won the war.
880128
I think national service is good, but it should be voluntary.  People shouldn't be forced to do anything.  The only exception would be if we had a legitimate need to go to war (such as WWII, not Iraq or Vietnam), it would be appropriate to have a draft so we could defend the freedoms that we all enjoy - or used to enjoy before the Bush dictatorship.
920346
It does, and it did for my husband and a couple of my friends.  One of my friends wasn't even considering it at all until they came to our high school.  It's important that our country has soldiers who are proud to serve, who want that type of life.  My husband enjoyed being in the military, even during war-time.  He had moments when he was a little frightened, but it's a profession to be proud of.
529372
No one did every body started doing it in world war II.\nTo get the full story go to the[exact] website below.
723236
Not feeling like doing your homework, hm? The Seoncd Worldwar had something to do with it, also the League of Nations. Just look it up.
167113
No reason for draft unless there is an actual threat of invasion into mainland.\n\nSlave labor is very unproductive, in modern US it will be uneconomical to house and feed these people. And neither you expect drafted people to learn to use modern high-tech weaponry, or even entrust then with it.\n\nPlus, there is issue of bullying. Here's an extreme example:\nhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4651706.stm\n\nFinally, only the under-privileged end up going. All the rich ones will get out thru some trick (health, college, young child, etc.)
723092
No.  Can't think that self-actualization came into play in that war.  Perhaps safety needs were the main focus for those that were fighting.
764114
they still have conscription in germany, they certainly have enough to help out the US bases here when our guys are gone and send them out to other places as well... here's a link with more info: http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=10563\n\nEDIT:  i actually talked with my neighbor who is a german national (we're currently stationed in germany) - evidently you can choose to be in the military or you can be a social worker of some kind (hospital, elderly homes, etc). SHE called the german army a bunch of wimps who would hand over their guns rather than fight (which many of them did in desert storm).  she doesn't see her own military as effective in fighting a war.  i would guess she has a better grasp on that concept than anyone from the outside looking in would (especially considering she is a US army wife, i'm sure she has paid better attention to the german military than most)
724429
I agree with you 100%.  I fought in WW2 and was lucky to make it back alive and well. I would go now if I wasn't so damned old.\nThe kids of today are soft, arrogant and don't know what it is to be an American.  Everything is taken for granted.  Cars, cell phones, you name it.  They have it.  All 18 years and older should be drafted for at least 2 years and made into men.  Mandatory service is standard in many nations throughout the world.  It should be mandatory in the USA as well.
744723
Probably the U.S. military is the best example.  \n\nThey still enforce quotas for women, who are excluded from many combat duties I believe, unless there's been massive changes since I was in about 15 years ago.
547633
You can post this question as many times as you want, you're still wrong.  Wrong on so many levels;\n\nWilson did not "force" the US into WW1.  War was declared as set out in the Constitution.  Wilson was elected President and given authority to take exactly those decisions.  Given the behaviour of German submarines while the US was still neutral the general view is that he behaved with remarkable restraint. Certainly the idea that he wanted a war is BS.\n\nIf the US had not declared war the most likely outcome would have been for the Germans to over run northern France and then the Allies would have sued for peace.  If you remember the Russians had recently signed their own peace treaty with Germany following the revolution.  Several million German troops were heading for the western front at the point the US entered the war.\n\nSuggesting that the Nazi Party just wanted "Redemption of Germany" is a particularly revolting smear on the memory of all the people murdered by Hitler's regime.  What the Nazi Party wanted is set out in black and white in Mein Kampf, published before Hitler came to power.  It's all there if you bother to read it.  How you can possibly equate the murder of 6 million plus innocents and the invasion of a dozen European countries with payback for the WW1 peace treaty is beyond me.\n\nThe Serbian state did not assassinate anyone.  It was the work of an extremist political group.  And the idea that the assassination "forced" Germany to invade Belgium is truly pathetic.
350086
In the first World War, which began in 1914 America didn't join until 1917. It joined right at the end, when France was getting beaten on by the Germans and helped win though it's expected because America's troops were fresh and new.French troops had been fighting endlessly in their territory for 3 years already. \nIn WWII, America joined since the beginning in the fight against the fascism of Germany,Italy,& Japan which later included the Soviet Union as well until it was betrayed by Germany.It didn't really take a great part in it itself until Pearl Harbor, where Japan attacked us.
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According to Wikipedia - \n\n"The First World War also saw the use of chemical warfare and aerial bombardment, both of which had been outlawed under the 1907 Hague Convention"
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Birth, Nationalization, military service
28166
The Supreme Court has ruled that the draft is constitutional, though it did not really consider the 13th amendment very closely. All the opinion had to say about it was, "Finally, as we are unable to conceive upon what theory the exaction by government from the citizen of the performance of his supreme and noble duty of contributing to the defense of the rights and honor of the nation as the result of a war declared by the great representative body of the people can be said to be the imposition of involuntary servitude in violation of the prohibitions of the Thirteenth Amendment, we are constrained to the conclusion that the contention to that effect is refuted by its mere statement (Arver v. United States, 245 U.S. 366 (1918))." The draft during peacetime was also upheld in an Appeals Court ruling during the Vietnam War, though the 13th amendment was not considered at all in the opinion. It is a fairly firmly established precedent in our judicial system that conscription is lawful. However, I would not say that it is impossible that such a claim would succeed. One possible argument against it is that it is inherent in Congress' right to "raise and support Armies" that it can conscript soldiers and the 13th amendment does not affect that right.
28662
Indeed. WWI had left germany crippled and humiliated. German Soldiers were more commited because they knew what loosing meant. Besides, the Germans pretty much followed the Romans they were spread all over europe and north-africa. That is about the same home-ground advantage as a new-yorker has in Alsaka. \n\nThe pre-war German nation was preparing for war. Men joined the army, children joined the Hitler-jugend a boy-scout like nazi pre-school, women bared children to serve the country. Hitler was a madman be he sure organised his nation before going into war. The quality of their gear was beyond that of their rivals, their commitment was the fruit of constant indoctrination. \nMotivation is the key, in battle the most commited always wins.
1185249
Northerners weren't gung-ho about going to war and especially about being drafted. In New York City, a riot of draft resisters broke out at Tompkins Square Park in Manhattan. Bloody mess. Also most northerners didn't know how to use firearms because they never hunted for wild game. It was new to them. Also the North couldn't find a military leader. They changed them like shirts until U.S. Grant took over. To get soliders the north recruited from Ireland and Germany.