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Message 1.Â
Posted by Karbinas (U11135628) on Sunday, 24th February 2008
I just want to know why soldiers went over there to fight?? was it the propaganda? what were they promise.
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Message 2
Posted by Mani (U1821129) on Monday, 25th February 2008
I'm making some presumtions as to what you mean,
Firstly you mean the Great War and secondly you mean British Troops?
Initially they went over as they were a professional Army, that was their Job, the democratically elected goverment sent them.
When resreves of territirials and regular Army dwindeled 'kitchener's Army' was mobilised from Volunteers.
Why did Men join? Patriotism and peer pressure (Espescially in the Pals battalions). -
Message 3
Posted by Nielsen (U3014399) on Monday, 25th February 2008
Mani, don't you feel just a little bit naughty?
Your answer raises more questions than it answers to what appear to be a school question - though in two editions.
But your answers are imo quite true, but demands that the questioner read a little on what he/she actually appears to know and mean.
Cheers, Nielsen -
Message 4
Posted by Mani (U1821129) on Monday, 25th February 2008
Nielsen
That was a bit intentional, I usually don't mind helping our student friends with a few pointers, but making sure that they still need to investigate to understand what I have said! -
Message 5
Posted by Trooper Tom Canning - WW2 Site Helper (U519668) on Monday, 25th February 2008
Interesting questions
OR – if he meant the WW2 -
Why did we fight – 1) - was it the propaganda ? – 2) what were we promised ?
Lets try #2 – The leader of Britain at that time was a Winston S. Churchill – who promised us “Blood - Sweat – Toil and Tears “ nothing else !
Sounds funny to-day – but you should remember that we had our backs to the wall and expecting the German hordes who had swept through the low countries inside weeks – and defeated our Army at Dunkirk , to attack us next - and if they were to succeed – the British way of life as we had known it – would have been long past as there was no one else to stop them, but we still had a Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force and remnants of the Army.
#1 – There might have been some propaganda involved but the spirit of the British people – at that time - was that this bully had to be stopped – and there was only us to do that job…as well as producing the munitions to fight them.
We had declared war on the 3rd of September l939 as promised to the people of Poland. The Commonwealthcountries also declaredwar within days and started to send help. The USA joined in on the 7th of December 1941 and so we were on our own for along time and the slogan “Blood – Sweat – Toil and Tears “ became vividly clear to all.
Possibly strange for the younger generations to grasp these days.. but the Britain of to-day is not the same as it was in 1939… some say it is better – some say it is worse - I reserve comment
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