Many young people enlisted to join the army. They did not have any power so they did not have any way to resist signing. Those that enlisted also did not have hope to go to college or were poor. It was like being penalized rather than fighting for pride and passion for the United States. It was also looked at as only the smartest and fittest would survive this deadly war (Baskir & Strauss, 8). This eventually led to corruption among the soldiers. Not only did they have a war to focus on, there was tension among the soldiers. Many of them did not want to be there and were trying to avoid ways of having to enlist. It made the war that much harder to make a success and go there for the reasons that were realistic and thoroughly thought out. There were not many choices except to join the army and was a hard time in our history. (Baskir & Strauss,
Many young people enlisted to join the army. They did not have any power so they did not have any way to resist signing. Those that enlisted also did not have hope to go to college or were poor. It was like being penalized rather than fighting for pride and passion for the United States. It was also looked at as only the smartest and fittest would survive this deadly war (Baskir & Strauss, 8). This eventually led to corruption among the soldiers. Not only did they have a war to focus on, there was tension among the soldiers. Many of them did not want to be there and were trying to avoid ways of having to enlist. It made the war that much harder to make a success and go there for the reasons that were realistic and thoroughly thought out. There were not many choices except to join the army and was a hard time in our history. (Baskir & Strauss,