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    Conscription: The Gateway to Atrophy Ruin was the only result of a wars fought by involuntary soldiers. The conscription used in World War One unfailingly led to detrimental outcomes. Communism in Russia through the wrath of the soldiers, the disintegration of French-English relations as a result of the Canadian Conscription Crisis, and the rise of Nazism in Germany were all directly caused by the conscripts forced to battle in World War One. Conscription was the pathway to the mass destruction of nations around the world. The Bolshevik Revolution, which gave rise to oppressive communism in Russia, was caused by austere and violent feeling caused by the conscription of Russian men in World War One. Russian soldiers comprehended that…

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    Conscription is the compulsory enlistment of citizens for their country’s military service. This involves leaving any education, work and family behind in order to go to military training camps. World War Two was a time that saw unprecedented levels of damage and destruction. This put many countries in a state of economic and political desperation. During this period the Canadian government chose to introduce conscription in order to help the allied countries win the war. Canada’s use of…

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    Conscription: The Double-edged System in Canada During World War I In the 16th century, Canada is a colony of British Empire, which is also the first North American English dominion. During the period of World War I, Canada is brought into the war by British Empire as a member of the Allied Powers. Prime Minister Borden has published a military system, The Military Service Act, 1917, on June 11 1917. This system illustrates that “all male British subjects between the ages of 20 and 45 liable for…

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    Should the US require military conscription This paper will be talking about the fundamental question of if the US should require military conscription for certain citizens in the country. My personal belief is that military conscription should be required for everyone at the start of the age of eighteen for two years or directly after finishing high school, whichever would come first. I will be covering these five key points in my paper how conscription worked in the past, how well has it…

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    Considering Canadian Conscription The infamous Canadian conscription crisis during the first world war is anything but a crisis. This term connotes a wrongdoing on Canada’s behalf, in response to dire straits. When Canada first announces its participation in this worldwide massacre, the response of its citizens is somewhat unusual, one encompassing immense excitement on their behalves. One may attribute this enthusiasm to the romantic idea of European denomination, or perhaps naïveté towards…

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    The year of 1944 led the nation of Canada into despair over the issue of the WW2. The current situation at that times steered people to believe that Conscription was the only solution to the problem. Conscription was the compulsory enrollment in armed forces which had once tore apart the nation of Canada back in 1917. The after math of was that the conscription crisis of 1944 in Canada, which was an unnecessary action that created bitter disputes between the French & English citizens, which…

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    Conscription in WW1 was forcing to take men 18- 40 years old for military service even if they did not want to unless if they were widowed with children or ministers of a religion. Everybody knows that there are a lot of cons too conscription some of these cons are violating free will to people because they don’t have a right to pick if they want to go to war or not. One of the pros of conscription is that it without it no one will join the war. Another pro is that it helps out with nationalism…

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    Everyone has to sign up for the military when they turn 18 and serve for a year when possible. When the enactment of this system PTSD can be better handled in society and the strength of the military will increase. The military will have men and women of different skills and knowledge working together for a year will advance the current systems and will improve how the country functions. In order for this new system to work, there has to be an understanding for people as to why this system was…

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    Through my American history classes and an handful of acquaintances, I am familiar with the idea of a draft. While the general idea is frightening because no one should be forced to go fight a way, I can understand where is coming from when they call up a person’s number and require them to report for duty. At least in this situation there is some sort of system that also includes exemptions and deferments. I was surprised to read about Fugui’s conscription into the Nationalist army. Many of…

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    Conscription should not be brought back to Australia. Conscription is the compulsory enlistment of citizens for state service, typically into the armed forces. Conscription is an imposition on basic freedoms, it is not suited for modern militaries and in some cases causes severe psychological trauma to those involved. Thus conscription should not be brought back to Australia under any circumstances. Conscription should not be brought back to Australia, as it is an imposition on basic freedoms…

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