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Ten myths about WW1 debunked
Topic Started: Jan 20 2014, 07:24 PM (389 Views)
CJ
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25776836

Much of what we think we know about the 1914-18 conflict is wrong, writes historian Dan Snow.

No war in history attracts more controversy and myth than World War One.

For the soldiers who fought it was in some ways better than previous conflicts, and in some ways worse.

By setting it apart as uniquely awful we are blinding ourselves to the reality of not just WW1 but war in general. We are also in danger of belittling the experience of soldiers and civilians caught up in countless other appalling conflicts throughout history and the present day.



I knew that a couple of these were myths. For example, I knew that most of the soldiers survived, and that they normally only spent two or three days at at time on the front line. However, I didn't know that some of the others were untrue. What about you?
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I never did much research on WWI but I guess our school system taught us wrong on everything e_e
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CJ
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I think mine was pretty good. I knew those myths I mentioned to be untrue thanks to school.

However, I was also taught that the Treaty of Versailles was extremely harsh, and that everyone hated the war. (OK, maybe I wasn't explicitly 'taught' that everyone hated the war, but it was taught in such a way that I got that impression)
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Yep I was actually taught that too.
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I was taught that Versailles was perceived as harsh, and that the resulting blow to Germany's economy is what allowed Hitler to rise to power. I was also taught that the French really wanted to gouge the Germans.
Edited by Jarkko, Jan 21 2014, 02:23 AM.
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CJ
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Yeah, I was told that France wanted to break Germany up. However, Britain (and presumably America) wanted to at least keep Germany around so that they could become trade partners eventually.
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Denis Pick
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I feel this article has a tad bit of bias haha
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