For example, he explains what he has seen come from a war "I have seen men die, and go mad, and lie in hospitals suffering hell; but there is a worse thing than that. War means an ugly mob-madness, crucifying the truth-tellers, choking the artists, side-tracking reforms, revolutions" (Zinn 289). Most Americans did not understand because they were not affected by a war like Reed was. War was very much romanticized by Americans at this time because of history and stories of bravery. It was not until World War Two the people understood the impact of a war. The Great War really changed the world's ideas on war and very much lead to the rise of Hitler in every way. People were so changed that they tried so hard not to go to war the second time that Hitler amassed so much more than he should have. The people that came out of The Great War were forever changed by it; it is called the lost generation of a reason. People had no
For example, he explains what he has seen come from a war "I have seen men die, and go mad, and lie in hospitals suffering hell; but there is a worse thing than that. War means an ugly mob-madness, crucifying the truth-tellers, choking the artists, side-tracking reforms, revolutions" (Zinn 289). Most Americans did not understand because they were not affected by a war like Reed was. War was very much romanticized by Americans at this time because of history and stories of bravery. It was not until World War Two the people understood the impact of a war. The Great War really changed the world's ideas on war and very much lead to the rise of Hitler in every way. People were so changed that they tried so hard not to go to war the second time that Hitler amassed so much more than he should have. The people that came out of The Great War were forever changed by it; it is called the lost generation of a reason. People had no