olmaster. This is only one example of how the feeling of nationalism, which had been developed in Germany, was used to manipulate the overall population. Kantorek used dramatic lectures of pride for one's country to derive an emotional response from his students. In addition, any boys who hesitated to join the army were berated with chastisements and the word "coward" (p.11). This misuse of nationalism and chastisements appealed to the boys' egos in a way which made it almost impossible for them to refuse to enlist. It is natural for teenage boys to want to prove their manhood and loyalty. And so the boys began the journey that was responsible for t
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