World War I was a turning point in history for many nations. Never before had so many countries become involved in warfare. The United States had tried to stay out of the affair and was successful for a long time. However, it was inevitable that a world leader with worldwide interest become involved. It was democracy that kept them out of the war, and it was democracy that got them in to the war. This …showed first 75 words of 851 total…

…showed last 75 words of 851 total…battalion wanted to charge, they would quickly be killed. The point of fighting is to win, and it would have been very difficult for any democracy to win a war. The government democracy was forced to undemocratic means to accomplish their goals. Without resembling an autocracy, the government would have become very inefficient and been unable to win. It was necessary to, “suspend the Constitution to defend he Constitution,” as stated by former president Lincoln.