No: Most, if not all volunteered to go, there were some exceptions, but most were of the opinion that it was right to follow the flag & fight the foe: Public opinion was dominated by the media, there was little dissent because most people were uninformed of the situation, most had no idea of the likelihood of what warfare entailled.
They were forced to due to conscription
Men (that are not military) were forced to go to war only when conscription was ruled in parliament.
The Draft.
The war guilt clause forced Germany to take all the blame for World War I.
world war 2
They were forced to due to conscription
Men (that are not military) were forced to go to war only when conscription was ruled in parliament.
The Draft.
The war guilt clause forced Germany to take all the blame for World War I.
War guilt clause
Japan
world war 2
Traditionally men were conscripted.
After World War I, Germany was forced to take the blame for the war and was then forced to pay reparations to the Allies.
Men were forced to fight in both world wars because their countries said it was compulsory for men of a certain age to fight for their country. This was called conscription where every man in every town and city signed up to go to war unless you were too old, too young, had a Disability or a very important job.
Most men that volunteer to fight in a war do what is called enlisting. not volunteering and being forced to fight is called being drafted.
Yes, many men fought in the world war 1. There were soldiers as well as ordinary men.