The idea of total war existed in all countries involved in world war i. for example, countries used to determine how much food, rubber, gasoline, and other items each citizen could use during the war. in order to draft more soldiers into the military, many of the nations established a policy of mandatory . some countries also controlled public opinion during the war by using to prevent discouraging news from reaching the public.

Anagnos: . . it will no doubt be difficult for you there, annie. but it has been difficult for you at our school too, hm? gratifying, yes, when you came to us and could not spell your name, to accomplish so much here in a few years, but always an irish battle. for independence. (he studies annie, humorously; she does not open her eyes.) this is my last time to counsel you, annie, and you do lack some – by some i mean all – what, tact or talent to bend. to others. and what had saved you on more than one occasion here at perkins is that there was nowhere to expel you to. what do anagnos's words reveal about annie in this excerpt