1945BestYear t1_iw1x60r wrote on November 12, 2022 at 8:45 AM

Reply to comment by WaerI in The effect of the First World War on names, in France [OC] by bjco

People before the war did actually expect that a war between great powers would be immensely bloody, which is part of why the majority of people wanted to avoid war if at all possible. They just assumed that it would also be short, a matter of a few months.The bloodbaths of August and September were basically what people were imagining would happen.

PressFforAlderaan t1_iw27su1 wrote on November 12, 2022 at 11:23 AM

Your comments are very informative and appreciated. Thank you.

WaerI t1_iw45vu6 wrote on November 12, 2022 at 8:42 PM

I understand that, its just odd to me that everyone went to max concern in just one week. I would have thought as the war went on and more soldiers died the rate of naming would increase. Especially considering it only rises roughly 5 percent. Remember in that first data point is late July to early August which actually means that the bloodbaths of August and September had little effect