Question

According to our reading of All Quiet on the Western Front thus far, what individual or group is responsible for the disillusionment and suffering of the young German soldiers and what forms of power and influence were leveraged by said individual/group?

Answer 1

- news paper and Mr kantorek

- referent power/ patriotic propaganda

Step-by-step explanation:

- the news paper was responsible for the disillusionment of young German soldiers and their school master Mr kantorek is responsible for their own disillusionment.

- referent power is a form of power that results from personality and charisma which was used to influence the young Germans to enlist through patriotic propaganda.

Answer 2

The Nazi regime is the answer to this question!

Step-by-step explanation:

The Nazi regime caused the disillusionment and eventually, led to the suffering of the young German soldiers.

The soldiers remained under extreme torture and mental stress. Hence, the power being leveraged here by the Nazi's was both psychological and physical.

This novel, 'All Quiet on the Western Front', was banned in Germany during the Nazi regime.