They were very into the idea of going to help with the war until they started loosing more and more of their soldiers then got mad at the government for sending
Exposition: Explains things before the story began and often provides background info on characters!
Rising Action: Plot begins to complicate and twist and Reveals point of view
Falling Action: Occurs after the climax and conflicts begins to be worked out and tensions lesson
You need a variable. If something happens once it could just be chance. Like if you got a lottery ticket and won, it would just be chance. Not the thing that happens the most.