Total War Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
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Total War A conflict in which the nations at war devote all their resources to to the war effort
Total War Gov’t drafts men to fight in war Gov’t raises taxes and borrows $ to pay for war Gov’t rations goods at home to devote resources for war Gov’t uses propaganda to incite anger towards enemies Women took jobs left behind by men going to war
Armenian Genocide Ottomans distrusted Armenian minority – Believed they supported Russia Massacred over a million Armenian civilians during the war
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare Britain had setup a naval blockade of Germany – Stopped Germany from getting military supplies
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare Germany declared the Seas around Britain to be a war zone Sunk any ships bringing war supplies to Britain – Germany had sunk American ships going to Britain
Allied Ships Sunk by U-Boats
The Lusitania British Passenger ship sunk by Germans on May 7, 1915 – 128 Americans killed – Germany claimed the ship was carrying war supplies and ammunition Caused a great deal of anger in America
American Neutrality United States tried to remain neutral during the war German sinking of American ships contributed to the U.S. entering the war on the Allied side
Points for Discussion What does the concept of total war mean? What does the concept of total war mean? How did WWI change the relationship between civilians and war? How did WWI change the relationship between civilians and war?