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World War I TOTAL WAR
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What is Total War? What do you think this term means?
Try to make a guess
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Mobilize-to put to use, to get ready for war
Total War: Mobilization of all of the country’s resources (people and material) towards war Mobilize-to put to use, to get ready for war Total War
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Total War In total war, everyone plays a role for the war effort, civilians and soldiers alike. Civilians: people who are not officially part of the army Everyone is affected—men, women, and children.
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Total war In total war, every available weapon and all of the country’s resources are used for war Different from a limited war, where only a certain amount of resources and people are mobilized.
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Limited War If a war doesn’t really affect civilians in a major way and it feels like everything is going like it used to, it’s most likely a limited war. World War I was different. It was hard to find a person whose life was not somehow changed by the war.
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World war I: total war For most of Europe, World War I was a total war. Propaganda posters were used to influence the public in doing everything possible for the war.
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