Definition: What is meant by the concept of Total War? Total war is best described as a country’s 100% effort. All means of production and accomplishment are geared towards what is the best way to win a war. How was WWII the maximum example of Total War? Most Allies and Axis countries, namely Germany, had geared their economy towards pouring all their resources into the attempt of winning the war. In no other war was this done as much as it was during World War II. Mass Produced Warfare: Compare the military
The home front during World War 1 covers domestic, economic, social and political histories of the countries involved in the War. However, the economy was of particular importance because it effected civilians as well as the military. This war was a war of totality in which total war demanded total mobilization of all the nations resources in order to achieve a common goal. The workforce had to be directed to the frontlines. However, behind the lines labor had to be directed away from less necessary
events that could bring so many people together while simultaneously tearing them apart-- World War II is one of those events. While the beginning is not set in stone, many will argue that the war all started with the unwarranted German attack on Poland in September of 1939. As tensions rose between countries, conflict began to swell. Over 20 countries were involved, and alliances were established. The war was fought between two major alliances; the Allied powers and the Axis powers. The Allied powers
After World War I, Europe saw a rise in strong totalitarian leaders and programs. Hitler used Nazism to give Germany an economic rebound, in the same way Stalin used Stalinism to increase production in Russia, and boost their economy. The circumstances of the time that led to the rise of Nazism and Stalinism included the Treaty of Versailles and the Russian Revolution. In addition, the leaders of these programs used previous ideas of nationalism, unification of the country, and imperialism to rise
World War One: Horror at Home and On the Front Line World War One, to this day, holds some of the most horrific events in all of world history. Susan R. Grayzel’s nonfiction work, The First World War A Brief History with Documents, gives first hand accounts of the terrifying events that took place between 1914 and 1919 that drastically changed the lives of all who were living during the time. The documents created during this time effectively reveal the fear that radiated on the home front and
The term ‘total war’ has been attributed to a small number of conflicts. The term was originally coined by the German military officer Erich Ludendorff in his book ‘The Total War’. Previous to this the renowned military theorists Carl von Clausewitz and Antoine-Henri Jomini both touched on the raw principles of ‘total war’, but failing to ever recognise the term Ludendorff went on to fashion. It was not until the 1950s that the term re-emerged to describe the nature of the conflict during the First
when World War One began, few people had any idea that it would become a war unlike any other war seen before. Soon it was considered a “total war” and one that involved not just soldiers but many civilians as well. WW I began with the assassination of Austrian Archduke Ferdinand by a Serbian citizen and ended four years later in 1918. After Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, Germany came to their aid. That set of a chain reaction leading to multiple countries involvement in the war. Eventually
European leaders knew a war was inevitable when the long-term effects of militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism began to raise tensions among world powers. Therefore, as tensions, mutual antagonism, and distrust prevailed, short-term causes easily sparked a war among European powers. Countries hoped that a war would be short and decisive, but the long-term effects that had advanced countries politically and economically stretched the war for almost four years. The delicate peace in
both sources, one can assume the terms of victory for the Soviet Union in the Cold War, and, consequently, these can be compared with the actual events of the Cold War to determine how large a defeat the Soviet Union suffered. It is indeed true that the Western capitalism emerged victorious in the end. Western Europe wasn’t “neutralised”; in fact, it was Eastern Europe that submitted to Western politics as the USSR collapsed. Similarly, by the end of the Cold War it was the USSR’s political presence
nuclear weaponry against the Japanese during World War II, and yet the debate over the necessity of this choice is still very active today. While the dual bombings killed over 130,000 people, nearly all of them civilians, it can be said that in comparison to a land war in Japan, this a small price to have paid. In fact, evidence from World War II clearly shows that the Allies were right in their decision to use nuclear measures against Japan. World War II, the largest and deadliest conflict in human