Main Point - The Allies had the advantage in long war because they better able to wage total war based on mobilizing their resources and destroying the German home front.
Main Point - The Germans fought to the end of the war, which involved the destruction of Germany, because of the fanaticism of Nazism and the fear of retribution from the Soviet Union.
Reading - Allied Victory - click here
Printable Copy of Assignment - Click Here
Source # 1 - Map of Europe showing Greatest Extent of Nazi Germany
Build a Comparison Diagram of Total War in World War Two - A comparison diagram is used to organize a complex comparison between several events or ideas where there are many points of comparison. A comparison diagram lists each issue being compared along with evidence that shows the issue in both events.
The picture to the right shows a concept diagram - Click on the image to enlarge it.
In this diagram, you will be comparing how the Western Allies (United States and Britain), the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany practiced "total war" during World War Two.
Your comparison diagram should be based on the following definition of Total War: A war in which a country treats all enemy civilian-associated resources and infrastructure as legitimate military targets, mobilizes all of the resources of society to fight the war, and gives priority to warfare over non-combatant needs.
Additional Sources
Source # 1- Video about the Battle of Kursk - American aid for Soviet war effort - click here
Source # 2 - Video about the Allied bombing raid on the German city of Hamburg - click here
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Source # 3 - Video on German tactics and actions in the end of the war - click here
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Source # 4 - Video about Allied attack on Germany - click here
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