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The machine gun emerged as a decisive weapon during World War I. Picture: British on the Western Front
7.3 C. TEC
Explain how governments used a variety of methods to conduct war.
The German 'triplane'. The most famous German pilot is pictured, the the "Red Baron"
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
World War I was the first total war. Governments used a variety of strategies, including political propaganda, art, media, and intensified forms of nationalism, to mobilize populations (both in the home countries and the colonies) for the purpose of waging war. New military technology led to increased levels of wartime casualties.
Key Words:
Key Words:
Conscription
Propaganda
Self-determination
Woodrow Wilson
Reparations
Lusitania
Zimmerman Telegram
Submarine
Paris Peace Conference/Treaty of Versailles
Fourteen Points
League of Nations
Skills:
Skills:
Identifying evidence used in a document to support an argument
The Fighting of WWI
World War I ushered in a new age of warfare. No longer did armies stand in fields and fire weapons toward enemy lines. Industrial technology had made that type of warfare obsolete. Industrial weapons could wipe out an entire army standing on a battlefield in seconds. When WWI started, most people thought that the war would be over in months—it went on for four long and deadly years.
Limited v. Total War
Impacts of WWI Total War
Impacts of WWI Total War
Total war required a reworking of society. Below are some of the significant components of total war during WWI.
State Propaganda
During World War I, the impact of the poster as a means of communication was greater than at any other time during history. The ability of posters to inspire, inform, and persuade combined with vibrant design trends enabled states to establish support for the war effort. Often, these posters were racists in nature and created a feeling of fear, anger and hatred for a state enemy.
State Propaganda
During World War I, the impact of the poster as a means of communication was greater than at any other time during history. The ability of posters to inspire, inform, and persuade combined with vibrant design trends enabled states to establish support for the war effort. Often, these posters were racists in nature and created a feeling of fear, anger and hatred for a state enemy.
Translation reads: 'This is how it would look in German lands if the French reached the Rhine.'
Translation reads: 'If the enemy’s hate and army win, the workplaces will stand empty. Before closed doors, you’ll have to tie up your bundles in hunger.'
A War on Two Fronts
After the death of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, European nations quickly called upon their allies and mobilized for war. As a result, Germany and her two allies, the Austria-Hungary
& the Ottoman Empire, were geographically stuck in the middle between their enemies, France & England to the west and the Russia to the east. Thus, Germany was forced to fight on two fronts, the Western Front & the Eastern Front.
A War on Two Fronts
After the death of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, European nations quickly called upon their allies and mobilized for war. As a result, Germany and her two allies, the Austria-Hungary
& the Ottoman Empire, were geographically stuck in the middle between their enemies, France & England to the west and the Russia to the east. Thus, Germany was forced to fight on two fronts, the Western Front & the Eastern Front.
New Weapons of the Great War
New Weapons of the Great War
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