Total war is when countries use any warfare that includes any civilian resources, uses all of society’s resources to fight the war, and the priority is towards warfare over non-combatant needs. World War One is considered a total war due to the fact that societies, economies, and labor were all seconded to the war effort. In World War One, the countries used all means to completely demolish the enemy so that they were unable to fight back because the destruction is beyond recovery. In World War One, the countries forced their people into the war using conscription, propaganda, war bonds, and rationing, all to help their homeland. People who were not in the war had to give their food, supplies, time, and money to help the war in another way.
The battle of Verdun was a very gruesome, bloody, and inhumane battle in World War One(a great representation of total war). Over 300 000 people died; this included nurses, soldiers, and anyone in the general area of this battle. Death(200 000 million soldiers died), injury, malnutrition, illness, and disability are some of the most severe physical impacts of war, while post-traumatic stress disorder also known as “shell shock”, depression, and anxiety are some of the emotional impacts due to the aftermath of the total war in World War One. More specifically shell shock was a term created by soldiers when one of their own would experience fatigue, tremor, confusion, nightmares, and impaired sight and hearing. It was often diagnosed when a soldier was unable to perform simple tasks causing their functions to be impaired.
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This was all caused by the horrific casualties these men would see and experience themselves, throughout the first total world war. Some of the physical effects on these countries were very devastating such as France. Their economy after World War One was ruined. There was a loss of power for certain productions and lots of their farmland was wrecked and torn. This all leads to an increased need for help and shipment from other countries to help them in their predicament. France used a large amount of money to get good medical care for the millions of wounded that had survived the First World War.
The effect of total wars was very brutal and devastating, the effects of which can be felt on the economy and country as a whole for many years after.
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