World War I: Total War

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World War ITotal War

• By Art Lewandowski
• Fostoria High School

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A New Type of War total war

• By 1914 most of Europe is at war
• New technology combined with old tactics
  (fighting in lines) produces horrible casualty
  rates
• Poison gas
• Machine guns
• Tanks
• Trench warfare soldiers dig in and stay to
  maintain lines, 100,000s die to win a few
  hundred yards
• Wireless radio (Russian, German, Brit usage)

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A New Type of War total war

• Europe, Asia, and Africa engaged in the largest,
  bloodiest conflict the world has ever seen
• Gallipoli 1915 approx. 160k dead
• Verdun 1916 approx. 300k dead
• The Somme 1916 Brits lose 60k in 8hrs!
• See Maps
• http//www.the-map-as-history.com/demos/tome05/ind
  ex.php
• Note where Allies and Central powers would
  conflict

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Just about trade?

• Over the top??
• Why fight????
• Why die????

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Just about trade? Why fight?

• Nationalism,
• What is a nation?
• New Science
• Darwin, Malthus, Mahan
• For survival of your nation, your home