World War I Warfare

World War I Warfare

By Victoria Faculty

Total War

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​A total war is a military conflict in which nations are willing to make any sacrifices necessary to win. In a state of total war, a nation will mobilize, or make us of its total available military, technology, and human resources to be victorious. In a state of total war, there are no limits to the weapons used, the territory or combatants involved, or the goals.

Total war is considered the most extreme form of warfare because both civilians and soldiers are targets. In addition to dedicating time and money to build new war technologies, European women at home were mobilized to work outside of the home to replace men who went off to war. Additionally, those at home were asked to make the sacrifice of rationing. Rationing was a policy of strictly distributing food to ensure that soldiers had enough food. Sugar, meat, flour, butter, margarine and milk were tightly controlled and families were urged to consume less. 

During the war, propaganda posters were used to influence people's decisions and to increase support towards the war effort.

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Technology during World War I reflected a trend toward industrialism and the application of mass-production methods to weapons and to the technology of warfare in general.

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​WWI Warfare

Multiple Choice

World War I was the first _____ and ____ war.

• industrial; expanded

• scientific; horrific 

• industrial; scientific

• fatal; industrial

Multiple Choice

"Soldiers rode in on horses and left on airplanes."

What does this statement say about the development of technology during World War I?

• Technology didn't really affect World War I.

• Technology didn't change at all.

• Soldiers sent horses to the battlefield in airplanes.

• Technology changed and advanced a lot during this war. 

Multiple Choice

"The most determined line of soldiers cannot oppose a machine gun that fires hundreds of rounds a minute."

Based on this statement, which choice below is most likely TRUE?

• Machine guns were not helpful types of technology during WWI.

• Machine guns were an effective form of defense during World War I.

• Many soldiers during World War I were killed by machine guns.

Multiple Choice

What happened in the trenches of World War I that changed the course of all wars (not just the course of WWI)?

• Armored tank battles 

• Fire bombs

• Atomic bomb packaging 

• Chemical warfare (gas attacks)

Multiple Choice

World War I was the first war where all of the technology, science, and industry of the 19th century was used for the sole purpose of _________.

• sending telegrams

• killing people

• causing more wars

• gaining land from other countries 

Trench Warfare

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Multiple Choice

Why were the front line trenches the most dangerous?

• Enemy parachutists were dropped into them regularly.

• They were constantly under fire.

Multiple Choice

The German Trenches were well built, some even having electricity.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Why did the Allies build the trenches in this way?

• They did not have the technology to build them differently.

• The Allies didn't think they would be there very long so they didn't want to waste time or resources on the trenches.

• Instructions for the trenches were written in German so the Allies couldn't understand them.

Multiple Choice

The area between trenches was referred to as ...

• the danger zone

• no mans land

• the dead mans land

• the trench zone

​The term "shell shock" was coined by the soldiers themselves. Symptoms included fatigue, tremor, confusion, nightmares and impaired sight and hearing. It was often diagnosed when a soldier was unable to function and no obvious cause could be identified. 

It is a reaction to the intensity of the bombardment and fighting that produced a helplessness appearing variously as panic and being scared, flight, or an inability to reason, sleep, walk or talk.

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Shell Shock​

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​CW...

The next video is pretty intense ​

Open Ended

How did Trench Warfare affect the soldiers who fought in World War I?