Total War
Students explore how WWI changed the nature of warfare on the home front and on the front lines.
World War I: Technology Assignment - Due 14/11/12
World War I saw technology change the nature of warfare and helped make for a new version
of war called total war. The concept of total war helps explain the all-encompassing nature
of this war on the society and on the world. The home front became essential to both sides of
this conflict as it became clear that industrial efficiency and production would make for
victory or defeat.
For this assignment, you will choose a piece of technology developed for the purpose of war
in World War I. Or, if you choose, you can research a tactic that generals developed during
WWI to help overcome the stalemate, which new technologies helped create.
Step 1: Research the course of WWI and select a factor related to Total War.
Economic Costs: Patrict O’Brien, “The economic effects of the Great War,” History
Today
-Yomna
Propaganda: George C. Bruntz, “Propaganda as an Instrument of War,” Current
History.
-Nouf
-Shouq
Technology in the Air: John H. Morrow Jr., “Expectation and reality: The great war in the
air,” Airpower Journal.
-Yahoo
Technology on Land: Brian Holden Reid, “The Tank and Visions of Future War,” History
Today
-Husain
-Nastya
Technology at Sea: John Harbron, “Franz Josef's Forgotten U-Boat Captains,”
-Ali
-Nelly
Home Front: Ronald Schaffer, “The Home Front,” Magazine of History
-Sara
-Safeya
Step 2: Answer questions from notes on reading
Take point-form notes that answer the following questions:
i. What does the author of your article argue?
ii. What points does the author bring up to support his or her position?
iii. How does your topic help exemplify WWI as a total war?
of war called total war. The concept of total war helps explain the all-encompassing nature
of this war on the society and on the world. The home front became essential to both sides of
this conflict as it became clear that industrial efficiency and production would make for
victory or defeat.
For this assignment, you will choose a piece of technology developed for the purpose of war
in World War I. Or, if you choose, you can research a tactic that generals developed during
WWI to help overcome the stalemate, which new technologies helped create.
Step 1: Research the course of WWI and select a factor related to Total War.
Economic Costs: Patrict O’Brien, “The economic effects of the Great War,” History
Today
-Yomna
Propaganda: George C. Bruntz, “Propaganda as an Instrument of War,” Current
History.
-Nouf
-Shouq
Technology in the Air: John H. Morrow Jr., “Expectation and reality: The great war in the
air,” Airpower Journal.
-Yahoo
Technology on Land: Brian Holden Reid, “The Tank and Visions of Future War,” History
Today
-Husain
-Nastya
Technology at Sea: John Harbron, “Franz Josef's Forgotten U-Boat Captains,”
-Ali
-Nelly
Home Front: Ronald Schaffer, “The Home Front,” Magazine of History
-Sara
-Safeya
Step 2: Answer questions from notes on reading
Take point-form notes that answer the following questions:
i. What does the author of your article argue?
ii. What points does the author bring up to support his or her position?
iii. How does your topic help exemplify WWI as a total war?
World War I: Total War as Seen in Poster Propaganda
Objectives:
• To develop research skills dealing with the social, political, and economic aspects of
the First World War.
• To demonstrate content knowledge about the First World War.
• To prepare and deliver a visual presentation backed by analysis
• To learn to interpret visual images and identify the influence of propaganda
• To write a short analytic assessment of a primary source backed by sound argumentation and reasoning.
Background:
The First World War was the first total war in the sense that all aspects of combatant countries--
political, social, cultural, educational, technological and more—were singularly directed towards
victory on the battlefield. These efforts were shaped and directed by governments, which increasingly
regulated everyday life in all countries, whether democratic or autocratic. After the war, although
government oversight in most nations was again curtailed, the era of limited government was over.
One of the most striking ways to track this change in government intervention is to examine and
analyze propaganda posters of the major combatant countries to see what messages were being
communicated to the population and which sectors of the population were targeted.
• To develop research skills dealing with the social, political, and economic aspects of
the First World War.
• To demonstrate content knowledge about the First World War.
• To prepare and deliver a visual presentation backed by analysis
• To learn to interpret visual images and identify the influence of propaganda
• To write a short analytic assessment of a primary source backed by sound argumentation and reasoning.
Background:
The First World War was the first total war in the sense that all aspects of combatant countries--
political, social, cultural, educational, technological and more—were singularly directed towards
victory on the battlefield. These efforts were shaped and directed by governments, which increasingly
regulated everyday life in all countries, whether democratic or autocratic. After the war, although
government oversight in most nations was again curtailed, the era of limited government was over.
One of the most striking ways to track this change in government intervention is to examine and
analyze propaganda posters of the major combatant countries to see what messages were being
communicated to the population and which sectors of the population were targeted.
wwi_propaganda_project.pptx | |
File Size: | 86 kb |
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World War I: Technology Assignment: Readings
economic_costs_from_wwi.pdf | |
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propaganda_an_instrument_of_war.pdf | |
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airwar_in_the_great_war.pdf | |
File Size: | 115 kb |
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the_tank_and_visions_of_future_warwwi.pdf | |
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franzjosefsforgottenubboatcaptains.pdf | |
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us_homefront.pdf | |
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Readings:
Have reading #1 read for class on 8/11/12.
Reading #2 12/11/12
Reading #2 12/11/12
Reading #1
stewartchangewarfarewwi.pdf | |
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Reading #2
munitions_of_the_mind_wwi.pdf | |
File Size: | 407 kb |
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