Total War Effects
Total War impacted the citizens in the Homefront of Britain and Germany massively, as it had substantially negative social and economical impacts, as the resources available were directed towards war instead of the citizens. Additionally, Total War led to social unrest within both nations, and saw starvation and unhappiness become prevalent.
Within the British Homefront, civilians were impacted greatly by Total War, which inevitably let to social unrest, alongside the ignoring of basic civil rights of the citizens. In Britain, Total War was initially fuelled by nationalism, with massive support from civilians, until it became evident the war was not rapidly ending, it lost support, as evident in Source A. Furthermore, Total War caused social …show more content…
Total War impacted Germany massively, as the German economy relied extensively on trade, but as war began, trade became second to war, which led to an economic decline. This coinciding with the British Naval Blockade caused the prices of necessities, such as food, to skyrocket, as it needed to be produced within Germany, which led to limited farming. Furthermore, Total War caused conscription, and massive amounts of men were conscripted into the army, alongside the seizing of one million horses. This resulted in a Total War accredited event known as ‘Turnip Winter’, as the massive army consumed large quantities of food, and the poor weather conditions (cold, heavy rain), lack of farmers and farming horses for pulling heavy machinery, caused a “bad harvest” of potatoes, which was “followed by the long cold winter”, as stated in Source A, which caused thousands to die of starvation and malnutrition. Additionally, social unrest became prevalent, as rationing was implemented, alongside ‘Ersatz goods’, which was food replaced with common substances (such as bread with sawdust). Workers strikes began due to the lack of food, and in 1916, a naval revolt occurred due to unfair rationing. Furthermore, this starvation led to crowding of the streets, for a chance for food, as stated in Source A, “Women rushed towards the cadaver” when a horse died, then vanished “guarding their pieces of…
Within the British Homefront, civilians were impacted greatly by Total War, which inevitably let to social unrest, alongside the ignoring of basic civil rights of the citizens. In Britain, Total War was initially fuelled by nationalism, with massive support from civilians, until it became evident the war was not rapidly ending, it lost support, as evident in Source A. Furthermore, Total War caused social …show more content…
Total War impacted Germany massively, as the German economy relied extensively on trade, but as war began, trade became second to war, which led to an economic decline. This coinciding with the British Naval Blockade caused the prices of necessities, such as food, to skyrocket, as it needed to be produced within Germany, which led to limited farming. Furthermore, Total War caused conscription, and massive amounts of men were conscripted into the army, alongside the seizing of one million horses. This resulted in a Total War accredited event known as ‘Turnip Winter’, as the massive army consumed large quantities of food, and the poor weather conditions (cold, heavy rain), lack of farmers and farming horses for pulling heavy machinery, caused a “bad harvest” of potatoes, which was “followed by the long cold winter”, as stated in Source A, which caused thousands to die of starvation and malnutrition. Additionally, social unrest became prevalent, as rationing was implemented, alongside ‘Ersatz goods’, which was food replaced with common substances (such as bread with sawdust). Workers strikes began due to the lack of food, and in 1916, a naval revolt occurred due to unfair rationing. Furthermore, this starvation led to crowding of the streets, for a chance for food, as stated in Source A, “Women rushed towards the cadaver” when a horse died, then vanished “guarding their pieces of…