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What is a total war?
In today's class, we will go over what total war is and the negative side of it. We will also do a fun activity related to total war!

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 * Total War:** When countries want to not only take each other's land but want to destroy each other's people, military, economy, technology, or anything else that they had. So all in all, total war affected every citizen.=====

From the definition, you might guess that this warfare includes civilians and made whole use of their country to defeat the other. In the past days, if the army of a country wins, it was considered that the country have prevailed. This means that only armies fought against each other and the army represented the country. In total war, civilians are also considered as combatants and the country uses every available resources and mainly focuses on war. This 'obsession' towards war forced young men out from their jobs and replaced women to take their job. It also created nationalism among the citizens, for women became nurses or workers in munition factories. We can also see total warfare in WWI. One of the strategies that Britain used to capture the citizens' attention to war was propaganda. Britain issued propaganda posters, influencing citizens' decision of what to eat, what occupation to take and their attitude towards war.

- Now think: What are the negative effects of Total War?

War! Like totally!
This is the fun activity we will do related to total war! The rules and steps are simple. - The class will be divided into two sides and discuss - Each side will be given $50 - The paper balls represent weapons-- each ball costs $5 - The team will have to buy the balls in order to defeat the other side - After you throw one ball, you cannot pick it up and use it again! - Remember to think about the negative consequences!

To further expand your understanding of Total War, here is a fun comic!!! ---