A New Kind of War

Italy

France

Germany

Great Britain

Belgium

bombing targets on land

transporting soldiers and weapons

fighting

gathering information

Poisonous gases blistered soldiers’ skin, eyes, and lungs.

Poisonous gases brought an end to trench warfare.

Poisonous gases melted weapons and other armaments.

Poisonous gases caused explosions in the presence of gunpowder.

Germany made no use of submarines.

Germany used submarines in land and sea attacks.

German submarines made unrestricted attacks on ships.

German submarines prevented all transatlantic shipping.

Stalemate

Casualty

Propaganda

Militant

The land was too wide to be crossed.

The land was not claimed by either side, so access to it was impossible.

The land was defended by civilians who prohibited fighting.

The land was mined territory and was subject to artillery, shelling, and gunfire.

Warfare was far deadlier than in the past and resulted in enormous casualties.

There were fewer battlefield casualties than in the past.

The war concluded much earlier than earlier wars.

Most deaths were related to injuries suffered after the war than during it.

Governments converted factories to produce military supplies.

All economic activity was intended to help the war effort.

Most industries were nationalized to ensure production of sufficient supplies.

Governments took complete control of all industrial production.

Propaganda provided guidance on how civilians could protect themselves.

Propaganda helped rally support for government war efforts.

Propaganda encouraged enemy soldiers to surrender.

Propaganda brought neutral nations into the war.

to have funds for domestic use

to fund all levels of government during the war

to repay national debts

to finance the war effort

Women entered the industrial workforce for the first time.

Women replaced men as workers in factories.

Women fought in the war alongside men.

Women became the primary earners at home.