I. Military conflict
A. contenders mobilize all civilian and military resources to obtain a complete victory.
B. distinguished from the partial commitment of lives and resources in limited war
i. would want unconditional surrender, whereas previously, axis powers would have been able to negotiate armistice
C. the importance of crushing the adversary’s forces in battle
i. EX: Germany and concept of blitzkrieg
D. After World War II, the prospect of an all-out nuclear war made major powers reluctant to engage in full-scale international war
II. Industrialization
III. Inclusion of civilians and civilian infrastructures
A. Strategic bombings
i. Break enemy’s will
ii. Reduce war material
IV. Propaganda necessary
A. Boost morale and thus war effort
B. In many forms, including mass media and communication
C. Rationing—taking all resources and putting toward one cause
i. EX: American companies, like BMW working to create war planes from materials for making automobiles
ii. EX: American gum, cigarettes, gasoline and coffee for soldiers (comfort from home)
V. Expansion of peace time military—build strong force to combat those destructive and warmongering
A. Created war hysteria and jingoism
VI. Happenings for Nations Involved
A. Germany was not prepared for long war and using all resources because Hitler hadn’t planned for it
i. Lack of supplies b/c of industrial under-mobilization
ii. Foreign labor to take place of industrial labor b/c of conscription
B. Soviet Union was command economy
i. Patriotic war
1. Love of the motherland and Orthodox churches to increase support
2. Scorched earth policy
