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Why was the First World War termed as the first ‘total’ war in modem history?

  • UPSC 2017
  • World Wars

The First World War (1914-18) is termed the first "total war" in modern history because it mobilized entire societies, not merely armies, and erased the traditional distinction between combatant and civilian.

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  • Mass Conscription and Manpower Mobilisation
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  • The Global and Industrial Scale of Mobilisation

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