Change in nature of warfare 1900-45

Question 1

What was total warfare

Answer 1

• The whole population involved in the war effort.
• All recourses used.
• Extremely costly
• Civilians are targeted
• Disregard to rules of war

Question 2

War of attrition resulted in Germans losing in both world wars

Answer 2

• WW1, german government collapsed because of protests against food shortages as a result of total war, attrition.
• WW2, Defeat of the nazi nation rather than the army

Question 3

How was chemical warfare used

Answer 3

• Germany, Britain and France used Chlorine, Phosgene and Mustard gas in WW1
• 90,000 died to gas in WW1

16 nations stopped using it after WW1, Geneva protocol 1925.
1997, 190 countries ban chemical warfare

Question 4

Attitudes in society towards Chemical Warfare

Answer 4

• Public outrage after WW1, led to Geneva Protocol.

- People are scared of the results of chemical warfare like in Vietnam, leading to chemical warfare convention 1997

Question 5

Impacts on warfare 1900-45

Answer 5

• Science, radar key reason britain won battle of britain, atom bomb ended WW2.
• Weapon advances led to wars of attrition with machine guns and tanks and aircraft led to war of movement.
• Technology, development of tanks for bombing and replace cavalry, aircraft, radar, aa guns.
• Industry, mass production of weapons enabled victories.