How was World War II a total war?

Answer 1

You know its total when the big three car makers turned out Sherman tanks....!! The mushroom clouds acsending to the heavens at 100m/sec in aug '45 is another dead giveaway that total war is afoot.

Answer 2

WWII was considered the first and only "total war" because almost the entire economy of the countries involved was dedicated to the war effort and daily life was regularly and directly effected by the war. Also, especially in Europe, the civilian population was effected in the most dramatic way more than any other war. Whole towns were bombed and killed, millions of economically successful Jews were deported and taken away from their homes, and major cities were regularly bombed on both sides. WWII suffered an estimated 60,000,000 deaths of which 40,000,000 were civilians. Russia experienced WWII with the greatest effect however. There is not one town in all of Russia that does not have a grave for a lost soldier. We pretend to know what war is today in Iraq, but no one has any idea of what total war is like except those who lived through it.

Answer 3

total war is when countries involved in the war are totally committed to the cause. When all resources are used to fight the war. When soldiers are placed on top of the public.
ww2 was a total war because, for example, in the US, the army came first. Meat was rationed, rubber was saved, and in 1943, pennies were all made entirely from steel because the copper was needed to make ammo

Answer 4

a total war is when all parts of your economy are dedicated to the cause. it was a total war for all countries involved