Question

What does it mean when World War I is referred to as a "total war”?

Many aspects of society were obliterated during the war.
Everyone had to serve in the military.
The aim of each side was to destroy the other side completely.
The war efforts needed the participation of as many people as possible.

Answer 1

Total war means  when they used weapons  and there territory or a combatants invoves or the objective pursued

Answer 2

The correct option is : The aim of each side was to destroy the other side completely.

Total war is a term of the twentieth century that describes a war in which countries or nations mobilize and force to the limit all available resources, whether human, military, industrial, agricultural, natural, technological, scientific, or of any other kind, to totally destroy the ability of another country or nation to engage in a war.