What were two ways that the idea of total war used in wwi

During World War I, the U.S. government gave weapons to millions of troops and sent them off for war. This was a very very expensive as transportation costs and weapons were not cheap, so the government raised the people's taxes to help pay for all of this. These are examples of total war as the U.S. used all of their ability to go into war.

which time period is this? or is this story fictional, i'm going to need more info to answer this question

profound political, administrative, and social changes in the british isles.