THIS IS THE ANSWER, I GOT A 95% :) "The tragic battle of Stalingrad is a symbol of heroic, manly resistance to the revolt of the steppes. It has not only a military, but also an intellectual and spiritual significance for the German people. Here for the first time our eyes have been opened to the true nature of the war. We want no more false hopes and illusions. We want bravely to look the facts in the face, however hard and dreadful they may be. The history of our party and our state has proven that a danger recognized is a danger defeated. Our coming hard battles in the East will be under the sign of this heroic resistance. It will require previously undreamed of efforts by our soldiers and our weapons. A merciless war is raging in the East. The Führer was right when he said that in the end there will not be winners and losers, but the living and the dead.

The German nation knows that. Its healthy instincts have led it through the daily confusion of intellectual and spiritual difficulties. We know today that the Blitzkrieg in Poland and the campaign in the West have only limited significance to the battle in the East. The German nation is fighting for everything it has.”

Joseph Goebbels, Reich minister of propaganda, in a speech following the Battle of Stalingrad, 1943

A) Explain ONE new or refined piece of military technology that emerged during World War II and led to the kinds of casualties Goebbels mentions in the passage.
B) Explain ONE difference between the strategies behind World War I and World War II that led to an increase in civilian casualties.
C) Explain ONE way Goebbels’s speech reflects the concept of total war during World War II.

A) One new or refined piece of technology that emerged during World War II that led to the kind of casualties mentioned in the passage is tanks. This was invented during the World War I era, but was refined during World War II. During the siege of Stalingrad, it wasn’t entirely effective, but it still heavily contributed to the casualties mentioned by Goebbels. Tanks were not all that prevalent during World War I, but by World War II they were becoming more and more widespread, and it led to the casualties that occurred because of the Blitzkriegs carried out by Nazi Germany.

B) One difference between the strategies behind World War I and World War II that led to an increase in civilian casualties is the increased mobility that came about during World War II. Compared to World War II, World War I didn’t have nearly as much mobility. They had tanks, but they weren’t nearly as prevalent, and therefore couldn’t pull off the kind of strategies that were used in World War II. This increased mobility allowed large parts of a military to move to places they couldn’t before, and take control of those areas. This gave all the countries involved in World War II the resources to create new strategies that could inhibit the resources and industry of opposing countries. This allowed events such as Blitzkriegs to occur, and led to a large increase in civilian casualties, as centers of industry were easier to access, and it was strategically advantageous to either take over these areas or destroy them. So, in short, because of inventions like tanks and other such vehicles, areas with prevalent industry were now accessible by large armies, and in turn civilian casualties increased.

C) One way Goebbels’ speech reflects the concept of total war during World War II is that Goebbels states that “the German nation is fighting for everything it has.” Total war is when the people participating in the war will make any sacrifice to obtain victory. This concept is reflected in a lot of his wording in the speech, such as “the true nature of war,” “a merciless war is raging in the East,” “in the end there will not be winners and losers, but the living and the dead.” In his words, he shows that people losing their lives in the war is for the greater good, and that sacrifices MUST be made as to properly seize victory. This is a great example of total war, as it shows that people are willing to do anything for a goal.