3.) During wartime government took control of national economies and public opinion. Government raised taxes and borrowed large amounts of money to pay for the war cost.”Germany set up a system of forced civilian labor as well” (page 388). They also rationed food/other products and introduced other economic controls such as setting prices and forbidding strikes.”Total war meant controlling public opinion” (page 388). Countries kept the public from knowing complete casualty figures and discouraging news, and waged a propaganda war by making up tales of atrocities committed against each other .”Propaganda is the spreading of ideas to promote a cause or to damage an opposing cause” (page 388). Special boards were established to censor the press.
