Total war was Industrial in nature. Armies were only the cutting edge of a nation at war. Civilians mattered because they made the material the supported the war effort. Soldiers believed they were fighting for the well-being of their loved ones at home. Propaganda was used to dehumanize the enemy and to vilify them.
German civilians begin to agitate for peace, change.
Many call for the abdication of the Kaiser. The German Fleet mutiny's in late October, 1918.