Flashcard sets with a 'total war' term meaning 'warfare characteristic of 19th and 20th c conflicts. mobilized all of a society's resources--eco, pol, cultural--in support of the military effort. armies grew dramatically in size and were composed of civilians rather than professional soldiers. the civilians and industries that supported the war effort increasingly became the object of enemy attack. i.e. sherman's march through ga'

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