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# Title Terms Date
1Rome: Total Warby Spartan-2213 termsApril 16, 2008
2End of WWI/Total Warby aydragon25 termsApril 2, 2008
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total war definitions
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1the channeling of a nation's entire resources into a war effort20 sets
2-sherman convinced grant to let him try a bold plan -plan was to let civilians feel the pain of war -union troops destroyed anything usefull to the south14 sets
3channeling of a nation's entire resources into a war effort10 sets
4the channeling of a nation's entire resources into a war effort.9 sets
5channeling of a nations entire resources into a war effort7 sets
6all-out war that affects civilians at home as well as soldiers in combat6 sets
7war on all aspects of the enemy's life5 sets
8everyone and everything is a target5 sets
9the channeling of a nation’s entire resources into a war effort.5 sets
10a war in which every available weapon is used and the nation's full financial resources are devoted4 sets
11all-out attacks aimed at destroying not only an enemy's army but also its resources and its people's will to fight4 sets
12a war that involves the complete mobilization of resources and people, affecting the lives of all citizens in the warring countries, even those remote from the battlefields.3 sets
13a war in which all countries devote all of their resources into the war effort3 sets
14all out war that affects civilians at home as well as soldiers in combat3 sets
15a conflict in which the participating countries devote all their resources to the war effort.3 sets
16the channeling of a nation's entire resources into the war effort3 sets
17destroying both civilian and military resources3 sets
18strategy of destroying anything that will help the enemy. used by sherman to help union win3 sets
19type of war in which an army destroys its opponent's ability to fight by attacking civilian and economic, as well as military, targets.3 sets
20tyoe of war in which an army destroys its opponent's ability to fight by attacking civilian and economic, as well as military, targets.3 sets
21strategy in which the enemy's military and civilian resources are attacked2 sets
22wwi was a ___ ___, meaning that it involved a complete mobilization of resources and people2 sets
23destroy army and resources2 sets
24all resources toward the war2 sets
25where a country focus all of the elements and economics solely on the war to make sure that their armies have full support from home country2 sets
26warfare 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 ga2 sets
27all resources are put to the war effort2 sets
28destruction of everything2 sets
29countries devoted all their resources to the war effort2 sets
30world war i was a ____________, meaning that it involved a complete mobilization of resources and people.2 sets
31a war involving complete mobilization of resources and people2 sets
32method of waging war2 sets
33when the entire society is focused on winning the war2 sets
34channeling a nation's entire resources into the war effort2 sets
35war that ivolves complete mobilization of resources and people affecting the lives of all citizens in the waring countries, even those remote from battlefields2 sets
36putting all resources of a nation into a war.2 sets
37attacking civilians2 sets
38to either destroy everything in your way or take it with you so that nothing helps the other side2 sets
39when all of a society's resource aare used in the war effort2 sets
40mobilization of all available resources at their disposal, whether human, industrial, agricultural, military, natural, technological, or otherwise2 sets