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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 effort24 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
3the channeling of a nation's entire resources into a war effort.10 sets
4channeling of a nation's entire resources into a war effort10 sets
5all-out war that affects civilians at home as well as soldiers in combat7 sets
6channeling of a nations entire resources into a war effort7 sets
7war on all aspects of the enemy's life5 sets
8the channeling of a nation’s entire resources into a war effort.5 sets
9everyone and everything is a target5 sets
10a conflict in which the participating countries devote all their resources to the war effort.5 sets
11a war in which every available weapon is used and the nation's full financial resources are devoted4 sets
12all-out attacks aimed at destroying not only an enemy's army but also its resources and its people's will to fight4 sets
13countries devoted all their resources to the war effort3 sets
14tyoe 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
15strategy of destroying anything that will help the enemy. used by sherman to help union win3 sets
16destroying both civilian and military resources3 sets
17all out war that affects civilians at home as well as soldiers in combat3 sets
18type 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
19the channeling of a nation's entire resources into the war effort3 sets
20a war in which all countries devote all of their resources into the war effort3 sets
21a 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
22warfare 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
23to either destroy everything in your way or take it with you so that nothing helps the other side2 sets
24attacking civilians2 sets
25all resources are put to the war effort2 sets
26productive activity of entire civilian population and economy directed towards military victory. women taking up traditional men's roles. government set up state monopolies to guarantee supplies for waging war such as manufacturing munitions, rationing of food supplies and quotas for agricultural producers. silencing of dissent2 sets
27all resources toward the war2 sets
28method of waging war2 sets
29channeling a nation's entire resources into the war effort2 sets
30world war i was a ____________, meaning that it involved a complete mobilization of resources and people.2 sets
31destroy army and resources2 sets
32complete involvement in a war effort by all civilians in an all-out cultural support2 sets
33conflict involving not just armies, but entire nations2 sets
34war that ivolves complete mobilization of resources and people affecting the lives of all citizens in the waring countries, even those remote from battlefields2 sets
35destruction of everything2 sets
36wwi was a ___ ___, meaning that it involved a complete mobilization of resources and people2 sets
37putting all resources of a nation into a war.2 sets
38grant's plan to win the war2 sets
39the channeling of a nation's entire resources into a war effect2 sets
40the channeling of a nation’s entire resources into a war effort2 sets