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When one or both sides decide they want to win more than the other side. Total war is about setting your priorities. if your priorities include winning, and you want to win at whatever cost, then will be fighting a total war. The characteristics of a total war include the war taking up a large portion of a belligerent's resources, massive casualties, massive collateral damage, and often massive civilian casualties. World War 2 was a total war, because nobody cared about the cost in both civilians and military personnel, and they focused large portions of the economy into the war effort. the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are not total wars because they are not priorities. the military is also far more concerned with the well being of the civilians that live there than they are about defeating the terrorist threats (because we are there to protect civilians).
Total wars are very effective and can shorten the length of the war by several years. examples include World War 2 (5 years) compared to Afghanistan (10 years). however, Total War was worth its cost in world war 2 because the United States was fighting an enemy that was fighting without any consideration of casualties on either side, so the sooner it was ended the better off everyone was. this is not effective in Afghanistan because there wouldn't be much of a civilian population left to protect afterwards.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoWar is a simple general descripition of the act of fighting among nations/religions/races etc. Total war means 2 sides move against each other and pull out every available resource to defeat the other. Meaning they would turn the entire population, economy, industry and infrastructure towards achieving victory in the war.
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What did the war become once participating countries began devoting all of their resources to the war effort?
World War or Total War .
What is a sentence for total war?
They were in the total war.
Discuss any moral dilemmas in fighting a total war during World War 2?
Total war means the complete mobilization of personnel and resources towards a war effort. There are moral dilemmas encountered when engaging in total warfare. The most important is that civilians become involved in manufacturing goods and weapons. The other main dilemma is that rival armies generally have no regard for non combatant property.
How did total war relate to the Civil War?
Total war was General Sherman's strategy. He was to use total war to destroy the resources of the south. I am also a civil war expert so you can trust my answer.
Expain the concept of total war?
Total war is when you involve all aspects of society in war, not just soldiers.
When civilians become involved in the war and affected by it not just soldiers we call it?
Total War
What did the war become the participating countries began devoting all of their resources to the war effort?
World War or Total War .
Why did war become total war with German?
It was because of the air raids on England during WW1.
What did the war become once the war efforts the participating countries began devoting all of their resources?
World War or Total War .
What did the war become once the participating countries began devoting all their resources to the war effort?
World War or Total War .
What did the war become once participating countries began devoting all of their resources to the war effort?
World War or Total War .
What did world war 1 become once the participating countries began devoting all of their resources to the war effort?
The answer is "Total War":)
What did the war become once the participating countries began devoting all of their resources to the war effort?
Total War. Any one else doing the CH 13 test? ah ha
What is a sentence for total war?
They were in the total war.
Is the Civil War a total war?
no total war is when peoples will is destroyed.
Which game is better Lord of the Rings total war or empire total war?
THERE WAS NEVER A LORD OF THE RINGS TOTAL WAR GAME ! but empire total war is good but every total war game was good :)
Which is better medieval total war 2 or shogun total war?
total war shogun 2
