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During the Second World War: Both Adolf Hitler and Josef Stalin are known for "scorched earth" tactics, however "Total War" could have been used to refer to the US after Dec 7, 1941, the USSR after June 22, 1941, Britain after May 1940, and Germany after mid-1943. "War of Annihilation", is not the same as "Total War", and is used to refer to the portion of the war between Hitler & Stalin.
During the American Civil War: Union General Sherman used "scorched earth" tactics and was also said to have been involved in "total war". The meaning of "total war" is different between the two wars. During the American Civil War, it meant the involvement of the Armies in combat, and the involvement of civilians (primarily Southern) in Union imposed hardships or shortages to break the will of the enemy.
During the Second World War, "total war" refers to the complete mobilization of the people, business, government & economy to raise largest possible military forces, with maximum amount of ships, aircraft, tanks, equipment, ammunition, food, supplies, etc. All adult civilians not needed in the military are used in the production, equipping, supporting, arming, and feeding of the nations (& allies) forces. This includes the building, maintaining, operating & repairing of national/local infrastructure used to support this war effort.
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What battle is also known as the scorched earth?
This question is not accurate. There was no battle that was known as scorched earth. Rather scorched earth was a method of fighting and is sometimes referred to as "the scorched earth policy". An army that applied the scorched earth policy would destroy all resources as they retreated. This would prevent the approaching enemy from having any food or shelter or supplies to supplement their army. This policy was used by the Russians against Napleon in 1814 and again by the Russians against the Germans in 1941.
What was the Russian practice of burning field and slaughtering livestock to prevent invading French troops from having access to them known as?
The scorched-earth policy.
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Why was Sir Douglas Haig known as the Butcher of the Somme?
Because he was to blame for the poor tactics used in the war, and therefore thousands of men were killed because of him :)
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What battle is also known as the scorched earth?
This question is not accurate. There was no battle that was known as scorched earth. Rather scorched earth was a method of fighting and is sometimes referred to as "the scorched earth policy". An army that applied the scorched earth policy would destroy all resources as they retreated. This would prevent the approaching enemy from having any food or shelter or supplies to supplement their army. This policy was used by the Russians against Napleon in 1814 and again by the Russians against the Germans in 1941.
What was the Russian practice of burning field and slaughtering livestock to prevent invading French troops from having access to them known as?
The scorched-earth policy.
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The Union enacted a total war policy, also known as a scorched earth policy, in which their soldiers would burn and destroy anything that could help the confederates.
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What is called when a person takes more than the earth can renew?
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