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Why is Civil War called total war?

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grant in his infinite wisdom burnt his own country down.

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Why was the Civil War called the total war?

A total war refers to a situation where one side mobilizes all available resources in order to destroy the side's ability to engage in war. The Civil War was called a total war, because the commanding officers on both sides, used total war tactics to try and put an end to the war.


IS the Civil war called Great War?

World War I was originally called "The Great War" (not the Civil War)


Is the Civil War a total war?

no total war is when peoples will is destroyed.


What was the war between the states called in the civil war?

It was called the Civil War. I think you are confused.


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.


Sherman believed in what about the Civil War?

During the Civil War, General Sherman held strong to a total war policy.


What was the north called in the Civil War?

In the civil war, the North was called the Union.


What came after the civil war?

The so-called Indian Wars followed the Civil War. The next war against a foreign power was the Spanish-American War in 1898.after the civil war the war was called Spanish-American war


What were the ships that were in the Civil War?

The ships in the Civil War were called the Ironclad.


Was the south called civil?

No, they were the Confederacy. The North was the Union. The Civil War was called the Civil War because it was a war between two halves of a nation.


What is the name us war between north and the south?

The war was called The Civil War.


Why was the Civil War Called Civil?

A Civil war in general is a war between one country. If you went to another country and were talking about the civil war they probably would think you were talking about their civil war. The correct term is The United States Civil War.