USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -total war, military conflict in which the contenders are willing to make any sacrifice in lives and other resources to obtain a complete victory, as distinguished from limited war. Throughout history, limitations on the scope of warfare have been more economic and social than political.

Detailed explanation-2: -Actions that characterize the post-19th century concept of total war include: blockade and sieging of population centers, as with the Allied blockade of Germany; commerce-raiding tonnage war, and unrestricted submarine warfare, as with privateering and the German U-Boat campaigns.

Detailed explanation-3: -Total war made a significant impact on European society, most visibly by bringing an end to unemployment. The withdrawal of millions of men from the labor market to fight, combined with the heightened demand for wartime products, led to jobs for everyone able to work. The war also created new roles for women.

Detailed explanation-4: -One prime example of the use of total war in the modern world is the actions of the United States against Japan in World War II. Another is the actions of the Union Army against the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War.