USA HISTORY

WORLD WAR II 1941 1945

THE EUROPEAN THEATER IN WWII

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is the best definition of Total War?
A
Doing whatever is necessary to win
B
When women take jobs the men left when they went off to war
C
Killing civilians and soldiers
D
When a nation commits all efforts and resources into winning a war
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Total war is a type of warfare that includes any and all civilian-associated resources and infrastructure as legitimate military targets, mobilizes all of the resources of society to fight the war, and gives priority to warfare over non-combatant needs.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -Liddell Hart states: [T]he role of grand strategy – higher strategy – is to co-ordinate and direct all the resources of a nation, or band of nations, towards the attainment of the political object of the war – the goal defined by fundamental policy.

Detailed explanation-4: -What is the best definition of a total war? a war in which a nation uses all its available resources to support the war effort.

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