WORLD HISTORY

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

Detailed explanation-2: -mobilization, in war or national defense, organization of the armed forces of a nation for active military service in time of war or other national emergency. In its full scope, mobilization includes the organization of all resources of a nation for support of the military effort.

Detailed explanation-3: -"Total war” includes four things: Mobilization, refusal to compromise, the blurring of roles between soldier and civilians, and total control of society.

Detailed explanation-4: -Over the course of the Second World War approximately 127.2 million people were mobilized. The world’s population in 1940 was roughly 2.3 billion, meaning that between five and six percent of the world was drafted into the military in some capacity.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.