Types of War Quiz Flashcards
creating a large fighting force thru the use of conscription/drafts
total war
using civilians in the war effort (industry/home defense)
total war
using all weapons available and developing new ones to ensure victory
total war
gvt control of key aspects of economy so it can be directed towards war effort
total war
gvt control of media in order to maintain civilian moral and ensure that the populations sees the enemy as one that must be defeated at all costs, propaganda
total war
the targeting of civilians as well as combatants in the quest for ‘total’ victory over the enemy’s political, social, and military structures
total war
the idea of limiting or constraining the way in which a war is conducted
limited war
confining the geographical area in which fighting takes place
limited war
limiting the types of targets that can be attacked
limiting war
limiting the weapons that can be used
limiting war
limiting the degree of mobilization
limited war
conflicts fought btwn 2 factions or regions of the same country w/ warring sides clashing over the following issues: ethnic, religious, political, and ideological
civil war
often described as “unconventional warfare”
guerilla warfare
rather than attack the enemy head on w/ conventional tactics, small groups of fighters use tactics such as ambush and small unit raids against a larger and less mobile formal army
guerilla warfare
gvt’s vulnerability to this type of warfare (terrorism) –> people in power protesting if casualties get major, pressure on gvt to get out
guerilla warfare
