The wartime strategy represented by General William T. Sherman's aim to relentlessly pursue the Confederates and instill fear is 3 total war. Total war involves not only the military confrontation of the enemy's forces but also the destruction of their resources, infrastructure, and civilian morale, effectively aiming to break the enemy's will to continue fighting. Sherman's famous "March to the Sea" embodies this strategy, as it targeted not only military objectives but also the economic and psychological components supporting the Confederate war effort.
General William T. Sherman explained that his aim was to relentlesslv pursue the Confederates and make
them fear and dread him and the Union Army.
Which wartime strategy is represented by this idea?
1 defensive war
2 naval blockade
3 total war
4 martial law
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