The strategy represented by General William T. Sherman's idea of relentlessly pursuing the Confederates to instill fear and dread is 3. total war. Total war involves not only engaging the enemy's military forces but also targeting their resources and civilian morale to diminish their ability to continue fighting. Sherman's tactics during the Civil War, particularly his famous "March to the Sea," exemplified this approach.
General William T. Sherman explained that his aim was to relentlessly pursue the Confederates and make them fear and dread him and the Union Army. Which wartime strategy is represented by this idea?
1. naval blockade
2. martial law
3. total war
4. defensive war
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