The wartime strategy represented by General William T. Sherman's idea of relentlessly pursuing the Confederates to instill fear is known as total war. Total war involves not only engaging the enemy's military forces but also targeting their economic resources and civilian morale to undermine their will to fight. Sherman's famous "March to the Sea" is a prime example of this strategy.
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 point)
defensive war
• naval blockade
• total war
• martial law
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