The strategy represented by General William T. Sherman's idea of relentlessly pursuing the Confederates and instilling fear in them is total war. This approach involves not only targeting enemy forces but also destroying their resources and infrastructure to undermine their will to fight.
Question
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?
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Responses
naval blockade
naval blockade
total war
total war
martial law
martial law
defensive war
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