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Total War

Total War

A concept where countries mobilize all their resources, including civilian population, to achieve victory in a war, as seen in World War II.

Nationalism and Mobilization

Governments used intense nationalism and various forms of communication to mobilize their populations for the war effort during World War II.

New Military Technology

Governments employed new military technology and tactics like the atomic bomb and "total war," disregarding traditional laws of war during World War II.

Imperialist Ambitions

Japan harbored imperialist ambitions leading to conflicts in the Pacific, such as the takeover of Manchuria and the creation of the "New Order in East Asia."

Blitzkrieg

Hitler's strategy of lightning war, known as Blitzkrieg, involved rapidly moving tank divisions supported by the air force to quickly subdue territories during World War II.

Destroyers-for-Bases Agreement

In 1940, the US and Britain signed an agreement where the US promised to deliver destroyers to Britain in exchange for air and naval bases in the Western Hemisphere.

Lend-Lease Act

The US provided war materials to Britain through the Lend-Lease Act, abandoning neutrality and supporting the British war effort during World War II.

Battle of Britain

A significant air campaign where Germany targeted Britain, but the British Royal Air Force's superior planes and radar system helped repel the German attacks during World War II.

Eastern Front

Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union aimed to eliminate Bolshevism and acquire Lebensraum, leading to initial success but later facing challenges due to the harsh Russian winter.

Pearl Harbor

Japan's surprise attack on the US naval base at Pearl Harbor in 1941 led to the US entering World War II and marked a turning point in the global conflict.

U.S. forces captured the islands of (1945)

Okinawa and Iwo Jima