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TYPES OF 20th
CENTURY WARS
Total Wars
Definition
A country uses all its human, economic, military, industrial, natural, material, educational and human resources
To fight the war and ensure complete victory over the enemy
One or more combatants commit all of its resources to the war effort
How are they fought?
Using civilians in the war effort
Weapons available and developing new ones: ensure victory
Government control key aspects of the economy
Government control of the media
Affected both soldier and civilian alike
Examples
WWI
Why? Because of the resources committed to them
WWII
Where are they fought?
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Britain
France
Italy
Turkey
Japan
United States
Soviet Union
Guerilla Warfare
Definition
Small groups of fighters use tactics such as ambush and small-unit raids
Against a larger and less mobile formal army
How are they fought?
Guerrilla fighters often also had the support of the local population and good knowledge of the terrain
The masses must rise up against established capitalist governments
Democratic political systems are particularly vulnerable to guerrilla tactics
International coverage of mass media provides publicity for guerrilla fighters
Examples
Guerrilla Warfare in Cuban Revolution
Guerrilla Warfare in Algerian War
Where are they fought?
Yugoslav
Russia
Germany
China
Algeria
Rhodesia
Afghanistan
Civil war
Definition
Civil wars are conflicts fought between 2 factions or regions of the same country.
The two of them have very different way of thinking
Also because of the lack of a political system.
Ethnic
Issues
Religious
Political
Ideological
Where are they fought?
Some of the most common countries to develop civil wars are:
Burundi
India
Libya
Yemen
Syria
Important Features
During a civil war the ones taking part of it, aim to take control of the legal institutions of the state.
The violence can even last longer than a coup d’état.
Civilians suffered greatly, the result of war was prolonged dictatorship.
Examples:
The Chinese civil war (1927-1949)
Spanish Civil War (1936–39), fought between Republicans and Nationalists
How are they fought?
The civil wars of the 20th century have been fought with the same involvement of people in total wars.
Bitterness is very remarkable and the difference between soldier and civilian is less clear.
If people in a country fight between them, then the enemy is likely to be the whole of the opposing side.
Limited War
Examples
:
The Vietnam War (1963–75)
The Korean War (1950–53)
Definition
Idea of limiting or constraining the way in which war is conducted. This restraint can involve:
Where are they fought?
Korea
America
Vietnam
Israel
Important features
Limited war was a characteristic of many wars that took part of the 19th century.
It reflected the limited objectives involved
Also the fact that mobilization of all resources was too difficult for the countries involved.
The caracteristic of being a Limited War, can change based on the perspective.
The Korean War was a limited war from the US perspective, but a total war from the perspective of North & South Korea.
How are they fought?
By limiting the geographical area in which the war takes place
Limiting the type of targets that can be attacked
Limiting the weapons and the amount, that can be used
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