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Types of 20th Century Wars, Mikel Bracamonte - Coggle Diagram
Types of 20th Century Wars
Total wars
Definition
A war that uses all its
Human resources
Economic resources
Military resources
Industrial resources
Natural resources
Material resources
Educational resources
Where they are fought
Geografically, the size or exact place where it is fought does not matter
Important features
Every resource is comitted to war
Civilians are used in the war
Everyone, including non-soliders, contribute to the war
Examples
The Chinese civil war
Guerrilla warfare in the Cuban revolution
The Falklands war
War between states
Definition
A war that is limited in the way it is conducted
Where they are fought
They are fought in a limited geografical area
Important features
Type of targets are limited
Types of weapons are limited
Limited mobilizations
A war may or may not be limited depending on perspective
Examples
The Korean war (1950-53)
The Vietnam war (1963-75)
War between India and Pakistan (1947-48, 1965 & 1971)
British occupation of the Malvinas (1982)
War between Iran and Iraq (1980-88)
Civil Wars
Definition
Wars fought between 2 factions of the same country
Where they are fought
They are fought and are limited to one country
Important features
These wars start because of differente ideas or beliefs in
Direction
Governmental system
Ethnicity
Religion
Politics
Ideology
The opposing sides are called the incumbents and the insurgents
Examples
Spanish civil war (1936-39)
East Pakistan breaks away from Pakistan (1971)
Guerrilla Warfare
Definition
Guerrilla comes from the spanish word for "little war"
A war made up by less formal small armies
Where they are fought
Mainly on small geografical areas
Places like jungles or mountains make guerrilla warfare more optimal
Important features
Mostly made up the revolutionary wars
Examples
Notable in Russia's war (1941-45)
Chinese civil war (1920-49)
Cuban revolution
Algerian war
Vietnam war
Part of the Cold War
Mikel Bracamonte