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During the American Civil War the North explored a tactic of economic warfare by a blockade of ships against the South in order to prevent the transportation of goods to the non-industrial geographical location. ...
In the nineteenth century a military theorist named Carl von Clausewitz studied extensively every lesson that had been learned up to that point about war and produced a written thesis, On War. His writings pointed to the actual reasons behind war: The total submission of the opposition. Furthermore, Clausewitz defined the execution of war as an extension of political conference and the goal of this confrontation is the extinction of the opposition. Granted the total annihilation of another group is considered inhumane, but the theories of Clausewitz are true and apply to war then and now. The definition of total war would be pushed to the extreme and the industrial revolutions around the world gave ample opportunity for even subordinate countries to rise up and seek to gain “total control” of another country. Furthermore, Clausewitz’s idea of war as a political tool also implies that negotiations do not cease during a war and are actually a continuous process. ...
The testing grounds for the railway system was American soil during the Civil War. ... Grant was also able to effectively conduct war on battlefronts from three to twelve miles wide, and while this large area of operation would drive most commanders away from the front, Grant could be found along his line and even had his horse shot out from under him in one engagement. ...
The rivals over the British control of the seas drew Germany into making the first move in the events that lead to World War I by taking over Belgium and threatening to overrun the French boarders. ... The war brought new weapons from the industrial revolution: poisonous gas shells, the tank, and aircraft. ... The United States entered the war with intentions of keeping the oceans free from any blockade and the fact that a lot of money was lent to Britain to fight the Germans.
Approximate Word count = 1600
Approximate Pages = 6.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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