Modern Warfare Flashcards
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Tools of War
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more advanced modern weaponry
rifled muskets and artillery, longer range and better accuracy
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Leadership
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high ranking officers professionally trained at military schools in modern strategies and tactics
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Railroads/Transportion
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trains
steamboats
men and supplies traveled further and faster
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Total War
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targeting enemy resources to destroy their ability to fight
geography - strategically important towns, cities
economic - destroy key economic factors of enemies
political - capture/destroy enemy capital
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Modern War
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civil war first major war after industrial revolution, first modern war
modern manufacturing and technological advancements led to massive casualties
widely photographed
