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Intro to Global Spring... Quiz on Section 8 reading and lecture

Multiple choice

In "The Age of Total War" author Eric Hobsbawm argued that World War II was a "total war" because the combatants: (select all that apply)

Options

A.exhausted their entire military and economic capacities

B.depicted their opponents as evil, barbaric or inhuman

C.had one main goal; to negotiate

D.intentionally targeted civilian workforce and industrial infrastructure

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The question asks which statements Eric Hobsbawm used to characterize World War II as a total war in The Age of Total War, and it instructs to select all that apply. Option 1: 'exhausted their entire military and economic capacities' — This aligns with the total-war concept, where nations mobilize not just the army but the full economy and......Login to view full explanation

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