At first, General Grant and President Lincoln greatly opposed the total war strategy, but Army General Sherman convinced them otherwise. The strategy of total war was to destroy both civilian and military resources.
The concept of an Informal empire<span> describes the spheres of influence which an </span>empire<span> may develop which can be said to translate into a measure of influence over a region or country because</span><span> of the extension of commercial, strategic or military interests of the </span><span>empire. In these terms, given the great economic and military power the U.S. holds in the world, it can be described as an informal empire. </span>
