warfare

(noun)

The waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy.

Related Terms

Examples of warfare in the following topics:

  • Trench Warfare

  • Biological Weapons

    • Biological warfare (BW) is the use of biological toxins or infectious agents with the intent to kill or incapacitate.
    • Biological warfare (BW) — also known as germ warfare — is the use of biological toxins or infectious agents such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi with the intent to kill or incapacitate humans, animals, or plants as an act of war .
    • Entomological (insect) warfare is also considered a type of BW.
    • There is an overlap between BW and chemical warfare, as the use of toxins produced by living organisms is considered under the provisions of both the Biological Weapons Convention and the Chemical Weapons Convention.
    • Offensive biological warfare, including the mass production, stockpiling, and use of biological weapons, was outlawed by the 1972 Biological Weapons Convention (BWC).

  • America's Entry into the War

    • By 1917, events such as unrestricted submarine warfare by Germany and the Zimmermann Telegram led the U.S. to enter the war.
    • In January 1917, Germany resumed unrestricted submarine warfare.
    • The German Foreign minister, in the Zimmermann Telegram, told Mexico that U.S. entry was likely once unrestricted submarine warfare began, and invited Mexico to join the war as Germany's ally against the United States .

  • War

    • Conventional warfare is an attempt to reduce an opponent's military capability through open battle.
    • Nuclear warfare is warfare in which nuclear weapons are the primary method of coercing the capitulation of the other side, as opposed to the supporting role nuclear weaponry might take in a more conventional war.

  • Modern Warfare

    • This drastically changed the nature of warfare to the advantage of defenders.
    • Innovations also took place in air warfare.

  • Oil Painting

    • Venice entered as a dominant player in Renaissance art and politics with its domination in sea warfare.
    • Warfare between these states was common, and the first part of the Renaissance saw almost constant fighting as the city-states vied for preeminence.

  • Initial Reactions

    • But after two more attacks – the sinking of the British steamer Arabic in August 1915 and the torpedoing of the French liner Sussex in March 1916 – Wilson issued an ultimatum threatening to break diplomatic relations unless Germany abandoned submarine warfare.
    • Map showing submarine warfare zone around the United Kingdom, declared by Germany on February 18, 1915.

  • The Vikings

    • Longships were intended for warfare and exploration, designed for speed and agility, and equipped with oars to complement the sail, making navigation independent of the wind possible.
    • The warfare and violence of the Vikings were often motivated and fueled by their belief in Norse religion, focusing on Thor and Odin, the gods of war and death.
    • Illustrate how Viking ships were an integral part of Viking culture, influencing trade and warfare

  • Economic Controls

    • Three of them, the Office of Price Administration (OPA; est. 1941), the Office of Administrator of Export Control (est. 1940; its functions later transferred to the Economic Defense Board and in 1943 to the Office of Economic Warfare) and the War Production Board (WPB; est. 1943) were among the federal agencies in charge of controlling the economy so that the United States was able to meet the demands of World War II.
    • Only a year later, its functions were transferred to the Economic Defense Board (later changed to the Board of Economic Warfare).
    • After a set of controversies over the Board's authority and financing,  its functions were transferred to the newly created Office of Economic Warfare in the Office for Emergency Management in 1943.

  • The Nuclear Arms Race

    • The nuclear arms race was a competition for supremacy in nuclear warfare between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
    • The nuclear arms race was a competition for supremacy in nuclear warfare between the United States, the Soviet Union, and their respective allies during the Cold War .