The reason for total war...War comes at different stages or cycles. The fifty year cycle is the most prevalent ,..world events and political uprisings sometimes bring about certain elements to cause serious problems in relations between world governments,Broken communication or determined political leaders can fan the flames in world events to cause an outbreak of war between nations,..In the Fifty year cycle,the usual expected outcome is a major conflict between world powers,..Which usually evolves into a Cold War of sorts between the the Countries in conflict with each other......The proper meaning of Total War(?),..can be defined as a Global thermo-nuclear war between nations,.or an all out land warfare between nations lasting months or years that causes serious death and destruction on a global scale,..