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What was an element of the Union strategy to win the American Civil War?
Protection of states' rights and the creation of an independent nation
Defeating the South's conventional armies in conventional campaigns and targeting black slavery, which it was believed would undermine the willingness of the Southern people's support for the war
Utilizing a purely defensive strategy at the outset of the war
1.
What is true about Sherman's March to the Sea?
It severely wrecked Southern war industries, railroads, and crops.
Murder of white Southerners was widespread.
Most Southern private dwellings were destroyed.
1.
Which of the following was a method the Confederacy used to pay for the war?
Taxes on land
Private donations
Loans and bonds
1.
Why did "fortress America" face no serious threats to its physical security after the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812?
Americans were willing to pay taxes to maintain a strong military.
It relied on a combination of coastal fortifications, the U.S. Navy, and the militia for protection.
It was physically protected on both coasts by oceans.
1.
The Industrial Revolution manifested in the armies of the American Civil War. What weaponry improvement listed below was among the most significant?
Rifled musket
Flint lock weapons
Smoothbore Cannons
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1.
The Civil War armies attempted to adapt tactics to new technologies. Identify the true statement for the adaption of tactics.
Civil War armies were able to successfully carry out turning movements and envelopments.
Experienced units put more soldiers in the skirmish line, moved in small groups, and sought cover when possible.
The formations provided sufficient mass and shock to produce a tactical decision through assault tactics.
1.
The North was able to harness the politics of mass democracy. Identify the
INCORRECT
statement about Grant.
Grant was willing to make concessions in his planning and the selection of subordinate commanders to the demands of his civilian superiors.
Grant felt that due to the size of the two armies the war could be decided by a single, grand battlefield clash.
Grant efforts reflected the influence of industrialization in that he relied on steam-powered railroads and ships to sustain military operations.
1.
What is one asset the Confederate Congress resorted to taxing in the 1863 "tax-in-kind" policy?
Property
Livestock
Slaves
1.
Why did both the North and South rely heavily on field fortifications?
Advances in aerial observation
A focus on Naval bombardment
Advances in small arms
1.
In the aftermath of Napoleon's demise, what happened with the effort in Europe to restore the dominance of an aristocratic officer corps who were reliably loyal to their monarch and in sympathy with the conservative restoration exemplified by the Vienna Congress?
Conservative European statesmen were able to stifle the nationalist genie.
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