USHC Unit 3 Section 1 #2 - Wilson HS

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What is the military strategy in which not only does an army attack its enemy's troops, but also the economic and civilian resources that support them?

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Total War

Front

What battle of the Civil War proved that the war would not be short nor be easy?

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Battle of Bull Run

Front

What battle of the Civil War proved to be the turning point of the war, never again would the Confederacy have the manpower to invade the North again?

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Battle of Gettysburg

Front

What battle of the Civil War proved to be the first shots of the war, starting the Civil War?

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Attack on Fort Sumter

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What battle of the Civil War gave the Union control of the Mississippi River, successfully cutting the Confederacy in half, key to the Anaconda Plan?

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Battle of Vicksburg

Front

What action of the Civil War was designed to destroy Southern moral and their willingness to support the war?

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Sherman's March to the Sea

Front

Which side of the Civil War possessed the advantages of a larger population, a well-balanced economy, money, and an already existing government and military?

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Union

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Which side of the Civil War had better military leadership, fought on their own lands, fought to uphold their way of life, and did not have to win the war to be successful?

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Confederacy

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What famous document reminded the American people why they were fighting the Civil War: preserve the union, uphold freedom and equality, and to promise the birth of a new nation?

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Gettysburg Address

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Which of the following did the Emancipation Proclamation NOT do? Options: Kept European nations of the Civil War, Convinced African Americans to become involved in the war, Gave the Civil War a moral purpose

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Ended slavery in the United States