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the civil war: crash course
directions: answer the following questions as we watch the video in class.
part 1
1. why do you think the civil war will end up being deadlier to americans than the revolutionary, wwi, wwii, and vietnam combined?
2. what issue caused the civil war and what were the two sides called?
3. what advantages did the north have?
4. what other advantages might railroads have created outside of recruitment?
5. what advantages did the south have?
6. despite the northern advantages, why was victory not a sure thing?
7. why was the election of 1864 particularly important to the civil war? how might things have changed had things gone differently?

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### Question 2
# Brief Explanations:
The Civil War was caused by the issue of slavery (and related economic, social, and political tensions). The two sides were the Union (Northern states, fighting to preserve the Union and eventually to abolish slavery) and the Confederacy (Southern states, fighting for states' rights and to preserve slavery, and later for independence).
# Answer:
The issue that caused the Civil War was slavery (along with related economic, social, and political disputes). The two sides were called the Union (North) and the Confederacy (South).

### Question 3
# Brief Explanations:
The North had several advantages: a larger population (more potential soldiers and workers), more industrialization (able to produce more weapons, supplies, and equipment), a more developed transportation system (especially railroads, for moving troops and supplies), more resources (like coal, iron), and a stronger central government with established institutions.
# Answer:
The North had advantages such as a larger population, greater industrialization, better transportation (railroads), more resources, and a stronger central government.

### Question 4
# Brief Explanations:
Railroads in the North (and for the Union) outside of recruitment had advantages like faster and more efficient transportation of supplies (food, ammunition, medical supplies) to armies, quicker movement of troops to different battlefronts, ability to transport raw materials to factories and finished goods to markets/soldiers, and facilitating communication by moving mail and personnel carrying orders/intelligence.
# Answer:
Railroads created advantages like faster supply transport (supplies, ammunition), quicker troop movement, raw material/final good transport, and improved communication (mail, orders).

### Question 5
# Brief Explanations:
The South had advantages like fighting a defensive war (familiar with the terrain, defending their homes/land), having experienced military leadership (many skilled officers, like Robert E. Lee), a strong sense of unity and motivation (to defend their way of life and independence), and some agricultural resources (like cotton, though this had limitations).
# Answer:
The South had advantages including fighting defensively (familiar terrain), experienced military leadership, strong motivation/unity, and some agricultural resources.

### Question 6
# Brief Explanations:
Victory was not a sure thing for the North because the South was fighting defensively (hard to conquer territory), had skilled military leaders, the war was long and costly (draining Northern resources/morale), the North had to occupy a large area to win, and there were political divisions in the North (some opposed the war or Lincoln's policies).
# Answer:
Victory was not sure because the South fought defensively, had good leadership, the war was costly/long, the North needed to occupy territory, and there were Northern political divisions.

### Question 7
# Brief Explanations:
The 1864 election was important because it was during the Civil War, and Lincoln's re - election (or a different outcome) would impact the war. If Lincoln won, it meant continued support for the war and emancipation; if his opponent (McClellan, who had a more moderate stance on the war and slavery) won, he might have negotiated a peace that let the South remain independent or keep slavery, changing the war's outcome (the South might have survived, slavery might have continued longer).
# Answer:
The 1864 election was important as it was during the Civil War. Lincoln’s re - election meant continued war efforts and emancipation. If McClellan won, he might have negotiated peace, possibly allowing the South to remain independent or keep slavery, altering the war’s outcome.

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