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America the Story of Us: The Civil War
Part 1
1.
The Civil War is the ____________________ in American history.
Bloodiest
2.
_____________________, ______________________, _____________________ it’s what
happens behind the frontline that will ultimate decide this battle for
America’s future.
Technology, communications, logistics
3.
The bullet known as the “_________________________”. This crude piece of lead
is the primary reason for the unprecedented levels of slaughter in this
war.
Minie ball
4.
Invented in France, one person can cast ________________ an hour.
3,000
5.
In total the North makes over ______________________.
½ billion
6.
In many ways the Civil War was the first_____________________, because it
was the first war to take place after _______________________________________
had begun to transform our country.
Modern, the Industrial Revolution
7.
The new musket is _________________ to reload than traditional weapons.
faster
8.
Load the _______________________, ram down the _____________ and it’s ready to
fire.
Gunpowder, bullet
9.
Grooves on the inside of the barrel _____________________, spin the ball
toward its target. The improved __________________ and __________________ are
a deadly combination.
Rifling, accuracy, range
10.
On impact the bullet __________________ out, bone shatters and splinters
causing further damage to muscle and tissue.
flattens
11.
More often than not, the result of a direct hit, ___________.
death
12.
But for all the Minie balls’ technological edge the army still uses
___________________ military tactics.
traditional
13.
The troops still face one another ___________________ in ________________ across
the battlefield.
Openly, lines
14.
The Minie ball is accurate at a range of over ________ yards, and it can be
reloaded ___ times faster than a traditional weapon. The effects are
catastrophic.
600, 8
15.
By the time of the North’s final victory over ________________ men on both
sides are dead. Some ______% of the entire U.S. population.
600,000 2
16.
The fear of dying forgotten on the battlefield leads soldiers for the first
time to begin pinning their ___________ and _________ on their uniforms.
Names, Units
17.
For the first time America’s growing ___________ service means Americans
can write to their loved ones from the front.
Postal
18.
The _________ is determined to defend its independence and its system of
__________.
South, slavery
19.
But the _______ will not allow it to leave the ________ of states.
North, Union
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20.
August 1862 General ______________________________ and his ___________________
army is ready to launch an assault against Union forces in Virginia.
Robert E. Lee, Confederate,
21.
Highly motivated, these men are fighting on their ________________ and are
ready to die for ____________________________________, its traditions and its rural
way of life.
Home turf, Southern independence
22.
Its prosperity is built around a simple crop _________.
cotton
23.
Known as “__________ ___________” the South accounts for _______ the world’s
supply of cotton.
White gold, 2/3
24.
It brings extraordinary wealth to the Southern states, but it is wealth built
on the backs of ___________.
slaves
25.
Rather than submit to Northern rule the South decides to fight they want
______________________________.
A separate nation
26.
General Robert E. Lee takes command of the newly formed
_______________________________________________.
Army of Northern Virginia
27.
Manassas, Virginia 1862 Lee’s forces are heavily ____________________.
outnumbered
28.
At __________________________ Lee easily demonstrates his forces superiority.
Bull Run
29.
In one engagement lasting just _____ minutes the Yankee 5th ________________
regiment loses more men than any other regiment during the entire Civil
War.
10, New York,
30.
The _____________________, one of Lincoln’s hidden weapons in this war.
railroad
31.
By road it would take over ____ months, by rail it will take just over ____
days.
2, 7
32.
Lincoln strikes a deal with the railroad owners to put the railroads under
____________________________, it turns the railroad into a ______________________.
Government control, weapon of war
33.
More important that troops being able to move to the front were
__________.
supplies
34.
In Lincoln’s hands the ______________ miles of railroad track becomes an
arm of his war machine.
24,000
35.
The South has a much smaller network, just ____________ at the start of the
war and it remains under private control.
9,000
36.
In the four years the war lasts the North adds _______________ miles of new
track to its network, against just ________ miles in the South. This inability
to coordinate rail supplies will prove disastrous for the South.
4,000 400
37.
For all their brilliance and determination in battle the South simply
lacked the ________________ to deliver a decisive blow.
logistics
38.
Lincoln realizes that victory depends on mobilizing the
__________________________________________________________ of the North behind
the war effort.
Entire industrial might
39.
Production of clothing in the North ______ during the conflict.
Doubles
40.
Pitchfork manufacturers start making __________.
swords
41.
The number of patents ___________ during the course of the war.
doubles
42.
_________________________, technology, ____________________; it will change the
face of America.
Manufacturing, infrastructure
43.
For the first time in history _____________ is put behind the war effort.
industry
44.
It is the beginning of a new _____________________ economy, which will be the
hallmark of the modern age.
Integrated
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45.
In a building just across the road from the White House is a small room. It
will become Lincoln’s ____________ ___________ in this war.
nerve center
46.
At its heart a simple device that will transform how this war is fought and
won. The _________________.
telegraph
47.
The invention of ___________ _________ in 1844 turns the telegraph into
America’s first tool of mass communication.
Morse code
48.
Quickly encoded the system of ______ and ______ is ideal for brief messages.
Dots, dashes
49.
Like _________ today it needs just seconds to send them and transcribe
them.
Twitter
50.
In the course of the war Lincoln sends almost __________ telegrams from
this small office.
1,000
51.
The South never grasps the potential of the ______________ in creating a
centralized _____________ and _______________ system.
Telegraph, command, control
52.
At Antietam in 1862 _______________ are killed, ____________ wounded.
6,000, 17,000
53.
______ of all operations conducted during the Civil War are _________________.
¾, amputations
54.
An experienced surgeon can hack off a limb in just ____ minutes.
55.
10
56.
If a bullet doesn’t kill you, then ________________ can.
infection
57.
_____________ is the greatest killer.
gangrene
58.
Approximately ________________ amputations are performed during the Civil
War, more than any other war America has fought in.
60,000
59.
Twice as many soldiers die from ______________________________ and
________________ as on the battlefield.
Infected wounds, disease
60.
Large numbers of _______________ sign up as battlefield _________________.
Women, nurses
61.
Clara Barton proposes the injured have a ready supply of
_____________________. ____________________________, the sorting of the wounded
by the most serious cases first.
Clean bandages, First Aid
62.
Clara Barton goes on to found the American _________________ ____________.
Red Cross
63.
Standards of hygiene begin to dramatically improve with the discovery of
_________________. As a result nearly ______ of amputees survive surgery.
Bromine, ¾
64.
More than _________ correspondents cover the war fileing over ______________
words of copy.
200, 100 million
65.
Never again will ____________ be able to fights wars without _______________
support.
politicians, public
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The war means a soldier is ______ times more likely to die than a civilian.
66.
five
67.
The business of ________ turns undertakers into overnight _________________.
death, millionaires
68.
In September 1862 Lincoln gives the South an ultimatum,
“______________________”; he threatens to forcibly liberate their
__________________ if they refuse.
rejoin the Union, slaves
69.
On January 1, 1863 Lincoln issued a proclamation abolishing slavery in
the rebellious ____________________ ________________.
Southern states
70.
The _______________________________ ___________________________ changes the
dynamics of the war.
Emancipation Proclamation
71.
The ___________ army becomes a force for ____________________, now fighting to
end ______________.
Union, liberation, slavery
72.
Lincoln follows the Proclamation with his master stroke. His address in
_________ dedicating America’s first ___________ ______________ for soldiers at
___________________
1863, national cemetery, Gettysburg
73.
Lincoln puts the North’s entire ___________ might behind one final push.
industrial
74.
The man who will the charge from _______________________ to Atlanta,
William _________________. His orders to ________________________________________.
Chattanooga, Sherman, stop for nothing
75.
Sherman knows he needs to throw everything he’s got at the confederate
army, while he uses his own _______________ _____________ to maximum effect,
he destroys those of the __________.
supply lines, South
76.
In one day the North’s supply lines replace ____________ bullets.
200,000
77.
The South is left scavenging on the battlefield for spent rounds, ___________,
and even old ____________.
food, boots
78.
Sherman calls it “_______________ ____________.”
Total War
79.
It’s ________________ heartland, its growing network of _________________, its
________________________ network; all bring victory to the North.
industrial, railroads, telegraph
80.
Within a week Lincoln lies dead from an ____________________ ________________.
assassin's bullet