Download Chapter 8 - Essay questions

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Introductory
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Essay Questions
Question 1
What were the long-term and proximate causes of the American Civil
War? Were any of these issues capable of solution without conflict?
Why or why not?
Hint:
Yanks and Rebs
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Essay
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Question 2
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Essay
Question 3
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Essay
What strategy did the Confederacy need to adhere to in order to succeed
in the Civil War?
Hint:
Strategic and Technological Contours
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What expectations did both sides have at the outset of the Civil War?
How did changes in military technology resulting from the Mexican
War influences expectations of the outcome of the Civil War on both
sides?
Hint:
Strategic and Technological Contours
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Question 4
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Essay
Question 5
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Essay
What were Lincoln's initial views on how to crush the rebellion? How
did these change over the first two years of the conflict?
Hint:
The Eastern Theater (1861-1863)
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Why is George McClellan so controversial a figure in the history of the
American Civil War? What was his contribution to the Union war
effort?
Hint:
The Eastern Theater (1861-1863)
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Question 6
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Essay
Question 7
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Question 8
Why did Lee with previously established Confederate strategy invade
the North in 1862?
Hint:
The Eastern Theater (1861-1863)
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What was so significant about the fall of Vicksburg both materially and
as a propaganda victory?
Hint:
The Western Theater (1861-1863)
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How did the U.S. Navy contribute to the Union war effort?
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Essay
Question 9
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The Naval War
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How was Grant's approach to the prosecution of the war different than
those of his predecessors? What did his approach to war do to the tempo
of operations?
Hint:
Grant Takes Command
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Question 10
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Essay
How were the armies of both sides organized? What techniques were
utilized in order to supply the manpower necessary to field the massive
numbers needed by the war? Which side was more successful in
implementing these techniques? Why?
Hint:
Civil War Armies
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