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Key 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 Video Break 1 10:35 America the Story of Us: The Civil War Part 2 Start at 10:35 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 Video Break 2 19:18 America the Story of Us: The Civil War Part 3 Start at 19:18 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 Video Break 2 31:28 America the Story of Us: The Civil War Part 4 Start at 31:30 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