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Questions For Class Discussion

Questions For Class Discussion
Chapter 21: The Furnace of Civil War, 1861 - 1865

  1. Why did the North win the Civil War? How might the South have won?

  2. Rank the following battles in order of importance and justify the ranking: Antietam, Gettysburg, and Vicksburg.

  3. Should the Civil War be seen primarily as a war to save the Union or as a war to free the slaves? Why? What name would you give to the conflict?

  4. What role did race and racism play in the Civil War? How did the war itself reflect and affect American attitudes toward race? Why were the black Union soldiers so critical in this regard? What impact did Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation have on the war and society?

  5. How does the popular image of the Civil War compare with the historical reality? Discuss the different perceptions and memories of the war in the North and South (for example, the popular images of Lee or Sherman in the two sections).
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