Chapter 13

Quiz for Chapter Thirteen Thinking Like a Historian: Military Deaths — and Lives Saved — During the Civil War

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Question 1

The high level of serious injuries sustained by American soldiers on both sides of the Civil War — such as those shown in the femur depicted in source 2 — can be attributed to the effects of which of the following developments?A. The transportation revolution
B. The American Revolution
C. The print revolution
D. The Industrial Revolution

Question 2

What do the descriptions in sources 3 and 4 reveal about why Civil War soldiers also died in large numbers from diseases like typhoid and dysentery?A. Doctors spent their time performing surgery and not on other medical problems.
B. Attention to sanitation issues was minimal in the Civil War’s military settings.
C. Military medical facilities and methods were generally inefficient and poorly managed.
D. Medical personnel had little training in or understanding of how to treat their patients.

Question 3

According to source 2, the Civil War’s particularly high casualty levels resulted from the combination of new technology in weapons and ammunition andA. minimal government expenditures for military food and medical treatment.
B. decreasing regard for the sanctity of human life among soldiers.
C. the persistent use of military tactics developed for the preindustrial era.
D. a lack of military leadership in Washington, D.C., and on the battlefield.