Chapter 157. Reflections on Grinding Out Victory, Chapter 15
Reflections on Grinding Out Victory, Chapter 15
Use your critical reading skills to answer the following questions about the author’s historical interpretation in the narrative.
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Incorrect. The answer is c. The author’s main point in this section of the chapter is that, during the last two years of the war, the successes of General Grant and General Sherman turned the war decisively in the Union’s favor, facilitating Lincoln’s reelection in 1864 and providing a mandate to continue the war until the Confederacy finally conceded defeat.
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Incorrect. The answer is b. To support his contention that General Grant was primarily responsible for turning the war’s tide in the Union’s favor, the author cites the example of Grant’s success at Vicksburg where, after a six-week siege, the rebels finally surrendered giving the Union control over the crucial Mississippi River.
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Incorrect. The answer is d. The author attributes General Grant’s success to his use of a strategy of attrition, killing as many Southerners as possible knowing that the Confederacy would be unable to replace the losses.
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Incorrect. The answer is c. The author suggests that Lincoln’s reelection looked unlikely in the summer of 1864, but that Sherman’s successful capture of Atlanta turned the political tide in favor of the Republicans, facilitating Lincoln’s November victory.
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Incorrect. The answer is a. The author suggests that it was the loss of manpower due to casualties and desertions that finally led the Confederates to surrender in April 1865.
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