Question

what did at least 20,000 women do during the civil war?
a. headed to the south to free the slaves
b. signed up as battlefield nurses
c. fought in the battles
d. protested the war from the safety of canada

what did clara barton go on to do?
a. establish the american red cross
b. become the first woman doctor in north america
c. invent a new type of sewing machine
d. run for president of the united states

what caustic chemical was used to cure gangrene, resulting in an amputation survival rate of almost 75%?
a. sodium chloride
b. formaldehyde
c. bromine
d. chloroform

why was civil war battlefield photography so widespread?
a. the government mandated that each battlefield death be witnessed photographically.
b. most battles took place in major cities where reporters were already stationed.
c. soldiers paid photographers to follow them around.
d. the portable camera had become widespread.

how did funeral customs change during the civil war?
a. families began including flowers in these final farewells.
b. the government outlawed the use of tombstones.
c. it became common to embalm bodies to keep them from decaying.
d. clothing was rarely buried with the bodies since cloth was in such short supply.

which of the following became \overnight millionaires\ due to the conditions of the civil war?
a. undertakers
b. surgeons
c. nurses
d. florists

what ultimatum did lincoln offer the south in september, 1862?
a. pay him 1/2 of the proceeds from all cotton production, and he will withdraw union troops.
b. free the slaves or face utter devastation.
c. demilitarize immediately, and he will treat them with justice and mercy.
d. rejoin the union or he will free the slaves by force.

how many african american soldiers enlisted to fight for the union?
a. 50,000
b. 200,000
c. 350,000
d. 500,000

Explanation:

1. Historical records show over 20,000 women served as battlefield nurses in the Civil War.
2. Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross in 1881 after her Civil War nursing work.
3. Bromine was used as a caustic agent to treat gangrene, boosting amputation survival rates.
4. The spread of portable cameras made Civil War battlefield photography accessible and widespread.
5. Embalming became common during the Civil War to preserve bodies for transport home.
6. Undertakers profited massively from the high death toll and demand for embalming.
7. Lincoln's 1862 ultimatum offered the South rejoin the Union or face forced emancipation of slaves.
8. Approximately 200,000 African American soldiers fought for the Union during the Civil War.

Answer:

1. b. Signed up as battlefield nurses
2. a. Establish the American Red Cross
3. c. Bromine
4. d. The portable camera had become widespread.
5. c. It became common to embalm bodies to keep them from decaying.
6. a. Undertakers
7. d. Rejoin the Union or he will free the slaves by force.
8. b. 200,000