Question

sherman’s march to the sea cut a path through georgia targeting railroads, factories, farms, and anything else that accomplished what strategic objective?
protected civilian property
improved union supply lines
enhanced european trade
supported confederate war efforts

by 1865, the combined effects of multiple leadership decisions had created a situation where confederate defeat was inevitable partly because the expansion of union war goals meant what?
increased european military aid
reduced casualties for armies
better diplomatic negotiating position
compromise peace was impossible

what constitutional role gave president lincoln ultimate authority over union armies and military strategy during the civil war?
commander in chief
military governor
secretary of war
chief executive officer

both of lee’s invasions of northern territory ended in confederate defeats at antietam and gettysburg, which produced what effect on confederate forces?
better strategic positioning overall
heavy unsustainable casualties
increased volunteer enlistment rates
improved morale and discipline

total war strategies blurred lines between military and civilian targets, which meant economic devastation affected whom in the path of union armies?
just wealthy plantation owners
primarily enslaved populations
everyone in army path
only confederate military officers

the evolution of union war goals from preserving the nation to also ending slavery affected military strategy, international diplomacy, and what other dimension of the war effort?
civilian support levels
agricultural production methods
naval technology development
weather prediction accuracy

Explanation:

1. Sherman's March targeted Confederate supply infrastructure, which disrupted their ability to fight and strengthened Union supply lines.
2. The Union expanded goals to ending slavery, making any compromise that preserved slavery impossible, ensuring Confederate defeat was inevitable.
3. The U.S. Constitution designates the President as Commander in Chief, giving authority over the military.
4. Antietam and Gettysburg were devastating defeats for the Confederacy, with losses they could not replace.
5. Total war targets all resources supporting the war, so every person in the path of the army faced economic harm.
6. Expanding Union goals to ending slavery changed public opinion, affecting how civilians supported the war effort.

Answer:

1. Improved Union supply lines
2. Compromise peace was impossible
3. Commander in Chief
4. Heavy unsustainable casualties
5. Everyone in army path
6. Civilian support levels