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- U.S. Grant put in charge of Union army, a fighter not tactician- fight until they give up- take advantage of men, called a butcher, he fought daily without any breaks losses were heavy but it worked
- Find lee and never let go no matter the price, battle of cold harbor, attack, attack, attack unfettered no matter the losses
- Union marches through south and destroyed EVERYTHING, the goal was to make war as horrible as possible to force them to surrender, brings the civilian population into the war to demoralize enemy, in your face warefare, we will destroy you completely unless you surrender
- , William Sherman v. John Hood, siege of Atlanta ended by the burning of the city- gone with the wind- after burning the city they marched to the sea destroying nearly everything in their path
- Bad news for south, George McClellan v. Lincoln, McClellan wanted to end war and negotiate peace, Lincoln won with 55% popular vote, assumed the election was a referendum on ending slavery 212 to 21
- Secret project to build a submarine that could break through union blockade at Charleston harbor, called hunley after man who funded project, became first sub to sink enemy ship a ironclad battleship, sub never returned to port, crew and sub discovered 130 years after war by divers
- Huge union victory, bloodiest battle of the civil war, union losses are heavy and lee loses 1/3 of his army, now rebels on defense, union going to go crazy in attacking south
- 3 day battle, Meade vs Lee, town full of shoes, 1st day- minor push, 2nd- confederates push harder, 3rd- Pickett's charge- massive push by confederates
- Confederate outnumbered but surprised and defeats the Union army stonewall Jackson leads the battle
- Accidentally by his own men which was a huge blow to the confederate army
- Lip sided victory for the confederacy, burnsides ordered numerous frontal assaults on the well entrenched confederate army, numerical superiority allowed the union to do things, defensive war of attrition that is employed by the confederate army, Irish immigrants on both sides brother fighting brother
- Unions multi year effort to capture Charleston was unsuccessful until 1865, outnumbered confederates turned back union troops at battle of secessionville, unions all black 54th Massachusetts infantry attacked battery Wagner but was repelled by rebels, rebels later abandoned Wagner but dug in at Ft. Sumter and defended Charleston for nearly two years as the city was all but destroyed
- Confederates invade north, lee pushes the battle because rebels are being starved to death, he disregards the past and makes a bold move, he invaded the north and convince them to sue for peace, last ditch effort to get Europe involved and take pressure off Virginia
- Confederate stronghold on Mississippi U.S. Grant laid siege and confederates surrendered, south lost control of the Mississippi and confederates are now divided
- Most famous speech ever given by Lincoln but he wasn't even the main speaker, less than 2 minutes, main speaker for 2 hrs, honor dead, new cemetery, talked about the birth of a new freedom referred to declaration and equality for all citizens
- What is the purpose of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)?
- The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is a New Deal program still in existence today. What does it do?
- Why do most historians agree that the New Deal failed to solve the economic crisis during the Great Depression?
- Which New Deal critic encouraged the creation of a pension plan, later inspiring the Social Security Act of 1935?
- Why did Roosevelt try to Pack the Court by replacing Justices 70 years or older? (which would have been 6 new ones out of ()