Disc 2-Episode #5-Civil War Name
Episode 5- Civil War
The History Channel
America: The Story of US
Directions: Fill in the blanks below. This is a quick paced worksheet.
1. The Civil War was the first _____________ war because it took place after the
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2. The improved _______________ and __________________ of the Minie Ball are a deadly combination.
3. More often than not, the result of a direct hit is __________________.
4. The troops still face each other _________________, in lines across the battlefield.
5. The minie ball has a range over ___________ yards & can be reloaded up to_______ times faster.
6. The alliance of new _________________ and outdated _______________ tactics leaves a body count on an industrial scale.
7. General Lee is already a veteran of the ______________________ and is highly regarded for his __________________ on the battlefield.
8. The ________________ is one of Lincoln's hidden weapons in the war.
9. Lincoln puts the railroads under __________________ control to speed up troop and supply deployment.
10. The __________________ is America's first tool of mass communication.
11. Like Twitter today, the telegraph needs only ___________________ to send messages.
12. Lincoln puts all telegraph offices under ___________________ control.
13. Lincoln can now communicate with his commanders on the __________________________, even sending them direct orders on how to fight the war.
14. True or False: The South uses the telegraph system as well as the North.
15. _________ of all operations conducted by army surgeons are ________________________.
16. An experienced surgeon can cut off a limb in just __________ minutes.
17. If a bullet doesn't kill you, then __________________________ can.
18. _______________ as many soldiers die from infected wounds & disease as on the ___________________.
19. Looking after the _________________________ of soldiers becomes as essential to the _________________ as the supply of guns and ammunition.
20. Large numbers of ___________________ sign up as battlefield ____________________.
21. The sorting of the wounded puts the most serious cases ______________________.
22. Clara Barton goes on to found the American ___________ Cross.
23. With the discovery of bromine, nearly ________ of amputees survive surgery, & gangrene becomes _________ by the war's end.
24. The spread of portable __________________ means gory images of the battlefield can reach every __________.
25. Never again will politicians be able to fight wars without _________________ support.
26. Embalming keeps the body free from any signs of _________________________.
27. True or False: The South was given an ultimatum by Lincoln to free their slaves.
28. January 1, 1863 -- The Emancipation Proclamation abolishes slavery in the _______________ Southern states.
29. Thanks to the telegraph, news of the Emancipation Proclamation spreads _______________.
30. The Emancipation Proclamation made the Union army a force for _____________________, now fighting to end _____________________.
31. The first national cemetery for soldiers was at ____________________.
32. In 1864, the war remains ______________________.
33. Sherman's tactics of ____________________ have won out & helps secure the election of _____________.
34. Within 6 months, General Lee has __________________; the rebellion is over.
35. Within a week, ________________ lies dead from an assassin's bullet.
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