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What advantages did each side have at the beginning of the war?
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[Confederate advantages]
Some of the best officers of the US Army had resigned to join the Confederates.
Traditional advantage in cavalry - most young Southerners could ride and shoot
Officer class - the army was a more natural choice of career for sons of rural landowners than in the industrial North.
Rank-&-file - a more soldierlike breed, a generally aggressive kind of people
Home-ground advantage - most battles were on terrain unfamiliar to the enemy
Stronger war-mission - to defend the homeland against the invader.
Their President did not have to face an election in mid-war, as Lincoln did.
Prospect of recognition and military aid from Britain and France.
[Union advantages]
Much bigger population from which to recruit armies.
Traditional advantage in artillery, including new rifled cannon
Industrial capability - access to all kinds of war-supplies
More railroad mileage - whole armies could move by train
Big enough navy to blockade Southern coast
Most talented President the Americans ever had
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What advantages did each side have in the Civil War?
The Union Army had more people in the start of the Civil War, also they has rail roads The Confederacy had better generals and was better at fighting Hoped this helped ;)
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What you are asking for is a considerable amount of work in the form of a essay question. That is something you need to do for yourself.
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The Union, by a wide margin: gearing up to use the great advantages of population and manufacturing might took longer than Union leaders expected.
What advantages did the north have at the beginning ofthe war?
Much bigger population to recruit from. Advantage in artillery. Manufacturing facilities for war supplies. A President of immense capability, who learned how to choose good Generals.
Which of the advantages that the confederacy enjoyed at the beginning of the civil war was the greatest and provide the largest opportunity for the south to successfully win its independence?
Good chance of intervention by Britain and France.
What is a war of atrition?
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What was the number of men on each side at world war 2?
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Which side was the US on at the beginning of World War 1?
The US did not belong to any side at the beginning of WW1.
What advantages did each side have in the war?
The Union Army had more people in the start of the Civil War, also they has rail roads The Confederacy had better generals and was better at fighting Hoped this helped ;)
What advantages did each side have in the Civil War?
The Union Army had more people in the start of the Civil War, also they has rail roads The Confederacy had better generals and was better at fighting Hoped this helped ;)
What stratigic-military advantages or drawbacks did each side have in terms of technology and military strength in world war 1?
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Which side was winning most of the battles in the beginning of the stages of the war?
the south
When and where was the airplane used first during the World War 1?
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What were the comfederacy advatages in the Civil War?
The Confederates had the advantages of being good horsemen, good sharpshooters, and great morale levels in the beginning of the war.
Compare and Contrast the North and South before and during the Civil War What advantages did each side have?
What you are asking for is a considerable amount of work in the form of a essay question. That is something you need to do for yourself.
Where did each side get recruits to fight the war?
It is me
Who was not an allied power early in the war?
France __ France was in the war from the very beginning. It was Italy that joined the allied side after the start of the war.
