Educational worksheet on the American Civil War from the "America: The Story of Us" series.

1. The Civil War was the American Civil War.
2. The war started in 1861.
3. The Civil War was the first modern war because it took place after the Industrial Revolution.
4. Modes of the Civil War were more modern, faster, and deadlier than traditional warfare.
5. The North had a larger population, more factories, and better transportation.
6. By the end of the war, over 600,000 men died on both sides, which was roughly 2% of the population of the United States. In terms of current population, that would mean over 7 million dead.
7. The war goal of the South was to preserve slavery and gain independence.
8. What was the main command in the Confederate Army? (Note: This question is incomplete or unclear as written.)
9. The goals of the war meant that the north would have to invade, while the south would have to defend, which was more difficult to do.
10. The railroad was considered to be a Union’s hidden weapon of the war. There were 22,000 miles of railroad in the North compared to only 9,000 miles in the South.
11. During the war, the North would add another 3,000 miles of track, while the South would only add 200.
12. Another of the war tools of Lincoln was the telegraph. Explain its importance in the North during the war: It allowed for rapid communication between commanders and the government, improving coordination and strategy.
13. A series of battlefield operations are improvisations. Over 50 proved improvisations are performed during the war. Name one: Use of ironclad ships.
14. What were some of the medical improvements made during the war? Improved sanitation, use of anesthesia, and organized ambulance services.
15. There were 618,000 total deaths from the war.
16. There were 1,030,000 total number of deaths from all involved wars active in the United States.
17. What impact did the portable camera have on the course of the war? It allowed for documentation of the war’s realities, influencing public opinion and providing historical records.
18. There were over 500 newspaper/magazine correspondents who produced over 1 million words of print during the war.
19. The Civil War was the first war that politicians needed public support to win.