Nation of Nations 3/e Davidson, Gienapp, Heyrman, Lytle, and Stoff
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES

When you have finished studying this chapter, you should be able to:

1. Discuss the concept of total war and its relevance to the Civil War.
2. Assess the leadership of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis, and describe the policies each pursued.
3. Describe the military campaigns and the Union's successful military strategy.
4. Discuss Lincoln's decision to make emancipation a war aim and the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation.
5. Describe the meaning of the war for African-Americans and its impact on their lives.
6. Describe the experiences on the homefront in the Union and the Confederacy.
7. Describe the experiences of the soldiers in both armies.
8. Evaluate the reasons for the Confederacy's defeat.

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