Although at the outset European experts expected the Confederacy to prevail, the North won, demonstrating that in modern war, ________ can offset ________.
A. technology; terrain and distance
B. industrial power; agricultural power
C. sheer numerical superiority; the advantages of superior leadership
D. strategic planning; idealistic determination
Answer: A
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