During the first two years of the war, Union forces were generally:
a. more successful in the West than in the East.
b. ill-trained, which changed when General McClellan took over in 1863.
c. successful in all regions in which the war took place.
d. unable to take any territory held by the Confederates.
e. more successful in the East than in the West.
Answer: a. more successful in the West than in the East.
You might also like to view...
In the Middle East during the interwar period,
A. a massive oil discovery at Dhahran in 1938 moved Saudi Arabia from being an area of chronic poverty to one of unexpected national affluence. B. the achievement of the "Nile breakthrough" in electricity generation opened the possibility of almost cost-free electric power to much of the entire Middle East. C. the award of a mandate to the World Zionist Congress by the League of Nations constituted the first step in creating a Jewish state in the eastern Mediterranean. D. the Balfour Declaration was made null and void. E. Lawrence of Arabia was made the first king of Saudi Arabia.
What was the name given to the Nile delta, about one hundred miles from the Mediterranean?
A. Greater Egypt B. Lower Egypt C. Upper Egypt D. Central Egypt E. Axum
Which of the following is a Japanese government policy that encouraged a boost in food production?
a. increased government acquisition of cultivatable lands b. an immediate and widespread introduction of the heavy plow c. focus on the growing of millet instead of barley d. allowing farmers to acquire permanent ownership of lands
In order to better control the conquistadors in the New World, the Spanish government created ________
A) the Inquisition B) the hacienda C) the encomienda D) the missions E) colonial governments