Compare and contrast the wartime leadership styles of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis. How did each man contribute to the outcome of the war?

What will be an ideal response?


Lincoln: good listener and thinker; flexible; decisive; inspirational; delegated authority.
Davis: poor administrator; ill-tempered; uninspiring (sorely needed by the South as war weariness set in); got caught up in details.

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a. Upanishadic b. Christian c. Buddhist d. Israelite

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In the 1970s probably the best-known major museum in Texas was the __________

A. Dr. Pepper Museum in Waco B. Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth C. Centennial Museum in El Paso D. Museum of Fine Arts in Houston

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During the War of 1812, the United States achieved early military successes on the ________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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The economic system that most openly accepts the acquisitive side of human nature is

a. communism. b. capitalism. c. socialism. d. mercantilism. e. corporatism.

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