PPT-Girding for War: The North and the South

Introduction Abraham Lincoln took the presidential oath on March 4 1861 He came into Washington disguised to escape assassins He thus became the president of the dis United States of America American people would endure four years of anguish and bloodshed and Lincoln would face tortuous trials of leadership such have been visited upon few presidents . Explore and then explain the differences between life. in the . North and South (prior to the Civil War. ) . by examining the following:. Geographic differences. Economic differences. Transportation differences. Soldiers who fought in Civil War . Roughly 1,264,000 American soldiers have died in the nation's wars--620,000 in the Civil War and 644,000 in all other conflicts.  It was only as recently as the Vietnam War that the amount of American deaths in foreign wars eclipsed the number who died in the Civil War.. “The Forgotten War”. 1950-1953. Cold War in Asia. During the 1930’s the Communists had gained control back over China.. After WWII, the . Nationalists of China. began to fight for control to overthrow the Communists.. for War: The North and the . South, 1861-1865. JUMBO QUESTIONS. Comparison. In the early 1860s, both the Union and the Confederacy mobilized their economies and societies to fight the Civil War. Explain similarities and differences between the two mobilization efforts. In the 1800’s. Changes. Many changes had taken place in the United States since the country was formed. Since the start of the Industrial Revolution, the Northern part of the country had become very different from the Southern part. . The menace of Secession. President Abraham Lincoln declared that secession was impractical because the North and South were not geographically divided.  He also stated that with secession, new controversies would arise, including the national debt, federal territories, and the fugitive-slave issue.. Geography Challenge. New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio were the most populous states. They were all located in the North.. What were the three most populous states in 1860 were they northern or southern states?. Factors the Affected the Regions. Differences in economies as a result of geography. Regional pride leading to sectionalism. Westward expansion made the tensions worse eventually leading to southern secession and war. “As the first total war in history, the Civil War was fought not just by armies but through the mobilization of each society’s human and economic resources. …the freeing of four million slaves was only the most monumental of the war’s many transformations, in both the South and the North.”. South, 1861-1865. JUMBO QUESTIONS. Comparison. In the early 1860s, both the Union and the Confederacy mobilized their economies and societies to fight the Civil War. Explain similarities and differences between the two mobilization efforts. Conquest and colonialism in Indochina. 200 B.C. Chinese invade Red River Delta. 939 A.D. After nearly 1000 years of Chinese control, the Vietnamese win independence but the Chinese remained a threat. Vocabulary. a. bolitionist. agriculture. antebellum. arsenal. artillery. blockade. Vocabulary. b. order state. brigade. campaign. c. ash crop. casualty. cavalry. Vocabulary. company. Confederacy. Confederate. ECONOMIC. POTENTIAL. :. Industrial capability, finance. Population: 22 million. Diversified Economy. . Industrial . Base [1.3 million workers]. Established financial system . Unprecedented centralized. E vents leading to the start of the Korean War After WWII, Korea was divided into two countries at the 38 th Parallel line(38 o N Latitude). North Korea became a communist country with the support of China and the Soviet Union. South Korea had a non-