Question 1
During the Civil War, railroad transportation
A. gave commanders much more flexibility in the geographic distribution of their armies.
B. None of these answers is correct.
C. encouraged smaller engagements with fewer troops.
D. in some ways acted to limit the mobility of armies.
E. both encouraged smaller engagements with fewer troops, and acted to limit the mobility of armies.
Question 2
The U.S. Military Telegraph Corps was headed by Thomas Scott and what future tycoon?
A. Andrew Carnegie
B. Cornelius Vanderbilt
C. John D. Rockefeller
D. Jay Gould
E. J. Pierpont Morgan
Question 3
Which of the following technologies was used, but did not play a major part in, the Civil War?
A. railroads
B. submarines
C. the telegraph
D. cannons
E. repeating rifles
Question 4
In the course of the Civil War,
A. English textile workers thrown out of jobs came to resent and oppose the Union.
B. the English government consistently supported the Confederacy.
C. the French government formally recognized the Confederacy.
D. the ruling classes of England and France strongly opposed the Confederacy.
E. popular support for the Union was strong in England.
