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Unit 5: Period 5: 1844–1877

Military Conflict in the Civil War

Explain how both sides mobilized for war despite opposition at home, why the Confederacy won early, and why the Union won by 1865.

Topic 5.8 · 13 min read

This lesson comes with the AP United States History plan

In this lesson

  1. 01What each side brought to the war
  2. 02Mobilizing two societies, and the opposition at home
  3. 03How the war turned
  4. 04Why the Union won
  5. 05Worked examples
  6. 06Where students lose points
  7. 07On the exam

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