Indicate whether the following apply to the North, South, both or neither.
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1
Counting both blacks and whites, it had a population of over 20 million people in 1861.
North
South
Both
Neither
2
It had control of the merchant marine and the navy.
North
South
Both
Neither
3
It expected Great Britain to help it with crucial military and economic aid.
North
South
Both
Neither
4
It had the advantage of fighting a defensive war.
North
South
Both
Neither
5
It experienced no significant division or antiwar sentiment within its population.
North
South
Both
Neither
6
At first, it benefited from superior military leadership.
North
South
Both
Neither
7
It won a decisive victory at Antietam.
North
South
Both
Neither
8
Organizing the government was hampered by the states' rights philosophy.
North
South
Both
Neither
9
Its navy clamped a blockade on enemy ports.
North
South
Both
Neither
10
Its president had a background in leadership in the military and the government.
North
South
Both
Neither
11
Its Congress passed new income and sales taxes.
North
South
Both
Neither
12
It experienced riots protesting the draft.
North
South
Both
Neither
13
It relied primarily on a strong defense to wear down the enemy's will to fight.
North
South
Both
Neither
14
Its supply of volunteer enlistments was sufficient to prevent having to draft men into military service.
North
South
Both
Neither
15
Its government suspended the writ of habeaus corpus.
North
South
Both
Neither
16
The war stimulated mechanization of production and growth of large corporations.
North
South
Both
Neither
17
It experienced riots protesting food shortages.
North
South
Both
Neither
18
Women took over the management of farms when their menfolk went off to war.
North
South
Both
Neither
19
Its commanding general grasped the fundamental truth that the best tactic was to wage total war.
North
South
Both
Neither
20
Captured soldiers suffered terrible conditions in prisoner of war camps.
North
South
Both
Neither
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