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AP US History
Unit 5 – Civil War and Reconstruction, 1848–1877
Topic 5.9
If President Jefferson Davis had instituted a policy of total war in the South similar to the North, how might that have affected the outcome of Civil War?
The Union may decide to use even more aggressive strategies causing faster Confederate defeat.
The Confederacy would win because they utilized all their resources effectively.
It could potentially extend duration of the war, but overall Confederate defeat likely due to outmatched resources and manpower.
It may dissuade foreign powers from supporting Confederacy seeing them resorting to desperate measures indicating imminent defeat.
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