The North, through reading our text book, i think was bound to win. It had the resources, the people, the industry, and of course the leader and a unified government (party system). As Stalin said "They [Germans] will run out of bullets before Russia runs out of men." I think this statement is true for the Union in that they could replace their losses like the soviets could, but the confederates (like the germans) could not. even if their generals were better, an army fights on its stomach, and as we read the Union army had a full stomach while the south began to starve.
Overall, how did the south manage to survive so long?
The biggest reason the South, thought they would overcome the North, is that they really didn't have anything to lose. They were fighting for their homes, and their way of life. They thought their pride would trump all. That is really what they based their whole reason for fighting on.
The biggest reason the South, thought they would overcome the North, is that they really didn't have anything to lose. And by that they wanted it all or nothing. They were fighting for their homes, and their way of life.They weren't going to settle for a compromise. They thought their pride would trump all.
I think it would be a mistake to say that the north was bound to win or that they were always unified. There were clearly Northerners who didn't feel it was worth the cost of thousands of lives to keep the South as part of the Union. The Copperheads are a perfect example of this.
I think you have to look atthe mentality behind the way Lee pushed his men during Pickett's Charge. The South believed themselves to be invicible against the North. Even in the face of defeat the idea that one southerner could whip ten yankees regardless of situation still resides in the South. However, after Gettysburg the South began slowly to understand their best chances at any kind of vicotry would be to protect thier borders and hope for recognition.
I also agree that it would be a mistake to say the North was destined to win. There was quite a bit of controversy over the war, with the copperheads and others who didn't agree with the war making the North not as unified as some make it out to be. I do however agree that part of the South's loose can be attributed to their outlook on the North, believing Yankees were not equal to them on the battle field. In any competition when you underestimate your opponent, you are begging to be beat.
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The North, through reading our text book, i think was bound to win. It had the resources, the people, the industry, and of course the leader and a unified government (party system). As Stalin said "They [Germans] will run out of bullets before Russia runs out of men." I think this statement is true for the Union in that they could replace their losses like the soviets could, but the confederates (like the germans) could not. even if their generals were better, an army fights on its stomach, and as we read the Union army had a full stomach while the south began to starve.
Overall, how did the south manage to survive so long?
The biggest reason the South, thought they would overcome the North, is that they really didn't have anything to lose. They were fighting for their homes, and their way of life. They thought their pride would trump all. That is really what they based their whole reason for fighting on.
The biggest reason the South, thought they would overcome the North, is that they really didn't have anything to lose. And by that they wanted it all or nothing. They were fighting for their homes, and their way of life.They weren't going to settle for a compromise. They thought their pride would trump all.
I think it would be a mistake to say that the north was bound to win or that they were always unified. There were clearly Northerners who didn't feel it was worth the cost of thousands of lives to keep the South as part of the Union. The Copperheads are a perfect example of this.
I think you have to look atthe mentality behind the way Lee pushed his men during Pickett's Charge. The South believed themselves to be invicible against the North. Even in the face of defeat the idea that one southerner could whip ten yankees regardless of situation still resides in the South. However, after Gettysburg the South began slowly to understand their best chances at any kind of vicotry would be to protect thier borders and hope for recognition.
I also agree that it would be a mistake to say the North was destined to win. There was quite a bit of controversy over the war, with the copperheads and others who didn't agree with the war making the North not as unified as some make it out to be. I do however agree that part of the South's loose can be attributed to their outlook on the North, believing Yankees were not equal to them on the battle field. In any competition when you underestimate your opponent, you are begging to be beat.
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