Impacts of the war (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards
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North's Civil War industrial advantage
North's Civil War industrial advantage
Factories & railroads for efficient production
South's economy basis
South's economy basis
Agricultural, lacked industrial infrastructure
Southern farm labour system
Southern farm labour system
Depended on slave labour
South's wartime economic crisis
South's wartime economic crisis
Severe inflation, worthless currency
Telegraph's wartime impact
Telegraph's wartime impact
Made news reach cities faster than ever
1863 Gettysburg photo impact
1863 Gettysburg photo impact
Shocked public with visual reality of war
Women's medical role in war
Women's medical role in war
Worked as nurses in North & South
Women's supply role in war
Women's supply role in war
Organized groups providing troops with supplies
Conscription impact on families
Conscription impact on families
Forced men to serve, created home hardship
Northern blockade effect
Northern blockade effect
Stopped goods entering/leaving Southern ports
Southern refugee problem
Southern refugee problem
Women & children fled homes in battle zones
Guerrilla warfare definition
Guerrilla warfare definition
Small groups using surprise attacks & sabotage
Martial law in South
Martial law in South
Military controlled daily life & rights
Civil War start year
Civil War start year
1861