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The Civil War
The Civil War had solved some old problems for the United States. Towns have been rebuilt, new industries flourish, and new schools have been erected. Most of the damage of war has been long repaired. North and South both enjoy prosperity. But many human problems still remain.
On paper the North was far stronger than the South. It had two and a half times as many people, and it possessed far more ships, miles of rai ....
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.... lines against invaders who had to deal with long lines of communication and to attack a broad front. The Confederacy also had no need to divert fighting men to tasks such as garrisoning captured cities and holding conquered territory.
In a short war, numerical superiority would not have made much of a difference. As the war continued, however, numerical strength became a psychological as well as a physical weapon. During the closing years of the conflict, Union armies, m ....
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