Introduction RBOC Walt Whitman

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Introduction

Background on the Civil War

Civil War

00:50

What was the main cause of the civil war?

1. Economic Interests
2. States and Federal rights
3. Slavery in American society
4. Cultural values

01:05

Which war had the most American casualties?

1. American Revolution
2. Civil War
3. WWII
4. Vietnam

02:13

Free states

Slavery States

The North 

The South 

The Union

The Confederates

The Blue

The Gray

The brown

03:48

The southerners cause was all about their fealty to God. What does 'FEALTY' mean?

1. disobedience
2. infidelity
3. trust
4. loyalty

03:56

Soldiers had more prosaic reasons to go to war. Which word is a synonym of the word prosaic?

1. ordinary
2. abnormal
3. unusual
4. extraordinary

04:03

Why did that soldier enlist?
What did his girlfriend imply?

05:23

What was the only advantage the south had over the north?

06:46

The ruling class was exempted.
means: They were

1. the best fighters
2. always the military leaders
3. not required to fight
4. exceptionally good at fighting

08:19

Ulysses S. Grant chose a war of attrition. What is the defintion of attrition ?

1. the act of weakening or exhausting by constant harassment, abuse, or attack
2. to gain or attain usually by planned action or effort
3. to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately
4. a reduction in numbers usually as a result of resignation or death

09:44

The south was unable to ship cotton over the ... river

1. Misissippi
2. Mississippi
3. Misisipi
4. Missisippi

11:14

Why was Lincoln reelected?

QUESTIONS 

WALT WHITMAN’S THE ARTILLERY MAN’S VISION 

1. When and where does this scene take place? What about the vision?
   
2. What is a flashback? Why do you think so many soldiers suffer from them?
   
3. What is the “snap!” referred to in line six? What kinds of weapons are described?
   
4. How did officers distinguish themselves on the battlefield (what identified them)?
   
5. What effect does the use of heavy artillery have on the conditions of the battlefield?
   
6. What role does each of the following play in combat: artillery, infantry, and cavalry?
   
7. What emotions does the man feel as he remembers the battle from long ago? Why?
   

“The Artilleryman’s Vision” is a poem centering around ...

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