Analyze the last two years of the Civil War. What were the key factors

Analyze the last two years of the Civil War. What were the key factors in the Union victory? What were the costs of the war in both the North and the South?

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An ideal answer will include:
1. Discuss the change in Northern strategy during the war.
2. Discuss the problems between Lincoln and Northern generals during the war and how the appointment of U.S. Grant saw the triumph of Lincoln’s policy.
3. Describe the technological developments during the war. Discuss how those developments gave the North a major advantage over the South.
4. Discuss how the use of more modern military weapons changed the nature of the war.
5. Discuss why the death rates were so high during the war.
6. Discuss th
nonmilitary costs during the war such as finance, civilian unrest, and the effect of mobilization on civilian populations.
7. Discuss the Northern strategy that led to the conclusion of the war.