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The Industrial Revolution and Warfare

The Industrial Revolution and Warfare. Firearms Revolvers have five shots or more Rifles can shoot farther and accurately. The Industrial Revolution and Warfare. Cannons Howitzers lob large shells over obstacles Rifled cannons fire great distances and are accurate . Defensive positions.

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The Industrial Revolution and Warfare

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  1. The Industrial Revolution and Warfare • Firearms • Revolvers have five shots or more • Rifles can shoot farther and accurately

  2. The Industrial Revolution and Warfare • Cannons • Howitzers lob large shells over obstacles • Rifled cannons fire great distances and are accurate

  3. Defensive positions • Trenches protected soldiers from enemy fire • Foxholes

  4. Ironclad gunboats • Naval gunship made with steel sides • Armed with numerous cannons

  5. Northern Strategy: The Anaconda Plan • Union plans were to strangle southern ports from selling cotton to foreign countries and buying weapons too • Needed to destroy the Southern will to fight by invasion and destruction of will to fight

  6. Southern Strategy:Time and Defense • Southern forces needed to provide early and spectacular victories to show foreign allies south capable of winning • Victories would sap northern ability to continue fight

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