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Why the Union Won and the Confederacy Lost in the Civil War - Lecture 18

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This lecture examines competing explanations for Confederate defeat and Union victory, including resources, political and military leadership, diplomacy, nationalism, emancipation, and battlefield outcomes. It applies these explanations to the campaigns at Gettysburg and Vicksburg.

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- Chapter 1. Introduction
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- Chapter 2. Resources, Leadership, Diplomacy: Why The North Won
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- Chapter 3. Frail Nationalism? The Loss-of-Will Theory on Why the South Lost
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- Chapter 4. The Bloody Battle of Gettysburg
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- Chapter 5. Union Victory at Vicksburg and Conclusion
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