- the Northern States, or the Union, and the Southern States, or Confederacy
- Southern
- 1861; of the Union
- Gettysburg
- Abraham Lincoln; the North
- slavery
Homework. Рабочая тетрадь № 2
Fill in the table.
| The North | The South |
| Name during the war | |
| The Union | The Confederacy |
| Attitude towards slavery | |
| wanted to abolish slavery | wanted to keep slavery |
| Attitude towards the United States | |
| wanted to preserve the union | wanted to destroy the union of the states and form their own country |
| The North | The South |
| Reason for fighting | |
| Abraham Lincoln wouldn’t let the Southerners split the country | wanted to keep their way of life, wanted to protect their independence, their land and their homes |
| Advantages of their position | |
| Their army was more powerful, they had more men, and their factories produced weapons and supplied the Northern army with everything it needed. | They didn’t have to invade the North, they just had to protect their own land and homes. Their men were better trained and fought with more spirit. |
| Disadvantages of their position | |
| The Union soldiers got tired of war. The anti-slavery idea wasn’t enough to inspire them after losing some important battles. | Their number was too small, they had no industry to supply the army. |
В. Write a short report about the events in Russia. Use the following questions to guide you.
- There was a civil war in Russia.
- It happened in 1917 after the October Revolution.
- The Red Army fought against the White Army.
- The cause of the war was the Revolution. The White Army wanted to restore the old regime, and the Red Army defended the new country.
- There were a lot of heroes on both sides, among them the White generals Yudenich, Denikin, the admiral Kolchak; the Red leaders Budenny, Frunze, Voroshilov.
- The war ended in 1923.
- The Red Army of Bolsheviks won.
- Very much changed after the war. The former country ceased to exist, the new state was born. It was called the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
It is difficult to say, if the changes were good or bad: some were good and some were bad.