Form 7: Foreign Policy and Diplomacy During the War Exercise

Form 7: Foreign Policy and Diplomacy During the War

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Form 7: Foreign Policy and Diplomacy During the War

Examine foreign policy challenges and international diplomacy during the American Civil War.

Questions

  1. MultiChoice

    Which two major European powers did the Confederacy hope would recognize its independence?

  2. MultiChoice

    What strategy did the Confederacy use, believing European textile mills needed Southern cotton?

  3. MultiChoice

    How did the Emancipation Proclamation affect British public opinion regarding intervention?

  4. MultiChoice

    Which diplomatic incident in late 1861 nearly caused a war between the U.S. and Great Britain over captured Confederate envoys?

  5. MultiChoice

    Who were the two Confederate diplomats removed from the British ship Trent by a Union captain?

  6. MultiChoice

    How did Lincoln resolve the dangerous Trent Affair?

  7. MultiChoice

    Which British-built Confederate commerce raider inflicted heavy damage on Union merchant shipping?

  8. MultiChoice

    Who was the U.S. Minister to Great Britain who worked tirelessly to prevent British recognition of the Confederacy?

  9. MultiChoice

    What were the ironclad warships under construction in Britain for the Confederacy that the U.S. successfully prevented from being delivered?

  10. MultiChoice

    Why did 'Cotton Diplomacy' ultimately fail for the Confederacy?

  11. MultiChoice

    Which European empire showed explicit support for the Union by sending its naval fleets to New York and San Francisco harbors in 1863?

  12. MultiChoice

    Why was the Emancipation Proclamation considered a decisive masterstroke in international diplomacy?