Which strategic implication of the data shown was most consequential during the Civil War?
- Acheck_circle
The Union enjoyed an overwhelming industrial advantage in producing weapons and supplies
- B
The South's lack of factories forced it to rely on French military technology
- C
Western states refused to supply either side with manufactured goods
- D
Manufacturing parity made the war an economic stalemate
Explanation
With roughly 72% of national manufacturing capacity, the North could outproduce the Confederacy in arms, ammunition, ships, and railroad equipment, a decisive long-war advantage.