Question
Why was the Battle of Nashville a significant part of the Civil War?
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It convinced all Confederate forces to surrender and end the war.
It convinced all Confederate forces to surrender and end the war.
It led to the Confederates recapturing the city from Union forces and driving north into Kentucky.
It led to the Confederates recapturing the city from Union forces and driving north into Kentucky.
It destroyed any hope of a Confederate victory in the western part of the Confederacy.
It destroyed any hope of a Confederate victory in the western part of the Confederacy.
It allowed confederates to be able to stop the Union advance into Tennessee.
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It convinced all Confederate forces to surrender and end the war.
It convinced all Confederate forces to surrender and end the war.
It led to the Confederates recapturing the city from Union forces and driving north into Kentucky.
It led to the Confederates recapturing the city from Union forces and driving north into Kentucky.
It destroyed any hope of a Confederate victory in the western part of the Confederacy.
It destroyed any hope of a Confederate victory in the western part of the Confederacy.
It allowed confederates to be able to stop the Union advance into Tennessee.
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The correct response regarding the significance of the Battle of Nashville is:
**It destroyed any hope of a Confederate victory in the western part of the Confederacy.**
The Battle of Nashville, fought from December 15 to December 16, 1864, was a decisive Union victory under the command of Major General George H. Thomas. It effectively crushed the Army of Tennessee, which was the Confederacy's primary military force in the western theater. This defeat marked the collapse of Confederate resistance in the region and significantly weakened the Confederacy's overall military position, hastening the end of the Civil War.
**It destroyed any hope of a Confederate victory in the western part of the Confederacy.**
The Battle of Nashville, fought from December 15 to December 16, 1864, was a decisive Union victory under the command of Major General George H. Thomas. It effectively crushed the Army of Tennessee, which was the Confederacy's primary military force in the western theater. This defeat marked the collapse of Confederate resistance in the region and significantly weakened the Confederacy's overall military position, hastening the end of the Civil War.