American History

Question

QUESTION 17 The Confederate strategy of attacking when advantageous but primarily remaining on the defensive throughout the war was called what?

The Anaconda Strategy

The Defensive Strategy

The Offensive-Defensive Strategy

None of the above

Answer 1

The South primarily used the Offensive-Defensive strategy, and the North used the anaconda strategy. The south didn't have a many resources as the north and knew they couldn't win by attacking on the North's territory, but rather if they could tire the North out. This was the compromise