{"id":8173,"date":"2024-10-02T02:44:59","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T20:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/?post_type=mcq&#038;p=8173"},"modified":"2024-10-02T02:44:59","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T20:44:59","slug":"what-was-the-unions-primary-goal-at-the-battle-of-antietam","status":"publish","type":"mcq","link":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/mcq\/what-was-the-unions-primary-goal-at-the-battle-of-antietam\/","title":{"rendered":"What was the Union&#8217;s primary goal at the Battle of Antietam?"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3502,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","topic":[1684],"subject":[1611,12],"class_list":["post-8173","mcq","type-mcq","status-publish","hentry","topic-battle-of-antietam","subject-usa-history","subject-united-states-of-america"],"mcq_note":"<strong>The Union's primary goal at the Battle of Antietam was to defeat Lee decisively.<\/strong>\r\n\r\nAfter a string of Confederate victories, Union commanders aimed to halt General Robert E. Lee's incursion into the North and inflict a major defeat on the Confederate Army. A significant triumph would not only elevate Northern morale but could also undermine Southern determination and sway international support. Accomplishing this objective was vital for the Union's strategy to regain control of the war and ultimately focused on preserving the Union.","mcq_options":[{"right":"no","answer":"To end the war quickly"},{"right":"yes","answer":"To defeat Lee decisively"},{"right":"no","answer":"To defend Washington, D.C"},{"right":"no","answer":"To establish a peace treaty"}],"multi_answers":"no","subject_terms":[{"id":1611,"title":"History of the United States","slug":"usa-history"},{"id":12,"title":"United States of America","slug":"united-states-of-america"}],"topic_terms":[{"id":1684,"title":"The Battle of Antietam","slug":"battle-of-antietam"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mcq\/8173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mcq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/mcq"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3502"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic?post=8173"},{"taxonomy":"subject","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/subject?post=8173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}