{"id":8276,"date":"2024-10-03T02:42:39","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T20:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/?post_type=mcq&#038;p=8276"},"modified":"2024-10-03T02:42:39","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T20:42:39","slug":"what-was-the-primary-focus-of-the-unions-strategy-at-gettysburg","status":"publish","type":"mcq","link":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/mcq\/what-was-the-primary-focus-of-the-unions-strategy-at-gettysburg\/","title":{"rendered":"What was the primary focus of the Union\u2019s strategy at Gettysburg?"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3502,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","topic":[1538],"subject":[1611,12],"class_list":["post-8276","mcq","type-mcq","status-publish","hentry","topic-battle-of-gettysburg","subject-usa-history","subject-united-states-of-america"],"mcq_note":"<strong>The primary focus of the Union\u2019s strategy at Gettysburg was Holding defensive positions.<\/strong>\r\n\r\nUnion General George Meade focused on creating and sustaining robust defensive positions on elevated terrain, especially at Cemetery Ridge, Little Round Top, and Cemetery Hill. This approach was designed to withstand and thwart Confederate attacks, taking advantage of the terrain to enhance the effectiveness of artillery. By strengthening these key locations, Union forces were able to effectively respond to assaults and reduce casualties. This defensive strategy ultimately succeeded, playing a crucial role in the Union's victory in this critical battle of the Civil War.","mcq_options":[{"right":"no","answer":"Offensive attacks"},{"right":"yes","answer":"Holding defensive positions"},{"right":"no","answer":"Flanking maneuvers"},{"right":"no","answer":"Guerrilla tactics"}],"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":1538,"title":"The Battle of Gettysburg","slug":"battle-of-gettysburg"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mcq\/8276","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=8276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic?post=8276"},{"taxonomy":"subject","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/subject?post=8276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}