08-22-2006, 09:56 PM
Straydog Wrote:B2,
I took the Civil War exam last month. I studied using IC, Civil War for Dummies book, and I also rushed through the Ken Burns tapes. The tapes are extermely good, but I didn't have the time to completely watch them. Some of the things the test covered in depth.
The reasons of the war and how & why Lincoln did things.
Reconstruction (how the former slaves reacted and continued living)
Major battles. (most costly, logistics, naval blocks)
Grant & Lee (also why some generals got releaved from command)
My suggestion would be don't worry about exact dates for each battle, but why certain battles were turning points during the war.
I took the Civil War exam last wednesday and I completely agree. There were quite a few reconstruction questions and dates weren't as important as WHY events happened. I also used mostly instacert with the Civil War for Dummies book, which was really helpful. It explained a lot of the WHY for me. I am pretty sure I passed but DANTES tests leave me doubting since I have to wait for the scores. This was my second DSST.
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47 Traditional Credits 75 Non-Traditional with 3.7 GPA
[COLOR="Blue"]BA in Social Sciences from TESC last class ended on 1/13/2007!!
[COLOR="DarkGreen"]Waiting on grade for SOS440
B in SOC210[/COLOR][/COLOR]
Next up MA of Liberal Studies in Administrative Leadership through the University of Oklahoma!!
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