Which describes the importance of the Battles of Gettysburg and Vicksburg?

A. They were decisive victories that allowed Confederate armies to invade the North.
B. They turned the war in the Union's favor in both the East and the West
C. They proved that the rifled musket and other new weapons were ineffective.
D. They convinced England to enter the war on the side of the Confederacy.

Aprovision of the general agreement on tariffs and trade treaty (gatt)increased taxes on services between the us, mexico, and canada.reduced international tariffs on industrial goods by forty percent.increased us tariffs on agricultural products by forty percent.ended taxes on goods traded by the us, mexico, and canada.

“dear sir: it is with great reluctance, i trouble you on a subject, which does not fall within your province; but it is a subject that occasions me more distress, than i have felt, since the commencement of the war; and which loudly demands the most zealous exertions of every person of weight and authority, who is interested in the success of our affairs. i mean the present dreadful situation of the army for want of provisions, and the miserable prospects before us, with respect to futurity. it is more alarming than you will probably conceive, for, to form a just idea, it were necessary to be on the spot. for some days past, there has been little less, than a famine in camp. a part of the army has been a week, without any kind of flesh, and the rest for three or four days. naked and starving as they are, we cannot enough admire the incomparable patience and fidelity of the soldiery, that they have not been ere this excited by their sufferings, to a general mutiny or dispersion. strong symptoms, however, discontent have appeared in particular instances; and nothing but the most acitive efforts every where can long avert so shocking a catastrophe.” what’s the central idea?

Why does c. wright mills identify critical thinking as one of the most important criteria for the development of intellectual craftsmanship? why is constantly being aware of the biased nature of your reactions and interactions (what c. wright mills calls self-reflexive) key to the development of that critical thinking? finally, why is keeping a file important, how can it lean to intellectual curiosity which can foster critical thinking and to develop a keen analytical mind?