Britain Did Not Protest Too Loudly Against the Union Naval

question 41

Multiple Choice

Britain did not protest too loudly against the Union naval blockade of the Confederacy because

• A) Britain might want to use a similar blockade in a future war.
• B) the British government clearly supported the Union.
• C) it would have been useless to try to run the blockade.
• D) profits were not high enough to justify the risk.
• E) the blockade was very ineffective in cutting off shipments of commercial goods including cotton from the Confederate ports to Britain.

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Definitions:

Ambiguous Situations

Scenarios or events that lack clear context or guidelines, leading to uncertainty in perception or decision-making.

Pluralistic Ignorance

A psychological state where individuals wrongly believe their thoughts, feelings, or behaviors are different from those of the majority, often leading to conformity with perceived norms.

Informational Influence

This occurs when an individual conforms to a group's behavior under the assumption that the group possesses more accurate information.

Private Acceptance

The genuine alignment of one's internal beliefs or attitudes with those of a group, without external pressure.