The Union War Effort Began by Implementing the Strategy Embodied

The Union war effort began by implementing the strategy embodied in General Winfield Scott's "anaconda plan," which called for

A) encircling and squeezing the Confederacy with a naval blockade.
B) a sudden strike against a vulnerable point of the borders of the Confederacy.
C) a concealed and roundabout infiltration of Confederate territory west of the Mississippi.
D) postponing direct military operations until the North's industrial capacity could be brought up to full military production.