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    In April 1861‚ the United States declared a state of insurrection against the Confederacy of rebellious southern states. In Europe‚ the ordeal was referred to as "The American Question." The question could not be evaded; a choice had to be made between neutrality and intervention. European attitudes towards the American Civil War would have a significant effect on the war’s ultimate outcome (Randall and Donald 355). Throughout the early months of the conflict‚ the reaction of Europe was of great

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    staunching the northern expansion. The north will be fine on its own‚ but will not have the resources necessary to conquer the Confederacy While Spanish troops are fighting for them. England will likely not be out of the picture early on. England has a vast abundance of resources that the south can lean on until the Confederacy is able to support themselves. The Confederacy was not proportionate to total population with factories‚ iron‚ farm acreage‚and wealth‚ but only by a signifigant amount in factory

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    disputed. Whether from climate conditions or fierce resistance from Native Americans‚ the colonization never spread‚ and the Vikings never came back. If all this isn’t enough‚ and you are a firm believer in Menzies‚ prepare to think of yourself as a dunce. Menzies’ claims are simply absurd‚ ridiculous‚ and inaccurate [Doc C]. The anchor to Menzies’ claims is a Chinese map dated to 1418. However‚ the written Mandarin uses anachronistic grammar‚ and the materials used to make the map were never used

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    One of the most important things the Civil War was known for was the advanced weaponry that was used during battles. The Union and Confederacy made many different types of weapons which helped them have an advantage against each other. A soldier from the South remembers‚ "I had shot one hundred and twenty times that day. My gun became so hot that frequently the powder would flash before I could ram home the ball‚ and I had frequently to exchange my gun for that of a dead comrade" ("Small Arms of

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    The book "Gulliver’s Travels" is about a fictional character named Gulliver. The story is about a dumbed down Englishman who was trained as a surgeon to take the seas when his business ends up failing. Gulliver is the narrator of the story and his own adventures that he goes on. Gulliver’s adventure begins in "Lilliput" after he is shipwrecked on an island where everything is smaller in size. The people of "Lilliput" are quite different from each other but some do share some similarities. The beginning

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    The years between 1918 and 1933 were known as the Weimar years‚ it was during these years that Hannah Hoch created a remarkable group of photomontages that exemplify the response to the New Woman ( Lavin p5). In her work entitled " Dada-Ernst" Hoch visually depicts the conflicts Weimar woman faced in relationship to modernity. The work " Dada-Ernst" was created between 1920 and 1921. When looked upon for the first time "Dada-Ernst" could be considered to be a celebration of the New Woman but

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    a deeper and deeper hole as the war effort moved on. Davis was complacent in his ideologies and governing methods leading a country that resembled more of a dictatorship with little power than a sovereign Confederacy. Instead of bringing together the best minds he could find in the Confederacy‚ Davis turned them away and almost entirely sabotaged the possibility of a win for the

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    drawn-out‚ modern war. Major industrial areas within the Confederacy were limited to Richmond and Atlanta. In 1861‚ the seceded states were able to seize Federal arsenals and armories located within their borders. The combination of limited industrial resources and the seizure of Federal installations permitted the Confederacy to do a better-than-expected job of equipping and supplying its forces in the field. Nonetheless‚ the Confederacy was chronically short of just about every kind of material

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    people work together‚ changes can be made. The literatures “Turtle Island” and “The Traditional History of Confederacy” took place in a different time period and yet both articles teach the importance of unity. These two literatures explore the theme of unity transforming into strength. While “The Turtle Island” addresses the theme through narrative structure‚ “The Traditional History of Confederacy relies on point of view. Unity gives strength. The two writers used symbolism to specify their theme.

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    the northern ports of the Confederacy‚ and they can defy us from Vicksburg." Unless the Union army were to be invincible in all other battles‚ which was not the case at all‚ Vicksburg would prove to be the key to victory. Vicksburg‚ Mississippi was located directly in the middle of the Confederacy. In addition to containing the largest river in the nation‚ it held an even bigger strategic location that could greatly effect the South. Vicksburg broke the Confederacy into halves‚ and inflicted

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