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    The military ideally strives to protect its nation and continuously improve its technology to better suit the conditions of the era. During the Civil War‚ the amount of developed and improved technology was massive. Although there are many‚ there are certain ones that are highly significant or frequently used. For example‚ the gatling gun. Similar to present day machine guns and was used often on the battlefield to cause damage to multiple soldiers in a quick instance. On the other hand‚ there were

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    the States seceded from the Union‚ certain events led toward the Civil war and now it was here. In 1861‚ South Carolina open fired at Fort Sumter ( an army base that still belonged to the United States.) Abraham Lincoln declared Marshall law and put the military in charge and he stopped the Habeas Corpus law which had given people the right to know what they were being arrested for. The Union had a greater advantage during this war because they had more people and more resources. However the South

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    time the north did not want slavery in their country so the started the civil war. During the civil war‚ many acts were made like the Kansas-Nebraska act. The civil war ended with almost one fifth of the soldiers dying and many were wounded. Why did Texans fight? Texans fought in the Civil War because they had a immense love for Texas‚ wanted state rights‚ and most importantly to preserve slavery. Texans fought in the Civil because of their love for Texas. “Tell him not to enlist till just before

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    two differing thoughts caused Americans to rage and compromises to be thrown out the window. All that was required was one final spark to set off the flame that would be known as the Civil War. A new candidate was running for president‚ and the southern states didn’t like him. They swore that if the new candidate were to get elected‚ they would secede from the union. The candidate won‚ and they held their ideals‚ they left. America was at War. Contrary to many other Wars that the United States has fought

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    Sex and prostitution among troops during the American Civil War War produces unbelievable violence‚ it is seen as one of the world’s worst inventions‚ it generates death ‚ misery and injustice just for the sake of incomprehension between people. One side of wars are normally hidden from us‚ they are modified or simply not discussed about‚ but they are there. Sex is one of them‚ sex has been used for centuries by warriors and soldiers to impose power to the

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    Alyssa Prusik H block 5-22-17 Impacts of hospitals‚ medicine‚ disease‚ and nurses in the civil war 474‚000 men wounded and 620‚000 killed in the civil war. It was the bloodiest war in history of the United states. Wounds‚ sickness‚ deaths were all shock factors at the start of the war. How was the shock resolved? During the civil war many advancements were made within the medical fields. These advancements varied between knowledge and actions to be taken in a medical crisis. A big uprising in this

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    It is widely known that the Civil War was a major event in American history. It is less widely known that disease and illness played a large role within the war‚ and ultimately affected the outcome. Disease ran rampant throughout both the Union army and the Confederate army killing hundreds of thousands. Both sides lacked the medical knowledge to prevent many of the illnesses‚ in both terms of treatment and general cleanliness. The death toll brought about by disease‚ lack of hygiene‚ and poor treatment

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    the slaves in the South were free American Citizens. However‚ his successor Andrew Johnson was a Southern Democrat who had sympathy for the South. When he took his role in office‚ the South was almost completely off the hook. He passed southern state legislators which were called the Black Codes. They dictated the labor and behavior of African Americans. They legalized marriage‚ ownership of property‚ and access to the courts. However‚ they denied African Americans a right to testify against whites

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    republicans during the outset of civil war‚ the first reason is due to the nationalist being sympathize and supported by Portuguese dictator Antonio de Olivier a Salazar. This played a great role as Spain is bordered to Portugal and by having its leader to side with the nationalist acts as great assets in winning the civil war. The nationalist was also supported by Europe’s growing fascist powers‚ Hitler’s and Mussolini‚ both sees benefits of assisting the nationalist in the Spanish civil war. This means

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    This paper will prove that the American Dream can best be explained as a city upon a hill‚ meaning being above and superior over those below. The Civil War‚ the imperialistic race of the 19th century‚ the Korean War‚ the KKK‚ and the Gulf War are all examples of the American Dream of superiority playing a part in American History. Americans all have a different idea of this superiority‚ but nonetheless strive to achieve it‚ where ever it may be. The Civil War‚ which split the United States‚ was

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