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    political leader‚ Attlee was not very effective. After World War II in 1945‚ the Labour Party got elected and as leader‚ Clement Attlee (1945-55) was voted Prime Minister. After the hard times during the war‚ people did not think Winston Churchill was able to run a safe‚ stable and peaceful government. This led to the public voting for Attlee‚ a more peaceful person for a more peaceful time. However‚ this inevitably led everyone to judge his ability as leader and how effective he was at running a country

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    After the Civil war‚ there was a time called the Reconstruction Period. This was a time where both the North and the South resituated after the war. In the North‚ not much changed after the war. Though while their industry progressed‚ they had lost thousands of men during the war. Also‚ very little property in the North was damaged so returning soldiers could go back to their farms or jobs. On the other hand‚ the South had lost many of their men and their slaves. Though the slaves were filled with

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    History Term PaperThe Civil War‚ also known as‚ "The War Between the States" ‚ was necessary‚ made many positive steps for the great nation to unify again and to incorporate slaves as citizens of that nation. The South refused to compromise about slavery and they decided to create their own establishment‚ The Confederate States of America. President Abraham Lincoln ’s goal coming into the war was to unify all the states and to relieve African-Americans (World Book). I agree with both of those statements

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    slavery was finally being dealt with in a certain regard. In the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries‚ the north was still scared to upset the south so they didn’t do anything drastic. The south had this conspiracy that the north and the government was against them and that they were all trying to abolish slavery. Even though they’re weren’t very many huge improvements to the slavery laws‚ it was fairly clear that there would be a big conflict to resolve the issue. The civil war was inevitable

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    Americans weren’t treated as well as you’d think even after the Civil War. Their land was still taken away. Their way of life was still frowned upon and discrimination was too real for many Native Americans. Going into World War I was hard for them because they still were not seen as citizens even in the 1900’s. They were not even allowed to be considered citizens if they weren’t up to the standards of being “civilized”. During the Civil War the Native Americans had to choose which side to support

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    Throughout history‚ the world has faced numerous wars‚ revolutions‚ and uprisings. People have seen more sweat‚ blood‚ and tears shed than we care to admit and millions have lost their lives fighting for their nations. Wars tend to begin when tensions with other countries or one’s own government arises. Civil wars occur because of the latter. During a civil war there is widespread discontent with the current government and their ways and so the majority of the population‚ usually those oppressed

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    Reconstruction After the Civil War‚ the country needed to be fixed and rebuilt. A period of Reconstruction followed the war. However‚ with so many people gaining instant citizenship and for nowhere for them to go‚ it is easy to see that the rebuilding of the country was a failure. In the mid-1800’s‚ the major source of income for the south was obviously cotton. This was done on small farms‚ but mostly on large plantations. The physical labor was done by slaves in many instances‚ and each slave was worth

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    building of forts‚ but also in gathering of military intelligence. If we examine the initial contraband‚ James‚ Mallory‚ and Townsend‚ they provided essential intel that was beneficial to the Union war efforts. The author also examines how vital free blacks and enslaved were “invaluable ally” to both the Union and the Confederacy. It was as the Union army pushed further onto their campaign and expanded the perimeter line with Fort Monroe‚ that it increases the need of the escaped slave’s military intelligence

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    soldiers in the U.S. Civil War In the Civil War‚ the Confederates and the Union ensured that African American troops had an opportunity of visiting the battlefield. Prior to the onset of the Civil War in 1861‚ almost 4 million slaves were present in the United States of America. Among these‚ at least 180‚000 served in over 163 units of the army and a thousand others in the navy (Bob and John 94). Freedmen and slaves started serving the Confederate Army in the year 1865. This was the time majority of

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    The Civil War was fought to ensure the freedom and equality for all citizens. After the Civil War had come to an end our nation had approximately four million newly freed slaves. The Union was faced with the challenges of protecting the new freedmen’s rights of citizenship. This turbulent era in American History was Called Reconstruction. The Southern states were not pleased with the changes being made to make African

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