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    America redefined the Civil War in many ways. The North and South fought over their rights to end slavery. North fought for the right to keep slavery. South fought to end slavery. The South never wanted to have the slaves‚ but the North said that they had to have slaves. They fought because they were unable to come up with a civil solution. The North started slavery but they then wanted it to end it because they got tired of it. Although the South never wanted slavery they still had slavery. The

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    On April 12‚ 1861 the once unified United States of America broke into war between the Confederate South and Union North with the aim for a short war over in a matter of months. Not a soul anticipated the nearly 4 year war that seemed everlasting. The foundational hope for the North to reunite the Union soon changed as the war moved at a tedious pace. They realized the abolition of slavery needed to be fought for. The Civil War changed Americans viewpoint toward the black population‚ political

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    Assess the reasons for the communist victory in the 2nd Indochina War The communist victory in the second Indochina war was highly due to the failures of conventional warfare from the US and ARVN such as the bombing of the Ho Chi Minh Trail and search and destroy missions which did little to bring down the Viet Cong. The Tet Offensive also contributed by being a turning point for the war‚ leading to a decreasing American support for the war as it caused media chaos. The end of US aid through the Paris

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    Every war although initiated for a reason makes an impact on its nation. The Civil War (1861-1865) has been one of the most important events in the history of America. “... and I won’t forget the men who died‚…”‚ says Lee Greenwood. Over 600‚000 souls were lost fighting in the war that made impacts on the country that are still visible today. Therefore‚ the Civil War significantly changed the United States because of the political and social impact‚ medical advances‚ and the ending of the pernicious

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    Impact of Second World War on America The Second World War has a significant impact on the global political‚ economic and academic affairs. It is from this war that the United States rose to become the World’s super power. In his text titled From the Outside In: World War II and the American State¸ Bartholomew H. Sparrow discusses how the war impacted the growth of the federal government‚ the main focus being on labor management relations‚ public finance‚ social security and naval procurement. Currently

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    America in the 1800’s and early 1900’s was a place of great unrest. The westward expansion created a tenuous environment for pioneers and settlers with Native American tribes; and cities in the east started to explode as waves of immigrants began arriving to fine their “New World” American dream. The wealthy in the northeast‚ generally white Americans of English protestant ancestry‚ felt a sense of urgency and entitlement to maintain control of the social‚ political and financial power in America

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    of Iraq by USA and UK forces in 2003. Aram Roston as an author wrote very important Article about (The Man Who Pushed America to war. (Iraqi politician Ahmed Chalabi‚ who played a key role in pushing for the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq‚ has died at the age of 71. Chalabi was the former head of the Iraqi National Congress‚ a CIA-funded Iraqi exile group that helped drum up pre-war claims that Saddam Hussein was developing weapons of mass destruction and had links to al-Qaeda. Chalabi provided bogus

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     lead by Adolf  Hitler‚ but ​  ​ he caused pain and suffering to many innocent people.  Adolf Hitler was a bitter man  not caring what he did or what his soldiers did to these people.  Adolf Hitler was the cause of  World War II. ​  ​ September 1‚ 1939 was the start of a tragic war that killed‚ mutilated and hurt  many due to Hitler wanting world domination and the need for everyone to be the same‚ German.  The Prime Minister of England Neville Chamberlain and the Prime Minister of France  unsucce

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    The Civil war was the war that changed all America at the end of the it. It was that the north did not want slavery but for everyone to freedom and live there own live. But the south did not agree with the north on how they wanted to be freedom instead of slavery. So the south decide to fight against the north to keep slavery and make them do all the work. So the south began the war with the north to make sure that the north know that the south will fight to keep slavery. But the north did not want

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    Abraham Lincoln is one of the most historic figures in American history. Lincoln’s personality and background allowed him to be a "great" man which allowed him to be a great President. William Gienapp’s‚ Abraham Lincoln and Civil War America is an accurate portrayal of Abraham Lincoln’s life and personality. Lincoln’s down to earth personality and ability to please a crowd with his stories and jokes made him a successful lawyer and politician. Lincoln who was calm‚ fair minded‚ and patient arose

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