The question of whether the Civil War was an ’irrepressible’ or a ’repressible’ conflict has been a central issue of debate. Causes of the war have been variously identified as: 1) conflict over slavery 2) states rights and nationalism 3) differences between an industrial North and an agricultural South 4) the mistakes of blundering politicians and extremists (the ’repressible conflict’ argument) 5) a combination of several different factors‚ with chance and circumstance playing their part.
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The causes of the American Civil War The American Civil War is one of the most significant and controversial periods in American history. The Civil War was caused by mounting conflicting pressures‚ principles‚ and prejudices‚ fueled by differences and pride‚ and set into motion by unlikely set of political events. The war divided the country between the North (Union) and South (Confederate). The war lasted five years and by 1865 the Confederate forces were truly beaten. Out of this horrendous
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The American Civil War: Causes‚ Victor‚ and Validity Keagan Koerber History 205 Professor Childress December 9‚ 2014 The slightest mention of the American Civil War is enough to bring graphic and often horrifying images into one’s head: mountains of dead soldiers‚ amputations without anesthesia‚ and diseases running rampant. The Civil War was a war that no one wished for‚ it resulted in the deaths of several hundred thousand American lives‚ but it is often justified by its end result
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Sectionalism was the principal cause of the American Civil War‚ a reality acknowledged in Allan Nevins’ observation that the North and South ‘were rapidly becoming separate peoples’. The financial differences between the north and south due to increasing social‚ economical and political differentiation resulted in the prominence of slavery as an issue‚ further dividing the North and South. This sectionalism caused the emergence of the Republican Party with its anti-slavery platform‚ causing the
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Civil war is a war fought between cities that are in the same country. Many countries have civil war before‚ and one of the world’s biggest country is America. America also have a civil war in the past‚ and it is a central event in America’s historical consciousness. The American civil war period is between April 12‚ 1861 to May 9‚ 1865. There are several events that cause American civil war. I am going to talk about the most important event that led to the civil war. “The people of the United
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The American Civil War. The most devastating war in the history of America‚ fought for a long and brutal four years from April 1861 to May 1856. The Union faced secessionists in eleven Southern states which grouped themselves as the Confederate States of America. The most tragic and heartbreaking fact of this war was the terrifying number of casualties which amounted to about 1.1 million in total. Underlying causes of this bloody conflict trace back to contrasts in the very fundamental routines of
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American Historians’ Debate on the Civil War The American Civil War has without a doubt left a permanent divide on this great nation’s past and present. American historians still debate the causes of a war that began in 1861 between the Union states and Confederacy states. The war can be seen as caused by the principle of slavery‚ the growing tension between northern and southern ideology or due to a crack in the political system of the time. United States’ history classes focus on teaching students
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WAR WAR. The very sound of those three letters can conjure up feelings and images of fighting‚ explosions‚ fear‚ sorrow‚ hate‚ and most importantly death‚ especially to those who have been in one or even two. But not everything associated with war is a bad thing. For some‚ war gives people hope‚ faith‚ understanding‚ and camaraderie‚ amongst other things. There are many reasons why a war starts. It could be a civil war‚ in which a whole singular country fights within itself or even
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The American Civil War is known as the war that finally ended slavery. The war began On April 12‚ 1861‚ and lasted four years‚ finally ending on May 9‚ 1865. During these four years‚ a rough estimate of 620‚000 soldiers lives would be lost. The Civil War would become one of the bloodiest and deadliest conflicts the United States would ever see. However‚ while slavery was a major cause of this war‚ it was not the only factor‚ there were several other causes and factors which led to war. One of the
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In the early 1860s America faced the bloodiest war in its history‚ known as the American Civil War. The country was broken up by a drastic sectional divide between the North and South‚ which would eventually end in greater conflict than any yet seen on American soil. While many factors were important contributions to the cause of the war‚ there is ongoing dispute on what the most significant cause was. The North and South had many conflicting fundamental ideas such as Northern industrialism versus
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