The American Civil War is probably the most horrific episode in American history. The two belligerents of the war were the Union army‚ comprised of the northern states‚ and the Confederate army‚ comprised of the southern slave states which had voted to secede from the Union. In essence‚ the North did not want the South to secede from the Union because the North relied on the South for agriculture. On the other hand‚ the South wanted to secede because they had grown tired of the federal government
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★ The Battle of Gettysburg: A battle‚ a speech‚ a memorial ground During the American Civil War‚ from the first to the third of July 1863‚ there were sanguinary battles in and around Gettysburg. The losses of lives on both sides were massive‚ approximately 23 000 dead‚ hurt or missing on each side.1 It was there‚ in the small city of Pennsylvania‚ that the war turned around. The South was suddenly facing defeat.1‚ 2 The Civil War continued for two years after the Battle of Gettysburg. Still it is
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The War for Southern Independence is a major turning point in American History. Sparked by political unrest and economic struggles in the South‚ its four years of fighting were the bloodiest of which America had ever seen. Its tumultuous years saw numerous battles‚ as well as the ruthless assassination of the nation’s president. The American Civil War brought the United States into a new era‚ one of both tension and freedom. In the years leading up to the war‚ a large economic rift began to form
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The Battle of Kursk occurred between Soviet Russian and German military forces in July and August of 1943. It took place outside and around the Soviet city of Kursk located near the border with Ukraine. It was the last major German offensive on the Eastern Front and is known to be the largest tank battle in history. Over two million men and eight thousand tanks were involved in the conflict. The battle ended with a decisive victory for the Soviet Union and put the German Wehrmacht on the defensive
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The Civil War was a turning point in American history. If it had gone any different‚ times now would be very different as well. The root of the cause of the Confederacy seceding from the Union‚ or the South seceding from the North‚ was because they felt their way of life‚ which was based on slavery‚ was under threat from the presidency of Abraham Lincoln. Progressing medicine on the battlefield saved lives‚ but lost most. The under trained surgeons were not ready for the hordes of diseased and injured
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supposed to say after the war? Fifty thousand people died in a total of three days‚ and what on earth is he supposed to say? That he is sorry‚ that he doesn’t know why everything happened the way that it happened? Lincoln gave a speech‚ it was very short‚ and a lot of people didn’t even listen but what he said was; that the living can honor the wartime dead not with a speech‚ but rather to continuing to fight for the idea’s they gave their lives for. Lincoln’s Gettysburg address was giving during
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The Battle of Gettysburg: Why was it a Turning Point? “This nation shall have a new birth of freedom‚ and that government of the people‚ by the people‚ for the people‚ shall not perish from the earth” -Abraham Lincoln‚ The Gettysburg Address 150‚000 men fought in this violent war (B). Only 99‚000 of those men have lived. The Battle of Gettysburg was a brutal war‚ but it wasn’t the worst. Compared to the other wars America has fought in‚ it’s far better.
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The Battle of the Atlantic was the turning point in the war for the Allies‚ it’s when they finally had been on the offense then the defense.The main cause for this Battle was for the control of the sea routes‚ it would’ve been endgame for the Allies had they lost it first began with Britain fighting basically alone and if they lost Germany would’ve been able to easily taken over. The Battle had gone on from 1939-1945 and throughout that six year period thousands of men had died from each side. Great
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The American Civil War was a complete turning point in the history of the United States‚ as it called for a complete change in the everyday lives of many Americans. From the first colony in America to the abolition of slavery‚ America has allowed conflicting viewpoints to fail and succeed. By analyzing America’s past‚ it can be found that slavery was the underlying cause of the Civil War. Virginia was the first British colony founded on American soil in 1607‚ which forced many colonists to make
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Synopsis The Battle of Midway is well known as the turning point in the Pacific war. However‚ if not for the Battle of the Coral Sea a month earlier‚ the three American carriers at Midway would have faced six Japanese carriers of the type that had devastated Pearl Harbor five months prior‚ instead of only four — and the Battle of Midway might have ended differently.Coral Sea was the world’s first all-carrier battle‚ and the first sea battle in which neither side could see the other. Both the U.S
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