Background: The Vietnam War was a long and costly war that involved communist North Vietnam forces known as the Vietcong and Southern Vietnam with the help of U.S. forces. The unpopular war costed 58‚000 American lives and a communist controlled Vietnam. Truman’s Presidency (1945-1953) Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961) John F. Kennedy (1961-1963) During Kennedy’s time as president he dispatched 16‚000 advisors and soldiers to Vietnam in attempt to stop communist in north Vietnam. Then later
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The Civil War was a time when people started to realize that slavery was evil and that freedom needed to be meant for everyone. The issue of slavery divided Americans from the North and South and that wasn’t good. Some people were abolitionists(mostly the South)‚ which meant they thought slavery was right‚ but there were also anti-abolitionists. These people couldn’t stand how African-Americans were being kept as slaves and wanted it to stop. Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass; An American
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itself. The Revolutionary War‚ followed shortly after by the War of 1812‚ secured America’s freedom from foreign powers but left a country of loosely gathered states that were‚ quite often‚ at odds with one another. Following the Mexican American War‚ The Civil War brought to culmination events that would forever change the political and social landscape of our great nation. Gettysburg effectively ended the Confederate Army’s offensive capabilities and essentially ended the war. General Lee’s ego and
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During the three days battle of Gettysburg‚ the fate of the US as a united nation was at stake. A Confederate victory would have resulted in the country splitting into two‚ but the Union was victorious which kept the country united. Through analysis of the battle‚ there are significant lessons that are relevant that this generation can use as consideration. First‚ is the importance of timing. For leaders or anyone making any decision‚ the timing is just as critical to the effect‚ if not more
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The battles that took place in the civil war all had a significant impact on the union and the confederates. Many could justify which battles led up to the civil war‚ but I believe it to be these. The battle of Fort Sumter‚ first Battle of Bull Run‚ and the Battle of Gettysburg were the most important battles that took place in the civil war. The Battle of Fort Sumter was a confederate assault on union soldiers holding a Fort near Charleston Harbor. Commander of the confederate P.G.T Beauregard
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The Gettysburg Address is a speech that was both written and spoken by President Abraham Lincoln. President Lincoln was elected in 1860 and was serving his first term which was also during the Civil War. The cause for the speech was that a three-day long battle ensued between the Union and the Confederates which resulted in thousands of wounded and dead soldiers. Lincoln was requested to speak at the battlefield in Gettysburg‚ Pennsylvania‚ both recognizing the Union victory but also recognizing
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It would have to be Gettysburg... many people have there own arguments about what battle but if you take into account the damage the battle cost the army of northern virgina it almost is hard to look at other battles without thinking what if something was different on july 3rd? if the rebels won the day or even had a stalemate they were prepared to send a letter of truce to washington dc... if that letter was meet with a stalemate or victory on union soil the war may have ended with America in 2
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April 12‚ 1861 a major event happen and ended May 9‚ 1865‚ the Civil War. In the Civil War there were many battles between countries. Some of the most deadliest battles in the Civil War‚ Battle of Gettysburg‚ Battle of Spotsylvania Court House‚ and Battles of Chickamauga. The Battle of Gettysburg started on July 1‚1863 and ended on July 3‚ 1863. There were two armies that fought during the battle the Army of Northern Virginia ( the Confederacy) commanded by General Robert E. Lee and soldiers from
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The Battle of Gettysburg was considered one of the most important confrontations of the Civil War because it was the bloodiest battle of the War. This specific war was important also because it lasted only three days. The Battle of Gettysburg began on July 1‚ 1863 and involved around 165‚000 men and ended on July 3‚ 1863 with over 50‚000 casualties. Of the casualties‚ around 23‚000 were Union soldiers and around 28‚000 were Confederates. This three day battle was the largest battle ever fought on
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After his surprising triumph at the Battle of Chancellorsville‚ Virginia‚ in May 1863‚ Robert E. Lee drove his Army of Northern Virginia in its second attack of the North—the Gettysburg Campaign. With his armed force in high spirits‚ Lee expected to gather supplies in the inexhaustible Pennsylvania farmland and remove the battling from war-desolated Virginia. He needed to debilitate Northern urban communities‚ debilitate the North’s craving for war and‚ particularly‚ win a noteworthy fight on Northern
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