1861-1865 population - 22 million - 90% of ind. goods‚ esp. munitions - efficient railroad system - controlled the navy‚ which could be used to blockade s. ports and shut down the s. eco. - but would have to fight an offensive war (long supply lines‚ unfamiliar territory...) - capable mil. leaders‚ inc. Ulysses S. Grant - Confederates had excellent generals too -Robert E. Lee and Thomas Jackson Defending is always easier than attacking (familiar w/climate and territory‚ possible
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This marking period is nearly over and the topics I learned were describing the condition of the Southern United States in the aftermath of the US Civil War‚ comparing the life of slaves before and after the civil war‚ and analyzing the differences in reconstruction plans between Presidents Lincoln and Johnson. For instance‚ the term reconstruction means to improve and/or recreate something better. The term implies that there has been an era in America that needed to improve. An example would be
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The period after the Civil War was a very difficult time in the United States’ history. This time was known as the Reconstruction period and it was a very controversial time. There were many issues that had to be addressed such as what to do with the free blacks in the south and how states would be readmitted to the Union. This era saw the rise of the Radical Republicans. The government was going through changes‚ southerners were going through changes‚ and blacks were going through changes. Whites
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Many people assume that the end of the Civil War and the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment‚ which abolished slavery‚ brought freedom and equality for African-Americans. However‚ that was not the case. Freedom and equality were something that African-Americans had to fight for. They struggled in poverty‚ constantly being denied their rights‚ and being discriminated against. The end of the Civil War was just the beginning of the fight‚ African-Americans had to unite and work hard to make America
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It is often said that hindsight is 20/20 vision‚ but some major historical events are surrounded by controversy‚ one of which is the Civil War: was it repressible or irrepressible? It was irrepressible because the north and south were too culturally different for a compromise to work. The south believed slavery was an essential part of their economy and often advocated for strong state’s rights. The north was steadily industrializing with the increasing textile mills and growing urban population
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It was the fact that gunmen killed four Phalangists that caused the war to ignite in Beirut on April 13‚ 1975; the attack was originally aimed on Pierre Jumayyil. The assassins were believed to be Palestinian and therefore later on during that same day‚ the Phalangists retaliated with an attack on a bus that was travelling through a Christian neighborhood. The bus was filled with Palestinian passengers and twenty-six occupants were killed. Fighting erupted the next day between Phalangists and Palestinian
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"Those who deny freedom to others‚ deserve it not for themselves..." (Abraham Lincoln) Between the years of 1861 to 1865‚ the United States was at war with itself over slavery. This war is known as the Civil War. The Civil War amendments (13th‚ 14th‚ and 15th) deeply impacted both black and white people of America. The 13th amendments states‚ "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude... shall exist within the United States‚ or any other place in their jurisdiction." The 13th amendment officially
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give any money to the owners of the slaves for compensation. January‚ 1863 – March‚ 1865 – The War Continues Over the next few years‚ the battles continue. There has been so much death‚ it is making me sick. First there was the Battle of Gettysburg‚ Pennsylvania in July of 1863 where we lost 51‚000 people‚ over half of them from the southern states. This was by far the worst battle of the entire war. The Battle of Chickamauga was in Georgia in September of 1863 and we lost over 34‚000 people
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equality‚ and more political equality. Some protesters goals also extended to the removal of the current government or power. Slide 5.) As with the rest of the Arab Spring‚ the protests spread to Syria. This would eventually lead to the Syrian Civil War. Slide 6.) On the 15th of March 2011‚ protesters took to the streets in the cities of Daraa and Homs. Over seventy thousand people participated in the protests. Slide 7.) In Syria‚ the people had slightly different goals from their Arab neighbors
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Civil War in Somalia The video on the Civil War in Somalia showed that resources were limited and many people were dying during that time. Bodies were just rooting in the streets‚ some for two months ago and some for two days ago and didn’t get a proper burial. Untrained people are performing operations on tabletops because there is a shortage of doctors and surgical equipment. There was no water‚ no food‚ and no medicine. Most of the international community has turned their backs on Somalia. The
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