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    Causes of the Civil War

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    Causes Of The Civil War The Civil War‚ which lasted from 1861 to 1877‚ was mainly caused by the diverging society between the North and the South. The North and the South had different goals. There were many factors that led to the war and the chief ones were political decisions‚ morality of slavery‚ and economic differences between the North and the South. A cause of the Civil War was that the economy was splitting. As said in document 2‚ the slaves were needed to work on plantations

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    Russian Civil War

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    right to rule. Collectively‚ these opponents became known as the Whites. The Whites were opposed to the Reds for two main reasons: they seized the land‚ property and factories of the well off and they attacked religious beliefs. By the end of 1918 civil war had broken out in Russia between the Whites and the Reds. The Whites were supported from abroad by the Allies; Britain‚ France‚ the USA and Japan. The Allies opposed Lenin in retaliation for his Brest-Litovsk peace treaty with Germany in March 1918

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    Causes of the Civil War

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    Causes of the Civil War There were several reasons the Civil War began. The north and the south had completely different views on some very important subjects.The north believed that slavery was not needed‚ but the south had needed slavery in order to harvest the crops. Also‚ new territories were being settled. Lastly‚ Abraham Lincoln was elected president. The areas of the United States had different economies. In the North‚ the economy was based on factories and wages. Everyday people worked

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    Civil War DBQ

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    During the Civil War‚ the North used many social‚ political‚ economic‚ and military tactics in order to win. It is important to note that some of the actions used to help the North bring the United States back together were highly controversial. Most of this controversy surrounded decisions made by President Abraham Lincoln‚ but were completely essential to winning the war while also setting the platform for a reunited country. One great idea that significantly contributed to the North’s victory

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    Spanish Civil War

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    Spanish Civil War (1936–39)‚ military revolt against the Republican government of Spain‚ supported by conservative elements within the country. When an initial military coup failed to win control of the entire country‚ a bloody civil war ensued‚ fought with great ferocity on both sides. The Nationalists‚ as the rebels were called‚ received aid from fascist Italy and Nazi Germany. The Republicans received aid from the Soviet Union‚ as well as from International Brigades‚ composed of volunteers from

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    Post Civil War

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    Post-Civil War and Growing Pains Chuck Jones History 105 Dr. Rogers April 26‚ 2013 During the Post-Civil War era (1865-1900) there were several reconstruction periods as well as a widespread Western industrialization occurring. After the war it seemed as if the entire country had to press the “reset” button and literally start afresh. There was a break down in the south after the Emancipation Proclamation freeing the slaves‚ Gen Custard destroyed cities‚ and what seemed to be a booming economy

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    Civil War Myths

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    There has always been a number of circulating myths about the American Civil War. We need to dig deep and find out if these myths are true. Did the South HATE black people? Did Robert E. Lee hate America? Was the civil war all about slavery? Did the South start the civil war? All of these myths are to be revealed. Supposedly the Southern people were the only Americans that enslaved black people. They tortured‚ beat‚ and starved them. According to research‚ a slave in today’s modern world‚ would

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    Cavalry In The Civil War

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    Throughout the Civil War‚ cavalry played an important part. Calvary is a series of strategies using horses and mules‚ for instance‚ they used it to scout and screen. It was also used for messengers and orderlies which was a poor use for calvary (civilwarcalvary.com). Their uniforms were dark blue if one were in volunteer cavalry‚ which meant they also had to wear light blue trousers. The calvary riders had to wear uniforms with yellow stripes on their pants along with a yellow trim on their jackets

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    Advantages Civil War

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    Advantages in the Civil War No war has killed as many American men as the Civil War. This is because it was a war between ourselves. Leading up to the war were disagreements about slavery and Presidents and other things like that. The South on one side‚ and the North on the other. When Lincoln was elected‚ who the North wanted as President but the South didn’t‚ all hell broke loose. The South attacked northern troops at Fort Sumter and thus began the Civil War. In this war the North had almost

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    DBQ Civil War

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    Although events leading up to the Civil War had been going on for some years‚ the Civil War was not inevitable; the war was the result of extremism and failures in leadership of both the North and the South. A widespread of political‚ social‚ and economic factors was all contributors to the splitting of the North and South. State rights‚ controversy over slavery‚ and differences in economic systems pushed the North and South into a bloody battle. The Civil War started due to the differences between

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