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    technological advancements were implemented during the Civil War. Some of these include the introduction of the ironclad to naval warfare. The use of the railroad to speed armies and supplies around the country‚ high speed communication via the telegraph‚ the use of rifles that would change tactical warfare forever and the introduction of new medical practices and ambulance corps. One of the major technological advancements brought on by the Civil War was the introduction of the Ironclad into battle.

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    Civil War Technology Civil war technology was a very important part of the war. It influenced inventors and military inventors to create more weapon and machines to help in the war. New ideas and creations happened in this time‚ it changed the way wars were fought forever and not only wars were affected everyday life was also upgraded. For example railroads and telegraphs were a major part of change in this time. Weapons were a major part of the change of the civil war. Infantry soldiers usually

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    American Civil War was a gruesome conflict which resulted in hundreds of thousands of casualties. While the war effort was pushed by technology to end the war sooner‚ the fatality rate showed a direct relationship to the increase in technology. New killing machines were produced‚ unique forms for scouting‚ and an overall increase in tactics. Inventors developed weapons such as the repeating rifle‚ the submarine‚ and balloons. Even the telegraph stemmed from this powerful era. The Civil War sprouted

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    The American Civil War provided many chances for improvements in technology‚ but some of the new technology that was developed was in military technology. Many of the new developments involved taking previous technology and developing it for the military. An example would be lights used in lighthouses. The lights were originally used to warn ships of the land and with technology developments they were used to spot soldiers from the fortresses. Although‚ the Union and Confederate Armies took previous

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    American Civil War Technology The election of 1860 was among four candidates: John Breckenridge‚ a Democrat‚ John Bell‚ Constitutional Union Party‚ Stephen Douglas‚ a Democrat‚ and Abraham Lincoln‚ a Republican from the North. When election day came and all votes were in Douglas had twelve electoral votes‚ Bell had thirty-nine‚ Breckenridge with seventy-two‚ and in the lead‚ Lincoln had 180 electoral votes (Peters and Woolley). Lincoln had won the election‚ but he had not won everything yet

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    The civil war was one of the most deadly wars our country has ever faced. It was between two different sides of people who believed in different ideas but lived in the same country. The start of the Civil War was really key. It showed which side the North or the South would have the advantage at winning the war. The side which I think had an advantage was the North because of the factories they had. The good army officers they had. The fact that the war was also not in their territory so many of

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    The American Civil War is one of the most momentous and controversial periods in American history. America Civil War during the years 1861-1865 was resulted in the social‚ political‚ and economic differences that can be traced to the first colonies and are exemplified in the conflict between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton. These differences expanded over time to result in the divided country of the 1860’s. At the time of the Civil War‚ the abolitionists had many conflicts with South. The

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    American Civil War Milan Patel The journal paper discusses the problems faced by Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis that contributed to civil war in their respective states. It analyses the contribution of each person in the American civil war. The achievements of both commanders will also be discussed together with their weaknesses. Introduction A civil war involves the conflict between different groups in the same state. The main objectives of the civil war are the intention of one group to exercise

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    7/14/13 English Civil War - Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia English Civil War From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia The English Civil War (1642–1651) was a series of armed conflicts and political problems between Parliamentarians (Roundheads) and Royalists (Cavaliers). The first (1642–46) and second (1648–49) civil wars pitted the supporters of King Charles I against the supporters of the Long Parliament‚ while the third war (1649–51) saw fighting between supporters of King Charles II

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    The Civil War had many causes‚ some of them were long term causes and some of them were immediate causes. The long term causes were the problems that seemed to never be solved between the North and South. Slavery for instance was a long term problem because it was never completely solved; however continuous compromises were made between both sides‚ but the disagreements would not disappear. On the other hand‚ the immediate causes were the problems in which guaranteed that the North and South would

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