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    Was the Civil War Inevitable? The three main causes of the civil war‚ infringement on civil liberties‚ infringement on states’ rights‚ and the collapse of the two-party system made the conflict between North and South almost impossible to resolve. When Abraham Lincoln was elected into presidency‚ it was implied in his inauguration speech that he was one who would abide more by Northern interests. First North Carolina‚ then other Southerners responded by doing what they had the “right” to do

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    things that started the Civil War but that is why I am here. Back then the South was pro slavery and the North was not. That was like the main reason it was a war plus other things that was happening involving the government. The South seceded from The Union because they wanted slavery but the North did not‚ they did not want to follow the national government’s rules‚ and they did not have as much as the North. The South’s economy was based off of slavery unlike the North. The South’s economy was

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    The Cold War and The War on Terror are also similar in some ways as well. The US had a common goal in both wars‚ stop the spread of communism and stop the spread of terrorism. In the cold war there was a line dividing Europe that separated the communist countries was referred to as the Iron Curtain. In the War on Terror most Americans can identify the nations and countries that sponsor terrorism. Speaking of the cold war brought silence and tension to the room and speaking of the War on Terror

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    1.  The Civil War will claim 600‚000 American lives.  According to the reading that is the equivalent of how many Trade Tower attacks? The death toll of the Civil War is equivalent to a Trade Tower disaster occurring every Tuesday for four years. 2.  Why would the framers of the Constitution not even mention the word ’slavery’ in the Constitution? The framers of the Constitution didn’t mention the word ‘slavery’ because they feared that the Southern states would not then join the new government

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    The key trait of police/military terror in Japan led to the atrocity of the Rape of Nanking because the Japanese prevented the Chinese from any form of retaliation which enabled the Japanese to enforce their strength further. The trait of Police/military terror is shown when a government of a nation uses terror or violence to force obedience on people of another nation or supporters of a opposing government. The goal of governments following this trait is to protect their own interests but not

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    The Cold War: The Soviet Union v The United States of America Cold war (noun): A state of political hostility between countries characterized by threats‚ propaganda‚ and measures short of open warfare‚ in particular. At a time when the worlds two superpowers were at odds‚ engaging in a cold war‚ America was able to prevail through the eventual break up of the Soviet Union‚ and intervention in foreign affairs such as the Korean war and the Cuban Missile Crisis. With the end of the second World

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    in the North different from the South Life in the North was different from the South. They both used different transportation sometimes. They also used different society most of the time so they wouldn’t be the same. They used nothing even close together with economy because they usually always used it at different times. So this is how the North is different from the South. Transportation was kinda hard for them in the North but kinda easy in the South. They only had trains in the North because

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    War is always a last resort‚ a hail-mary if you will. America has seen its share of battles and conflicts‚ but the most famous and possibly the most important was the Revolutionary War. The military conflict during this war through the use of tactics and goals brought about economic‚ political‚ and social repercussions for both the colonists and the British. The colonists would find out that the goals they wanted to obtain would take more than determination and will. They soon realized they

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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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    Essay- The Empire in Transition The French and Indian war‚ also referred to as the Seven Years war‚ was the very beginning of a hostile relationship between the colonies and Great Britain. The outcome of the war left Britain with a numerous amount of dilemmas to deal with. The French and Indian war was simply a continuation of a series of wars that had involved the French and British in North America. Many events led up to this astounding war. Whether it was English colonists yearning to take over

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