The North-South Divide (or Rich-Poor Divide[citation needed]) is a socio-economic and political division that exists between the wealthy developed countries‚ known collectively as "the North"‚ and the poorer developing countries (least developed countries)‚ or "the South."[1] Although most nations comprising the "North" are in fact located in the Northern Hemisphere (with the notable exceptions of Australia and New Zealand)‚ the divide is not wholly defined by geography. The North is home to four
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Women in the Homefront Women had many roles in the Civil War. One of their main roles was at the home front. The North and the South had very different approaches given the financial differences. In the North women organized many Ladies Aid Societies. In these societies women would bake‚ can‚ and plant food that they would then send to the troops. They also made uniforms‚ blankets‚ pillows‚ socks‚ and gloves for the soldiers. Other than making food and clothes for the soldiers they raised money
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There are a few reasons why the South lost the Civil War. One reason is that the North not only outmanned the South but also at almost every point‚ militarily. The South was also outclassed industrially. If it was not for European recognition and military aid the South would have never had a chance to win. Industrially the South could not keep up in out put and in manpower. By the end of the war the South had‚ more or less‚ plenty of weaponry still‚ but it just did not have enough men to use the
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Life at a prison camp during the American Civil War was not an easy one. It is estimated that nearly 56‚000 men died in various camps throughout the country (Hall). That casualty rate is much greater than that of any battle. This high mortality rate was not on purpose but mostly caused by carelessness‚ ignorance‚ and lack of supplies. James Robertson‚ a history professor at Virginia Tech‚ stated “Intent and malice were never intended.” In the Civil War‚ two out of every three soldier deaths was caused
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War prisons run by the Union were inhuman Civil War prison camps were horrible places for both north and south soldiers. Camps ran by the Union were also very inhuman. Most camps were overcrowded with little to no shelter. This proved to be an environment for diseases that ran rampant through the stockades and was responsible for the majority of the deaths. ‘ During about mid war the North and South took on more and more soldiers. The camps were only set up to hold so many people but they just
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The Effects of and Views on the Civil War in Canada Throughout most traditional history classes‚ we are given only the perspective of people directly involved in events or of people that were in the near region where the events occur. This often narrows our insight‚ giving us an allusion that said events only affected one region unless otherwise said so which gives us a slight bit of outsight. By opening our views‚ we must explore not only one event in particular but all reaches of these events
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American Civil War The American Civil War started in April 12‚ 1861. During this time artillery pieces were rapidly developed from smooth bores to bores with rifling. Rifling was first invented in the late 1850s The United States Army had started experimenting and implementing bore rifling at the start of the American Civil War. It was believed that two-thirds of the confederate armies light howitzers where taken from the union forces. Artillery was rapidly shifting its capabilities of being able
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attitude on war entirely. The technology used in today’s warfare is in no doubt in direct correlation from the great advancements during the Civil War. All advancements are due largely to the industrial revolution that was taking full effect in England; this eventually grew roots in America. By the 1850s the industrial revolution had engulfed America allowing production on an enormous scale. However the northern states of America held the large majority of the production faculties‚ while the south states
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Family Life During Civil War As a pivotal point in our nation’s history‚ the civil war holds a special fascination in the land and minds of the American people. It was a war entirely fought by Americans‚ often dividing families and even brothers against brothers. The American civil war was unforgettable. It was fought between the United States of America and the Southern slave states of the nearly formed confederate state of America under Jefferson Davis. The Civil War made really a tragic long
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The ideal of equality is one upon which the United States of America was built. Americans have long since asked themselves what exactly that means. During the Civil War‚ to the average Northerner‚ equality did not quite mean what most interpret it to mean today. To many‚ it meant only the emancipation of black slaves‚ not the rejection of segregation and prejudice against their dark skinned counterparts. The extent of prejudice of course did not end at race‚ but included looking down upon the poor
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