Kayla Dixon Gilpin Unit #13 DBQ 1 April 2014 During the late 1960’s and the early 1970’s‚ domestic and foreign issues grew for the United States. Nixon’s presidency began in the midst of the Cold War and the Vietnam War. His policy for war was peace by gradually pulling American troops out of the countries they were stationed in. Domestic challenges such as inflation‚ the Civil Rights Movement‚ and eventually the Watergate Scandal received similar solutions. Nixon established many policies
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The deadliest war in American history may have saved the Union but it left both the North and South in shambles. Towns were charred to ashes‚ railroads were twisted to coils‚ and a Southern economy was on the verge of collapse. On top of it all a whole group of people were given freedom and placed into a society alien to them. Perhaps the biggest battle America had to fight came after the Civil War: reconstruction. Many in the US government believed they had the best plan to rebuild the country
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DBQ Reconstruction had a large impact on African Americans. It was a gateway period for African Americans into American society as equals. Many changes were made that helped them gain rights and acceptance‚ but it wasn’t an easy change. In the early years of reconstruction‚ black codes restricted African Americans greatly (Document D)‚ but as reconstruction went on‚ various acts were passed to help African Americans gain passage into every day society (Document A). From 1865-1866‚ the Southern
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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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might believe that Reconstruction did not successfully solve the problems of slavery and civil war because the first amendment was violated for African Americans and they were also not allowed to intermarry. In section 2 of Black Codes it states‚” Any freeman‚ free negro...seditious speeches (speaking against government)...may be imprisoned.” This shows that African Americans were not allowed the freedom of speech stated in the first amendment. This proves that the reconstruction did not solve the
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Confederates became serious. On April 12‚ 1861‚ the thirty-three states‚ Union‚ and Confederate‚ went to war. This Civil War lasted four long years. Ending on May 9‚ 1865‚ with approximately 620‚000 deaths and thousands of casualties‚ the Civil War is to date the bloodiest war in the history of the United States. The effects of the Civil War are still present to this day. The primary causes of the civil war were the different opinions on slavery‚ the growing abolition movement‚ and the Dred Scott decision
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Meghan Gardner Civil War & Reconstruction Paper 1 Compromise involves both give and take‚ where both sides involved receive some of what they wanted‚ but neither side fully gets 100 percent of what they wanted. Compromise for the most part keeps things running smoothly. I personally believe that compromise is beneficial during this time. The Missouri Compromise‚ for example‚ started when the territory of Missouri wanted to join the Union as a slave state after
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The Civil War and Reconstruction made significant progress towards creating a more equal society. First of all‚ after the Civil War‚ the 13th‚ 14th‚ and 15th Amendments not only freed the enslaved‚ but gave them rights and allowed them to vote. The progress made was incredible and it was really done in a very short amount of time. The enslaved were now able to participate in government‚ work‚ own land‚ etc. We see‚ firstly‚ the 13th Amendment‚ which abolished slavery. Immediately‚ the Amendment
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The Three Causes of the Civil War During 1861 through 1865 over three million men fought in the Civil War. We did not go to war to end slavery and slavery is what divided us but not in war. The Missouri compromise wanted to settle the issue between sectionalism and nationalism. Nationalism is the patriotic feeling for your country and Sectionalism is the interests in a specific local place. What are the three main causes of the Civil War? The three main causes of the Civil War were the Dred Scott Case
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1.1 Explain what is meant by: diversity‚ equality‚ inclusion‚ discrimination Diversity means where there is an difference between individuals or groups such as their culture‚ nationality‚ gender‚ age‚ beliefs or ethnic origin. Equality means the rights the individuals have such as giving choices‚ respect and services in response to individual needs. Inclusion is the process of identifying‚ understanding and breaking down barriers to participation and belongings. Discrimination means
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