Vietnam War” (Hall xi)‚ a rightfully said statement. Lasting from 1960-1975‚ it is America’s longest war and changed the United States politically‚ socially‚ and culturally during that period. In the early 1970s‚ the voting age was lowered to 18‚ largely because of the war. Also‚ Vietnam was one of the first wars in which African Americans largely participated. Lastly‚ Vietnam changed America culturally by causing mistrust in government. In the 1960s through early ‘70s‚ the Vietnam War changed America
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Economic Role of the Government Definitions and Basics Public Goods and Externalities‚ from the Concise Encyclopedia of EconomicsMost economic arguments for government intervention are based on the idea that the marketplace cannot provide public goods or handleexternalities. Public health and welfare programs‚ education‚ roads‚ research and development‚ national and domestic security‚ and a clean environment all have been labeled public goods. Government Spending‚ from the Concise Encyclopedia
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The Civil War Outcome - Why The North Won Question: Was the outcome of the Civil War determined by the nature of Northern and Southern societies or by what occurred on the battlefield? Reason For The Northern Victory The available resources of The North and South determined the outcome of The Civil War. The North’s superior industry and manpower paved the way for modernization and the ultimate victory. The South was destined for defeat due to insufficient resources to compete with the
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Introduction In the years that followed the end of the American Civil War‚ and more than a hundred years after the first industrial revolution which was centered around textiles‚ the economy of the United States grew considerably as the country entered in its second phase of Industrial Revolution. The visual map of the United States has therefor been transformed by unprecedented urbanization as more and more people started to emigrated from the countryside to the cities. Also the new territories
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Evaluate the role of General Sherman in the defeat of the Confederacy. William Tecumseh Sherman was an American soldier‚ businessman‚ educator and author. He served as a General in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was a renowned general and received commendation for his outstanding command of military strategy‚ as well as being criticised for his harshness of the “scorched earth” policies that he implemented in conducting total war against the South. Sherman’s attitude to war and his
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At the end of the civil war‚ there were many plans on thought for President Lincoln to come up with for the rehabilitation that included economical and political situations. The politicians want to especially bring changes in southern part. “This struggle to rebuild Southern government‚ society‚ infrastructure and economy was called reconstruction.” This was greatly opposed by the white people‚ as they predicted that this could bring the opportunity for the black people to get their rights. That
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The Civil War was fought between the Northern and Southern states of of America. Was the Civil War inevitable? It was a conflict bound to happen due to the differences between the North and South’s views on slavery‚ society‚ and politics. The South wanted their independence and freedom from the North‚ while the North wanted unity. The Northern states‚ also known as the Union‚ had a very strong economy based on agriculture‚ industry‚ and free labor. They were independent and did not have to rely
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The American Civil War and also known as the War Between the States was a war fought from 1861 up to 1865 between the Northern and Southern United States. The war has led to over 618‚000 casualties. There were several reasons to why the Civil War has occurred in the United States. Firstly‚ the Northern and the Southern have different economies. With the invention of Eli Whitney’s cotton gin in 1793‚ cotton became very profitable. This machine reduces the time taken to separate the seeds from the
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The American Civil war was fought between the North and the South from 1861 through 1865. Many people have different views on the civil war but why was it really fought? Why were the differences of one country not solved without war? What were the main causes? Who was responsible for the deaths of over six hundred thousand American lives? How could the civil war been avoided? These questions would differ depending on who you asked. The American Civil war was fought over many different reason and
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on April 9‚ 1865‚ many considered the Civil War to be over. The fact that the North was victorious over the South was accepted and the process of reconstruction began in America. It was never openly discussed on why the North defeated the South. However‚ the question began to slowly arise over time on why the South lost the Civil War. Many historians have become interested in this question and many reasons have been given on why the South lost the Civil War. Lack of manpower‚ shortages of supplies
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