The 2011 Libyan civil war is an ongoing armed conflict in the North African state of Libya being fought between those seeking to depose Muammar Gaddafi and hold democratic elections‚ and pro-Gaddafi forces. Muammar Gaddafi has been the de-facto ruler of Libya since 1969 and has ruled the country without any election or a constitution. In late January‚ Jamal al-Hajji‚ a writer‚ political commentator called for demonstrations to be held in support of greater freedoms in Libya. He was arrested on 1
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The Civil War was a time of great change for many people‚ especially people who had been slaves before the war. They were finally free and required the help of the American government to adjust and get started in their new lives as free men and women. Although they received their freedom‚ they did not receive enough help from the American government in the aftermath of the Civil War for it to be as revolutionary as it could have been In fact‚ they received almost no help from the United States
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Male and female spies were essential sources of information during the Civil War. The best spies were people you would never suspect. Spies were brave‚ faceless and they knew the environment very well. Their presence was incredibly excepted. Whether they dressed as men and joined the army‚ posed as mindless slaves‚ or just kept their ears opens in collective circles‚ spies provided necessary information. It was even a woman spy who provided Union battle plans to Confederate Army‚ which allowed them
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The Civil War began on April 12‚ 1861‚ and it lasted for almost 4 years. The Civil War divided the nation due to the differences of opinions on the abolishment of slavery. Slaves who lived in the south were treated differently in the north. The north began gaining sympathy for the slaves in the south. Slavery in the south was one of the main causes of the Civil War starting. The abolitionist movement wanted to end racial segregation and to free all slaves. There are several reasons why they wanted
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Following the Civil War corporations began to develop at a steady pace. The needed fast transportation and abundance of materials during the Civil War fueled the correct conditions to give rise to the large-scale enterprises and financial capitalism in the United States after the Civil War. Resources such as natural resources and a growing population‚ paired with large corporation and the government‚ were the conditions that gave rise to the large-scale enterprise and financial capitalism in the
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The period after the Civil War was a very difficult time in the United States’ history. This time was known as the Reconstruction period and it was a very controversial time. There were many issues that had to be addressed such as what to do with the free blacks in the south and how states would be readmitted to the Union. This era saw the rise of the Radical Republicans. The government was going through changes‚ southerners were going through changes‚ and blacks were going through changes. Whites
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The Civil War was a long war between the northern and southern states. The southern states seceded from the union‚ creating the Confederate States of America with their president as Jefferson Davis. This caused many years of violence with the union fighting for a united nation‚ and the confederacy fighting for secession. The war ended with a union victory‚ but it brought many consequences. The most significant of these consequences are the destruction of lives and property‚ the emancipation of slaves
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1. Examine the social‚ political‚ and economic impact of civil war on the South‚ its values‚ and its people. Social: * Increased urban growth * Cities grew because of the shift towards manufacturing‚ growth of bureaucratic agencies to oversee manufacturing‚ RR‚ shipping‚ tax collection. * Urban growth resulted in the expansion of construction jobs‚ transportation developments * Changed roles for women * Headed households and performed men’s work *
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Important Civil Rights‚ Concepts‚ Events‚ and People African American Rights: 1. Executive Order 9981 (Truman) – July 1948 – established the equality of treatment and opportunity in the armed forces 2. Brown v The Board of Education of Topeka – 1954 – series of cases involving racial segregation in public schools; Supreme Court decision: unconstitutional 3. Southern Christian Leadership Conference – 1957-present – originally led by Martin Luther King‚ Jr.‚ this organization was
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Causes Of Civil War As members of the Futurist of America Association‚ we have been assigned to look specifically at the cause of the American Civil #War. There are five aspects that could of led to the Civil War and they are Westward Movement‚ Social Change‚ Froeign Policy Development‚ Government/Politics Development‚ and Economic Development. Out of the five aspects‚ Economic Development is the best reason for the eventual Civil War. First‚ Westward Movement could of led to American
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