certainly had considerable advantages. There were 22 million people in the North compared with only 9 million in the South (of whom only 5.5 million were whites). The North had a much greater industrial capacity. In 1860 Northern states produced 97 per cent of the USA’s firearms and 94 per cent of its pig iron. Even in agriculture the North enjoyed an edge. The Confederacy hoped to make good its lack of materials by trading with Europe‚ but the Union used its naval strength to impose an increasingly tight
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reasons England won this struggle was because of the sudden downfall of the Spanish Empire‚ and England’s successful establishment of its colonies. Throughout the 16th‚ 17th‚ and 18th centuries‚ Spain maintained an impressive hold on American territory. As The American Pageant describes‚ they had attained a “sprawling empire from California to Florida to Tierra del Fuego”. Perhaps contributing to their success‚ the Spanish blended their culture with the Native Americans through marriage. This would
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Land represents a quintessential issue between Native Americans and Europeans. This has been true since Columbus’ discovery and the era of Spanish exploration‚ invasion‚ and settlement. During the latter periods of Native American history we observe how English colonization and then the birth and growth of the United States affects the Indian Nations. During this period we mark how two divergent societies value land differently and the disparities resulting in conflict and Indian subjugation. The
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there was no reason for the European nations to sail to America‚ where would we be now? And a better question‚ who would we be? Back in 15th century‚ thirteen European nations sailed across the ocean to colonize the “New World”. Each colony came for one or all of these three reasons‚ God‚ Glory‚ and Gold. Some of the colonies came to the “New World” for God‚ or in other words religion. Some of them came to get away from persecution because the Puritans in their nation didn’t like their religion
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Europeans and Native Americans in America Wars between Native Americans and Europeans with Americans have had quite a few similarities. In many of the different conflicts between American’s and the Europeans‚ the Europeans have almost always had Native American allies. This has created quite a difficulty between the American’s and the Europeans and Native Americans. American citizens often were more brutal and less professional when it came to war. Therefore‚ many of the Indians wanted to side
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1955‚ during the tension-filled era of the Cold War‚ the Vietnam War sparked American interest due to the underlying conflict of communism and democracy clashing against one another. During this time‚ America’s interests were not only divided between Russian and Chinese forces of communism during this time‚ but South Vietnam was peaking curiosity as they were attempting to take over their nearby democratic brother‚ North Vietnam. For many years‚ the French had ruled over the two areas‚ and America
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There were many factors as to why the Civil Rights Movement was such a struggle. There was a substantial amount of fear‚ fear of the whites and violence‚ fear of missing out on a better life‚ in African American population. There economic dependence issues‚ and the cultural norm of racism‚ which had to be fought against. The Civil Rights Movement was so difficult because‚ different generations were fighting with one another to change the way society functioned. There was considerable violence‚ and
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Third Party candidates rarely win elections but they can split parties. They can also effect the outcome of an election. When a third party candidate is considerably strong‚ or when the race between the two other candidates is significantly close. During the election of 2000 Ralph Nader and other 3rd party candidates said the election was going to be very interesting‚ and so it was. People all over the world were very confused over who was going to be the next president of the U.S. During the election
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Why did the USA reject the League of Nations? The USA rejected the League of Nations because it was heavily linked to the treaty of Versailles which many Americans disagreed with‚ therefore this led the USA to reject joining the League of Nations because it was created to support the treaty of Versailles and to enforce its terms. The USA rejected it mainly because some were worried about the financial cost of joining. For example‚ many people feared that American money would be spent on keeping
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Why did the Bolsheviks win the Russian Civil War? The Russian Civil War raged from 1918 until the start of 1921. During this time the Bolsheviks faced massive opposition to their rule in the form of the White Armies‚ led by the former officers of the Tsarist state‚ and also from intervention by the forces of foreign countries. The Bolsheviks were surrounded‚ and often outnumbered by their opponents. At times‚ their situation seemed hopeless. Yet‚ by the start of 1921‚ the Bolsheviks had defeated
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