According to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs and United Nations Development Programme (2007) the civil war in Sierra Leone was … [A] decade-long …marked by widespread human rights abuses‚ the collapse of the central government‚ and destruction of public capacity to provide any services or protection for its people. [The war displaced] more than two million people…widespread of sexual violence [with a record of] more than 1‚800 victims of sexual violence…[as] 55 per cent
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Civil War Data Questions Looking at the graphs on population and troops‚ why do you think Union states were able to raise a much larger army than the Confederacy? Answer: The Union states were able to raise a larger army than the Confederacy because the union states population was larger than the Confederacy. List at least two ways in which the Union’s large population gave it an advantage in the Civil War. Answer: 1.The Union states larger population allowed them to have a bigger army
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important things the Civil War was known for was the advanced weaponry that was used during battles. The Union and Confederacy made many different types of weapons which helped them have an advantage against each other. A soldier from the South remembers‚ "I had shot one hundred and twenty times that day. My gun became so hot that frequently the powder would flash before I could ram home the ball‚ and I had frequently to exchange my gun for that of a dead comrade" ("Small Arms of the Civil"). Weapons played
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The Civil War:The Real ReasonWhat was the Civil War The Civil War began April 12‚ 1861 with the attacks of Fort Sumter‚ and did not end until April 9‚ 1865 with the surrender of General Robert E. Lee of the Confederate Army. Over 620‚000 died in the war‚ along with disease killing twice as many as those lost in battle. 50‚000 survivors returned home as amputees. So why was this war fought?A common misconception It is a commonly held view that President Lincoln fought the Civil War to free the slaves
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In the lead up to the Civil War tensions between the North and the South had risen to extreme levels. This was due to the constant arguments about states rights versus the powers of the federal government‚ a big factor being slavery. Although‚ not starting out as a war for freedom‚ with Abraham Lincoln’s election the South felt as though it was an attack on their society as a whole. Four months later a majority of the southern states seceded from the Union creating the Confederacy. However‚ the Union
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Running Head: Civil War Origins and Legacy Civil War Origins and Legacy University of Phoenix Hist/110 August 25‚ 2008 Origins and Legacy of the Civil War Perhaps the greatest war in American History‚ the Civil War is unique because of the fact that it was the only war fought on American soil. The American Civil War’s origins were brought forth by complex issues dealing with slavery‚ expansionism‚ sectionalism‚ and political party politics. However the Civil War was mainly devised
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In 1924‚ there was a war between the Catholic Church and State that killed over 90‚000 Mexicans. The revisions to the Mexican Constitution in 1917 were the cause of the war. Seeing that the laws were unjust‚ bishops began a boycott against the Mexican government. Because of the boycott‚ people stopped going out and living their daily lives as normal. In 1926 was the first battle where 400 church members fought against the government. That was the beginning of the rebellion. During that time the soldiers
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During the Civil war‚ the North and South were deeply crashed in the horrifying situation. In the North the Union stands in place to let the South know that Southerners are weak‚ while in the South‚ they wanted to be proved as a Southern nationalism. In the South‚ Jefferson Davis who does not approve with Abraham Lincoln in the North‚ he had argued that the South has the right to be divided and independent. Which is why all the start of warlike strategy comes in place and is still passed on to the
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In the Iliad‚ the author‚ Homer‚ displays how war can affect individuals physically and mentally. This results in the individuals becoming more barbaric and hindering their true identities. Throughout the Iliad‚ the author shows the effects of war on specific characters. In the book‚ Homer shows how war can cause individuals to become more barbaric. An example of this would be the after-effects of Hector’s death when Achilles kills him. After his death‚ the greeks did the following‚ “Not a man
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Business Law 110 Capacity and Legality Question and Problems 1. In the United States the idea of an “age of majority” for granted; the only question is whether it should be 18‚ 19‚ or 21. Though in Great Britain there is no age at which a young person acquires the legal capacity to enter into a contract. British courts will not enforce contracts with immature minors. However‚ they make the decision of whether a person is too immature to enter into contract on a case-by-case basis. If the
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