historical interpretations on slavery. But McPherson’s discussion seems to be more accurate than Elkins because He gives a more detail discussion on the black experience during the reconstruction and on antebellum American slavery prior to the Civil War. McPherson’s writing is more up to date (2001) than Elkins. Elkins seem to rely solely on critical commentary from other authors when discussing slavery. His basis is on the growing interest in black culture‚ which had some significant contribution
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After the American Civil War‚ slavery of the black people ended. However‚ discrimination and injustice towards black people was still happening all around America. Around America‚ black people were pushed around against their will‚ not given the rights that are rightfully by law theirs‚ and even though there were organizations such as The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) working to fight against that‚ not much was being resolved. The murder of Emmett Till erupted
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The United States’ war with Vietnam was undoubtedly “a different kind of war”. Guerilla tactics and a largely jungle environment throughout the theatre of Vietnam made this a supremely unique conflict in the annals of American military history. Faced with this type of unique enemy and terrain‚ the American Armed Forces undoubtedly had to evolve and adapt their tactics accordingly. One element that is particularly extraordinary and exclusive to the Vietnam War is the development of highly organized
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’’Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball‚’’ Jacques Barzun‚ the social commentator‚ wrote more than a quarter of a century ago. ’’Fundamentally‚’’ Barzun said in an interview last week‚ ’’things haven’t changed. Baseball still reflects our society‚ it’s just that our society has changed.’’ Baseball‚ Barzun says‚ once expressed the unification of America‚ the teamwork involved. ’’When we look at the triumphs of American technology on a large scale‚’’ he
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What military technology introduced aided the Union in winning the Civil War? The American Civil War was a war over the secession of the Confederacy. The Confederate States of America were formed after 11 slave states declared their secession due to the election of an Anti-Slavery republican as president. The remaining 25 states formed the Union. Weapons such as the Gatling Gun‚ repeating rifle‚ which gave soldier the ability to fire multiple rounds without reloading‚ railroads and telegraphs
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“Before the Civil War‚ laws and traditions restricted women’s choices.” Woman play an major role in history but that was right before the Civil War. In the article‚ Breaking traditions by Kathleen Ernst‚ it is talking about how women were treated during the 1800’s and how they live in the shadow of their husbands‚ dads‚ brothers‚ uncles‚ and any other male relatives. The wars did change women’s lives during the Civil War. When the men went to war the women had to step up and do their husbands jobs
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The American Civil War created the nation of the United States as we know it today. The bloodiest war in the history of the nation‚ the victory was a combination of many factors and many battles that finally resulted in a Union victory. But why would a nation engage in combat so fiercely that more Americans were lost in the one war than in the American Revolution‚ WW1‚ WW2 and the Vietnam War combined? The main cause of the American Civil War was slavery. According to historian David Goldfield
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When Americans went dry during the 1920s‚ they didn’t know how history would be changed. America then changed its mind about Prohibition due to a rise in crime‚ a lack of law enforcement‚ and a loss of potential tax revenue. The first reason is due to a rise in crime. According to a graph published in a report in the US Census and FBI Uniform Crime from 2008‚the homicide rate was 7 per 100‚000 in 1919. This number increased to 9.8 by 1933‚ then decrease to 6 per 100‚000 after the Great Depression
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Why America Took Over the Philippines America had to keep them out of rivals hands‚ Christianize them and thought that they were ’unfit’ to rule themselves. President McKinley who was the current president at that time tells us himself why the USA colonised the Philippines‚ “(1) That we could not give them (i.e. the Philippines) back to Spain - that would be cowardly and dishonourable; (2) that we could not turn them over to France and Germany - our commercial rivals in the Orient - that would be
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During the decades leading up to the Civil War‚ the American people argued and compromised over the sensitive subject of slavery. It seems that the inflammation caused by slavery had reached its peak by the beginning of the war in 1861‚ and suddenly exploded at the battle of Fort Sumner. But did slavery really play the main role in igniting the American Civil War? Prior to the war it looked as if the government got stronger and more influential in the decisions of southern states in an attempt to
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