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    the rise of another. The rise and fall going hand in hand seemingly‚ because there is usually always an counterpart empire who automatically captures the reins of the civilization. In such cases like Athens and the Delian league‚ it was the Persian wars that led to the Athens garnering their strength and officially ‘rising’ ultimately leading to the birth of the Delian league. dsfdsfdsfdsfdsfsfdfsdfsddfs When Darius’ son‚ Xerxes‚ amassed one of the greatest armies of only fewer than 400 Greek vessels

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    union to pay for what they did what I believe to be treason. The confederate general surrender to the union general Ulysses S Grant and now abide by the newly formed laws of no slavery and writes to every man. After lee surrender their was not much for a fight. Lincoln went to Gettysburg and gave his famous Gettysburg address which everyone who is an America educated has heard it once again claiming the south one again as the united states of America. Many were happy the war was over but several were

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    American Civil War Milan Patel The journal paper discusses the problems faced by Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis that contributed to civil war in their respective states. It analyses the contribution of each person in the American civil war. The achievements of both commanders will also be discussed together with their weaknesses. Introduction A civil war involves the conflict between different groups in the same state. The main objectives of the civil war are the intention of one group to exercise

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    they did not agree with voting for radical and did not like the Republicans. The KKK was used to help in this and I believe that they were helping the north. In the documents‚ it talks about the south and how people from the south were getting beat and how they were Republicans. The KKK believed the only way to get what they wanted and what was best for everyone else was to use violence. When a person did something that they didn’t like they would beat them or hurt them. Also‚ the north did not like

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    common wherever slavery occurs‚ be it Ancient Rome‚ Russia‚ Haiti‚ or the United States of America. Slaves‚ assumedly‚ had their own reasons to believe that their revolts would be successful whether it was a belief in God’s protection‚ a feeling of strength in numbers‚ or a general sentiment of being dead would be better than living in slavery‚ but few had a reason as good as those after the successful slave rebellion that occurred in Haiti. This rebellion led by Toussaint L’Ouverture was an inspiration

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    Brothers fighting brothers‚ a country imploding in itself‚ the world is an antithesis of what auspicious t it is today. A country separated by gender‚ race‚ religion‚ and class is that really a Union? The Civil War has begun‚ a fight not yet for the freedom of slaves but a fight to mold two sides of a coin into one. The oppressed brethren are reluctant to fight and why shouldn’t they be through all the injustices the Union has placed upon them? Regardless‚ Alfred M. Green delivers a speech in an

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    How did the American Civil War shape the United States? Introduction The American Civil War (1861-1965) was a major event that affected American politics‚ society‚ and economy. The roots of this North-South conflict are stubborn confrontations over slavery‚ state rights‚ and economic policy. After the war‚ the United States became not only a unified nation‚ but also a transitional society. It sets new examples for federal governance‚ racial equality‚ and industrial progress. This article discusses

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    Nationalism is often the shadow of patriotism and patriotism acts as a veil which conceals and justifies acts of nationalism‚ as well as‚ ultranationalism. For example‚ World War II is a case study which supports this source. World War II created a severe environment of “us vs. mankind”; nation against nation. These circumstances led to events such as the Holocaust‚ the formation of concentration camps and fanatical propaganda. When Hitler came in power during the mid 1900s‚ he had a very powerful

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    In 1947‚ President Truman’s Committee on Civil Rights issued “To Secure These Rights.” The text emphasizes the government’s responsibility to protect Black people amid unfair treatment regarding employment‚ housing‚ and voting‚ while drawing on the morality of Americans to stand for the freedom that the nation claimed to uphold. The statement recognized that the federal government should interfere in instances of “serious wrongs” —discriminatory housing policies to lynchings—committed by private

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    Lincoln knew that to keep the European influence out of the American Civil War‚ the Union needed to look competent to foreign entities by stopping the southern rebellion. Unfortunately‚ this didn’t start well when the Union suffered a crushing defeat at the Battle of Bull Run in 1861‚ causing Lincoln to feel a sense of “humility” and “embarrassment” towards European nations (Peraino‚ 2013). As a recommendation from the military‚ Secretary of State‚ Henry Seward‚ and Lincoln approved the Anaconda

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