have to fight an offensive war (long supply lines‚ unfamiliar territory...) - capable mil. leaders‚ inc. Ulysses S. Grant - Confederates had excellent generals too -Robert E. Lee and Thomas Jackson Defending is always easier than attacking (familiar w/climate and territory‚ possible psychological advantages) Farmers fight better than factory workers Profitable eco. based on cotton exports But disadvantages…a smaller pop. of 9 million (inc. 3.5 million slaves) had to import ind. goods;
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American Civil War For the four years between 1861 and 1865 American fought the civil war. Meaning our own war. The North against the South. The free States against the slave states. The war had to solved two questions left unresolved by the revolution. The first being‚ Could the United States be a dissolvable confederation of sovereign states? Or‚ could the United States be an indivisible nation with a sovereign national government? The Second question would be‚ whether this nation which had
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On April 12‚ 1861 The Civil war began when Confederate warships bombarded Union soldiers at Fort Sumner. The Civil War is said to be one of the deadliest and most destructive of all America’s wars.The Civil War was fought in thousand of different places‚ from southern Pennsylvania to Texas; from New Mexico to the Florida coast. The majority of the fighting took place in the states of Virginia and Tennessee. Many still debate on what cause the Civil War. The North and the South have been
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When America broke free of British rule‚ all the colonies were still participating in slavery and the slave trade‚ and this took some place within the American Revolution. There were African patriots who were promised freedom after‚ and there were also loyalists who fought for the crown. This was in part perpetuated by royal governor Lord Dunmore. Lord Dunmore of Virginia proclaimed that any slave who fought against their rebel master would be freed of their servitude and could join up to serve the
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Civil Disobedience means to peacefully refuse or comply with specific laws you personally do not agree with‚ and accepting the consequences by not following said laws. Throughout history you see Civil Disobedience from great people such as Martin Luther King Jr‚ Rosa Parks‚ “later in life” Malcolm X and Nelson Mandela. Each of these great historic people contributed to Civil Disobedience‚ trying to equalize African Americans in a Caucasian set world. As a whole our instinctive feeling is to divide
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How would you feel if you had to share everything you had with everyone else around you? Not good? That is how the kulak class felt during the first five year plan issued by Stalin. This plan was supposed to increase the industry of Russia by quite a bit‚ if it had worked. He issued an act called collectivization where every farmer would share farms and equipment to increase efficiency this was part of his plan to liquefy the class. During this era the Kulaks felt horrible and were not treated correctly
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Civil war began in 1787? Though the Civil War itself did not begin in 1787‚ many events from that point lead up to it. Such events like the creation of the “Northwest Ordinance of 1787”. The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was a system of government for the territory North of Ohio. In these territories slavery would be prohibited. While in the south cotton was becoming very profitable after the invention of the cotton gin in 1793. The southern economy depended solely on cotton production. They
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promoting equality for all. It wasn’t until 1865 when slaves were free. Around “36‚000 men died in the Civil war” (Civil War Facts)‚ for the abolishment of slavery. The Civil war‚ being the bloodiest war in American history‚ all came down to the question of; whether human bondage is moral? Slavery is the underlying cause of the Civil war‚ as a result of the confederates inability to give up forced human labor. The South economically depended on slaves‚ but with limited state rights‚ along with the election
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Opposing ideologies and intentions is what ultimately led to the Cold War‚ which was fought between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)‚ between 1947 and 1991. After a hard fought victory for both sides in the Second World War‚ it was certainly undeniable that despite their alliance‚ there was a sense of rivalry and competition. The two parties would challenge one another in a series of proxy wars‚ attempting to influence certain regions‚ one of which would be
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How to be a Manager that Leads I. Introduction a. Purpose: How to be a manager that leads…………………………………2 b. Thesis statement………………………………………………………………2 II. Body of work a. Commonalities among leaders…………………………………………….2-3 b. Types of leaders…………………………………………………………….3-5 c. Managing styles……………………………………………………………..5-7 d. Mentoring vs. Coaching…………………………………………………….7-8 III. Conclusion a. Intangibles……………………………………………………………………..8 b. X-factor…………………………………………………………………………8 IV. References…………………………………………………………………………9
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