economic factors and conditions. He would argue that the focus of the American Civil War should be on economic issues and those economic differences between the North and the South. It is clear that economics and specifically the way in which the economy was to be run and organized were the clear motiving factors for both the South to leave the Union
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Many farmers had been growing food and crops for the government during the war. However‚ when the war was over the farmers continued growing enormous amounts of food. They even applied and received substantial loans from the banks to then purchase larger and more efficient farming tools‚ supplies‚ and machines
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How effective was opposition to governments in Russia throughout the period 1855-1964? In 1855‚ opposition to the Tsarist Government lacked an effective unifying ideology. This remained the case throughout the 1855-1964 period‚ even once the communists had taken power. A key contributing factor towards this was the lack of unity opposition possessed. Opposition throughout the period came from several sources‚ however it was dominated by division in opinion and ideology‚ only fully uniting in the
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Emancipation‚ etc. The cotton gin was important to the south economy. West expanded and in the North abolition expanded. The Legacy of slavery emerged in the 1960’s‚ a century after emancipation. Slavery brought to the United States changed the nation in many different ways and it helped the economy to grow up. Slavery expanded in all of the colonial society and it was in high demand because of the plantation in the south. It changed the economy and helped grow the nation in different ways.
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because men were out fighting the war. This played a large part in the advancements of women’s rights. They were severely needed in the workforce in order to make everything being used in the war effort and to compete in the arms race. The wartime economy even created
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World War II‚ the United States was experiencing a Great Depression. The economy was down and there was a high rate of unemployment. World War II helped America get out of that depression‚ it helped the economy go back up. The Cold War was the one to encourage industrial production. Because of it more military weapons were manufactured. Weapons like tanks‚ aircrafts‚ and missiles. All of the war productions helped the economy because of the high demand on military supplies. There were less items manufactured
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The problem threatening the American economy in the late 1920s were several. Important industries that were struggling to stay into business like farmers‚ railroads‚ mining‚ lumber and automobiles. Farmers suffered the most because during WW1 there was a big demand for crops. Once the war was over‚ the demand for crops dropped and farmers could not make enough money to pay their loans and payments they lost their farms‚ Americans were buying on credit and soon couldn’t make their payments. Many
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Through the West expansion and the rising of a stronger government and new innovations‚ the Market Revolution was born‚ thus causing the United States economy to boom. Market revolution was an important process that drastically changed the economy of the United States during the 19th century. On the same hand‚ it also affected the society and certainly was the cause of the Second Great Awakening‚ the changes in ideas about gender and the creation of the new middle class during this era. During
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that they could still own slaves. The northern states were repelled by slavery‚ in part because there was no great need to support their economy. Industrialization and factories were able to pay workers and many laborers would work for low wages found in the influx of immigrants coming through Ellis Island. The abolishment of slavery negatively impacted the economy‚ primarily in the South‚ due to Southern plantation owners having to pay wages for labor. Even though owning slaves was illegal‚ black
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farmers to go bankrupt‚ and many lost their land. In some cases‚ the price of a bushel of corn drops to 8-10 cents. Many farmers would rather burn their crops instead of try and sell them because of the low cost of all the food they have. The government did try and help farmers by passing a law that you could only grow a surplus of crops so that the price of crops will begin to increase‚ it was called the Agricultural Adjustment Act. The New Deal also created new lines for distressed farmers to save
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