On April 12‚ 1861 the once unified United States of America broke into war between the Confederate South and Union North with the aim for a short war over in a matter of months. Not a soul anticipated the nearly 4 year war that seemed everlasting. The foundational hope for the North to reunite the Union soon changed as the war moved at a tedious pace. They realized the abolition of slavery needed to be fought for. The Civil War changed Americans viewpoint toward the black population‚ political
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Nearly everyone remembers where they were‚ who they were with‚ and what they were doing. September 11th is important because it changed the daily life of every American citizen. Not long after the event‚ President George W. Bush launched a war on terrorism. Additionally‚ approaches to national security changed exorbitantly. It is an important event because it has changed the lives of Americans‚ potentially forever. The 9/11 attacks on American soil resulted in nearly 13‚000 casualties. The final
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initiated for a reason makes an impact on its nation. The Civil War (1861-1865) has been one of the most important events in the history of America. “... and I won’t forget the men who died‚…”‚ says Lee Greenwood. Over 600‚000 souls were lost fighting in the war that made impacts on the country that are still visible today. Therefore‚ the Civil War significantly changed the United States because of the political and social impact‚ medical advances‚ and the ending of the pernicious institution of slavery
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The 1960s was an era that changed America in so many ways. While many of the changes were in Civil Rights and in humanity in general‚ another change would come in the form of science and even the way we look at body armor and self protection in general. 1967 was the year in which a the world would have been introduced to Kevlar. Kevlar Not only influenced our military it also has changed the face of everyday American products. Discovered in 1965 an American chemist with the name of Stephanie Kwolek
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The Second Industrial Revolution changed American in several different ways. It introduced new technology that improved existing products‚ and created new ones. It also featured improved manufacturing processes that decreased the production cost of items and therefore increase the size of the market. New technology‚ such as improvements to the railroad‚ made it easy to get raw materials to the cities and get finished products to other markets. Overland mail used to take 180 days‚ but with the completion
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How the 1950s and 1960s changed the United States Your grandparents or great grandparents were obviously hormone filled young men and women. As many men were coming home from war‚ so were a ton of hormones. There were 76.4 million babies born from 1946 to 1964‚ with the greatest overall numbers coming from 1954 through 1964. By 1964 those babies‚ known as “baby boomers”‚ accounted for almost 40 percent of the United States population. Along with the growing population came a growing need for more
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Hip Hop has had an inundating influence on the black community in America‚ as well as society holistically. Hip Hop is more than music‚ Hip Hop is a culture. Over the past three decades‚ Hip Hop has influenced and uplifted America‚ verbalizing up for generations and providing a voice to a group of people endeavoring to distribute a message. However Hip Hop does have some major imperfections. The relationship between rap music and women has always been a tricky one to digest. Although misogyny and
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Influences and how hey Transformed America for the Better The Founding Fathers are the men who wrote the Declaration of Independence‚ the Constitution‚ and the Articles of Confederation. . If they were not able to create a system that united all the states as when country then‚ the states would each have different laws‚ and some states would not be appropriate to live in because of the laws it might pass. When the Founding Fathers created our government they were influenced by the many thinkers
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The Watergate Scandal changed America and the lives of many‚ but none as much as Richard Nixon. The Watergate Scandal had many aspects‚ all of which represented poor ethics of the American government and its elected representatives. During the scandal trust was broken and mystery loomed over the White House. However‚ once tape recordings were brought forth‚ justice was found and all fingers pointed to one man‚ Richard Nixon. A man that had made much progress while in office in his first term of presidency
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the Russo-Japanese War in 1904‚ which required development and production of military supplies. The Hiroshima Prefectural Commercial Exhibition Hall was constructed in 1915 as a center for trade and exhibition of new products. Later‚ its name was changed to Hiroshima Prefectural
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