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    The American Civil War (1861–1865)‚ also known as the War Between the States (among other names)‚ was a civil war in the United States of America. There are many reasons for causing this war but the 2 most of those were‚ Sectionalism refers to the different economies‚ social structure‚ customs and political values of the North and South. It increased steadily between 1800 and 1860 as the North‚ which phased slavery out of existence‚ industrialized‚ urbanized and built prosperous farms‚ while the

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    with the intent of the reader gaining a further knowledge of the role the United States intervention played in stabilizing Lebanon in 1958‚ when the country was on the brink of civil war. The paper briefly gives a summary on the state of Lebanon‚ how a civil war was nearly imminent‚ and why the United States got involved. The U.S. military had no idea what they would encounter in country but were prepared for war. Luckily‚ war did not occur. The paper acknowledges the fact the U.S. intervention did

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    April 2‚ 2013 DBQ for AP US History Prosperous businessmen had immense influence and control over the post-Civil War economy and business in the United States. Even though large corporations led to the decrease in food‚ fuel‚ and lighting prices as illustrated in Document A‚ there were many small businesses and laborers who were left without jobs due to the dishonesty and domination from these large business owners. Document C describes how the manufacturing system has taken away the individualism

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    The Civil War began when the Northern and Southern parts of the United States grew along different terms. The South wanted to become an independent nation and remained an economy based on agriculture while the North became more industrialized. When the social‚ economic‚ and political views surfaced‚ it led to disagreements on issues between the North and South. The Civil War was a pivotal event that influenced important historical events that led to the reconstruction of the nation (“The Political

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    enslaved and free African Americans had been prohibited by state law. Free public education for all regardless of race was the first legislation regarding education post-Civil War‚ this legislation changed the Mississippi Constitution in 1868. Free education was not actually free‚ education inequalities‚ underfunding of black schools‚ residual feelings of slaves are not smart enough to be educated‚ and most importantly the lack of commitment to fund black schools. “State Superintendent J. R. Preston

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    It was on April 25‚ 1898 that Spain and the United States. As a result of the war the United States acquired territories in the Pacific and in Latin America. The war seemed to start when Cuba was struggling to gain independence from Spain. This was long before Cuba was a threat to us during the Cold War. This was early February of 1898. Being so close to America‚ American sympathy for the rebels rose. There was large demand for U.S. intervention after an unexplained sinking of the USS Maine. In April

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    shots of Civil War were heard‚ and following the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation by President Lincoln‚ the South had been humiliated and devastated. The repercussions of war included loss of life‚ land‚ and livelihood. Patriarchy and racism remained entrenched‚ but the emancipation of slaves significantly transformed the social landscape of the South. Liberated slaves started from scratch without access to cultural or social capital‚ and many eventually migrated north. African-American culture

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    investigation will be analyzing the question “how was the development of photography influenced by the American Civil War?” This investigation will include photography in the years leading up to the American Civil War and how the war years‚ 1861-1865‚ changed photography as an industry and as a medium of expression. One resource that will be used in this investigation is the book The Story of American Photography by Martin W. Sandler. Sandler is an accredited historian who graduated from the University

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    the United States‚ the government makes decisions to try and help our country so that we can obtain stable advancements. Our nation’s economy is determined by the four basic economic questions. These four questions are able to answer what‚ how‚ for whom‚ and who are controlled by the government. The government can answer these questions because we are a mixed economy. Our economy is combined with both socialism and capitalism‚ meaning our government helps out but is not the leading influence. If

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    Running Head: Family Size Family Size - Should the U.S. government limit the number of children people have? Introduction: As the world economy weakens‚ resources continue to become limited and the interdependence among countries increase‚ different countries have been introducing new policies which seek to control the rate at which the human population is growing. Most of these policies have been geared towards controlling the number of children a single family should have. The main

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