An Avoidable Civil War The explosion of the American Civil War was caused by a vast number of conflicting principles and prejudices‚ fueled by sectional differences‚ and set afire by a very unfortunate set of political events. Undoubtedly‚ the central theme of almost all of the events that led up to the Civil War was one way or another‚ related to the dispute of slavery. Throughout the nineteenth century‚ slavery-related tensions brewed to such an extent‚ that politicians often took accustom
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Correlation and Causation in the Civil Rights Movement: The Court’s Causal Influence on the Passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 The Civil Rights movement was a collaborative effort towards equal rights for African Americans. In 1954‚ the Supreme Court deemed “separate but equal” unconstitutional in the case‚ Brown v. Board of Education. Some scholars of the Supreme Court argue that the Court had direct‚ causal influence on the Civil Rights movement‚ while some argue that the Court had little
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<center><b>Impact of Disarmament Talks on Cold War Tensions from 1963 to 1991</b></center> <br> <br>Disarmament talks between the two powers during the period of 1963 to 1991 improved the relationship between Soviet Union and United States by providing the necessary spirit of cooperation. The two most significant examples of arms control talks positively impacting the superpower relationship are the SALT I and INF treaties. Negotiations for SALT I played a part in bringing the two countries from
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The Cold War was a period of diplomatic tension between the United States and the Soviet Union(USSR)‚ that lasted from the end of WWII(1945) until the separation of the USSR in 1991.The main reasons for the conflict between the two sovereigns are the differences in government types‚ competition for global influence‚ and the development of nuclear weapons. The USSR and the US represented two different types of ideologies: Capitalism and Communism. This divide of principles led to deep suspicion between
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Spanish Civil War (193639)‚ military revolt against the Republican government of Spain‚ supported by conservative elements within the country. When an initial military coup failed to win control of the entire country‚ a bloody civil war ensued‚ fought with great ferocity on both sides. The Nationalists‚ as the rebels were called‚ received aid from fascist Italy and Nazi Germany. The Republicans received aid from the Soviet Union‚ as well as from International Brigades‚ composed of volunteers from
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Drew Valerio Prof. McNally History 268 September 6‚ 2012 Introduction The Cold war dated from 1947-1991. It was characterized by both political and military superiority between United States‚ which was backed by its NATO allies‚ and Soviet Union that led the communist side. The cold war was mainly started after the success of the alliance that was formed against Nazi Germany. This competition supremacy on nuclear warfare attracted other countries that also started making nuclear weapons due to
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Question1 Containment was the foreign policy put forth by the United States to challenge Russia during the Cold War (Kennan and Containment‚ n.d.). This Policy was based on a letter written by George Kennan called the X Article (Jones‚ 2008). The letter called for the United States to contain communism from any further expansion. Under President Truman‚ this became policy and would continue for many years and Presidents after him. Since the letter did not define the terms on how to contain communism
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The cold war was the war that happen almost directly after world war II and had many people involved. In this era the atomic bomb was founded by Einstein and everything went south from there. The Cold War was just a continued session of the Holocaust but with more powerful weapons. Initially the Cold War started with Containment and the Marshal Plan. Greece and Turkey were the first nations spiraling into crisis that had not been directly occupied by the Soviet Army. Both Countries were in severe
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The American Civil War was not just another battle in world history — it changed the way that wars are fought using new inventions. The Civil War was fought from 1861-1865‚ in the early 1800’s‚ the Industrial Revolution was taking place. By the end of the Industrial Revolution‚ the North and the South had very different economies. In the North‚ there were many factories‚ which meant that the North was almost entirely self reliant. On the other hand‚ the South’s economy was built around the selling
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The period after the Civil War was a very difficult time in the United States’ history. This time was known as the Reconstruction period and it was a very controversial time. There were many issues that had to be addressed such as what to do with the free blacks in the south and how states would be readmitted to the Union. This era saw the rise of the Radical Republicans. The government was going through changes‚ southerners were going through changes‚ and blacks were going through changes. Whites
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