The American Civil War was the first modern war compared to the Napoleonic wars because Union and Confederate armies waged a total war that encompassed mass politics and advanced technologies. “The Civil War combined the mass politics and passions of the Wars of the French Revolution with the technology‚ productive capacity‚ and managerial style of the emerging Industrial Revolution.” The Civil War was not only an example of a modern war but one of the earliest examples of total war. The Union
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American Civil War (1865-1861) [1] has always been an interesting‚ yet tragic page of the US history. The numerous stories of heroism and cowardice‚ bravery and weakness‚ truth and injustice have been told several millions of times. The names like Abraham Lincoln‚ Harriet Tubman‚ William T. Sherman will never be forgotten by the American nation. Nevertheless‚ American Civil War had its consequences and one should know that behind the beautiful story of battle for freedom and humanity there were events
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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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American Civil War – The First Modern War America has been shaped by years of war‚ and one of the most significant was the Civil War. The Civil War established the political framework of America‚ allowing for the beginnings of social equality. The main catalyst of the war was
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The first turning point was politically‚ ended up being the emancipation proclamation and was done mainly by Abraham Lincoln. He was under pressure by the Republicans since the war was going on so long and slavery had became the big issue. The Battle of Antietam came along and Lincoln thought since the North had so many victories it was time for the Emancipation Proclamation “The Emancipation Proclamation declared that all slaves in areas rebelling against the United States were free‚ and that slavery
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Was the American civil war inevitable? The civil war was inevitable‚ only however‚ after one key event; the cotton gin made the civil war inevitable. The invention of the cotton gin in 1793 was the key element which enabled the south to have sufficient vested interest in their traditional lifestyle in order to feel the need to defend it at all costs even from their Northern countrymen. The core argument of this essay centres around the evidence which clearly defines their being in existence two
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The civil war has often been called "The second American Revolution‚" primary because many Americans actually thought they were once again fighting for their freedom and rights. While this is true‚ the Civil War itself was revolutionary. It was revolutionary in the political‚ social and economic conduct of the war. Each Revolutionary conduct of the war impacted America then and some still impact the world today. Politically specking The Civil War brought about new ways or revolutionary ways of taking
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Was a Turning Point The two armies engaged in a fight outside of Gettysburg. The Confederates and Union fought across Maryland and into Pennsylvania in June of 1863. The war began because the south left the Union. The president of the Union was Abraham Lincoln. The battle of Gettysburg was a turning point because of the Geography‚ Losses and the Morale. Document A is a map that shows the Geography of where the battles between the Confederates and Union took place. Most of the battles were in confederate’s
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Ballagh : Irish Immigrants in the American Civil War Understanding an immigrant’s willingness to fight for a country he has only called home for only part of his life is easier to comprehend when you ask‚ “What cause is he willing to die for?” In the case of the American Civil War‚ the Irish immigrant’s “cause” depended completely on perspective. While two books‚ God Help the Irish! History of the Irish Brigade by Phillip Thomas Tucker and Irish Americans in the Confederate Army by Sean Michael
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The Thirty Years’ War The Thirty Years’ War from 1618-1648 was a major turning point in European history‚ seen from a military revolution‚ by gaining larger armies‚ a religious revolution‚ through Catholicism no longer being the predominant religion‚ and the rise of France‚ through becoming the dominant nation in Europe. There was a huge military revolution‚ when king Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden came into power during the Thirty Years’ War. Adolphus revolutionized the army in many ways. He organized
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