In 1945-1949‚ the Guomindang (GMD) and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) fought for the ultimate control over China in the Second Civil War. In the beginning‚ the GMD had a great advantage over the CCP as the GMD had a larger arsenal and the Americans gave them large amounts of money. However‚ the CCP eventually won the Civil War‚ due to 4 main factors: (1) many GMD troops surrendered to the CCP‚ bringing American Weapons with them; (2) the CCP continued land reform whilst the GMD returned land to the
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The Civil War was one of the biggest and saddest wars the United States has gone through. From the many battles that happened‚ they are all important‚ but there are four major battles. These four are The Battle of Gettysburg‚ The Battle of Antietam‚ The Battle of Fort Wagner‚ and The Battle of Fort Sumter. All of these battles had many deaths‚ and some of the best Generals‚ on both the Union and Confederate sides. Gettysburg‚ a major battle‚ lasted three days. The Battle of Gettysburg lasted for
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To what extent was religion a major issue for the combatants of the Thirty Years War? A series of wars in central Europe beginning in 1618 that stemmed from conflict between Protestants and Catholics and political struggles between the Holy Roman Empire and other powers. It ended with the Peace of Westphalia (1648). Read more: http://www.answers.com/topic/thirty-years-war#ixzz38kVKtFWu Thirty Years War (1618-48). The Thirty Years War had its roots in the dynastic and imperial ambitions of
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actions–both big and small–have consequences. Considering the events of the First World War‚ it is my belief that imperialism has had a large role in the start of the war because of how it interferes with politics‚ the economy‚ and the expansion of territory. The First World War took place from 1914 until 1919‚ ending with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. It took place because people from a Serbian terrorist group called the Black Hand assassinated Archduke Francis Ferdinand. The conflict was a result
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Christianity served an important role in mobilizing and uplifting black people before and during the Civil Rights Movement. Christianity provided a means of freedom‚ hope‚ a platform for advocacy and activism since the first African slave reached the shores of what is now the United States. In slavery‚ Christianity was used as a method to keep slaves bonded mentally‚ however‚ slaves saw Christianity as something else. Slave believed that Christianity would bring them their freedom. Of course‚ under
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Appeasement was agreeing mostly to Hitler’s opinions. There were many reasons why Britain appeased Hitler in the 1930s. For example‚ by giving Czechoslovakia to Germany. Hitler sought through the terms of the Treaty of Versailles‚ which took away most of Germany’s territories and inflicted disarmament and reparations. In September (1938)‚ Chamberlain met with Hitler in Munich to settle disagreement over Sudetenland. Hitler’s demand that Sudetenland be given to Germany was agreed because it was settled
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Why did the 1905 Revolution fail? Liam Hunt When looking at why the 1905 revolution failed‚ we must first consider the state of affairs leading up to the revolution. One key event in the state of affairs was the separation of the Social Democrats who became known as the Mensheviks and Bolsheviks in 1903. This was because some members of the what was to become the Bolsheviks‚ wanted to have a violent revolution‚ whereas the other members wanted to wait until the capitalist stage of the Marxist
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Assignment 1.1: Industrialization after the Civil War Thesis and Outline Christopher Burnett Professor Alan Rogers Strayer University January 20‚ 2015 United States was growing before and during the Civil War however it was growing slowly. After the Civil War‚ industrialization increased rapidly with the rapid change of handmade production to machines in manufactures. With the increase of industrialization‚ this brought many opportunities and problems. Industrialization affected many groups which
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From the start of the American Civil War until the end of Reconstruction‚ the United States of America endured what can be considered a revolution. During this time many constitutional and social developments brought about great change in the country. Some constitutional developments that caused conflict were the Emancipation Proclamation‚ three civil rights bills‚ and the reconstruction‚ while some social developments which could potentially lead to a revolution were the Freedmen’s Bureau‚ the Black
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American Civil War Introduction The American Civil War is always remembered as central event in the history of the United States of America. The revolution of 1776 to 1783 resulted in the creation of the America but what kind of nation the America would have‚ was determined by the civil war of 1861 to 1865. There were two basic questions that were needed to get answered and remain unanswered even by the revolution. These questions raised the unanswered thought that whether the United States was
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