With the Civil War over‚ the nation faced the difficult problems of rebuilding the South‚ assisting the freed slaves‚ reintegrating the Southern states into the Union‚ and deciding who would direct the Reconstruction process. The South was economically devastated and socially revolutionized by emancipation. As slave owners reluctantly confronted the end of slave labor‚ blacks took their first steps in freedom. Black churches and freedmen’s schools helped the former slaves begin to shape their own
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By the 1900s it was second nature for Germany to revert to combat and strong leadership - i.e. during the 1st World War and Hitler’s totalitarianism during the 2nd World War. The victory over France in 1870 sowed the seeds for what can only be described as a ‘tragic harvest that was ultimately reaped’; when France actively opposed Germany in the 1st World War. The result of two wars in quick succession (that had badly affected France)‚ and the loss of Alsace Lorraine‚ led Georges Clemenceau to press
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Assess the impact on the USSR of the Great Patriotic War The Great Patriotic War had a huge effect on every country that was involved‚ but in this essay I will be looking closely at the specific effects on the USSR. First I will look at the economic effects of the German invasion. As the Germans advanced from the west‚ they took control over large units of Russian industry and agriculture‚ particularly when they invaded the Ukraine‚ where the majority of the USSR’s agriculture took place. But to
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Many people question this war. Whether it was right for America to go into war with Mexico. I say it’s not. Mexico gained its independence from Spain in 1821. As soon as Mexico gained their independence‚ they invited American Settlers over to improve their economy. This turned out to be a bad choice for Mexico. The American settlers ignored laws which meant they broke them. American settlers did not care for Mexico’s customs or beliefs. They soon revolted and secretly annexed Texas in 1836. This
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The aftermath of World War 1 in Europe was very much in turmoil and it was because the peacemakers weren’t able to see the scale of the damage of that WW1 causes. The empires of Germany‚ Austria-Hungary and Russia were nonexistent. Russia had undergone two revolutions‚ the states that were left behind were struggling economically along with the issues that the civilian population was facing such as famine‚ the Spanish Flue‚ and displacement there was a lot to repair in the aftermath. A social
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The Seven Years War (1756-1763) was one of the major conflicts in history since the fall of Rome. It had Bourbon King Louis XV on one side trying as hard as possible to repeat the golden days of Louis XIV and Frederick II of an emerging Prussia backed by British gold provided by William Pitt on the other. The Seven Years War was mainly the result of trading rights. The British colonials (Americans) were pinned up against the Atlantic seaboard‚ with only the Hudson Bay company in the north challenging
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soon to occur as the world slowly enters the “Second Great War”. The years leading up to the declaration of war between the Axis and Allied powers in 1939 were tumultuous times for people across the globe. The Great Depression had started a decade before‚ leaving much of the world out of jobs and desperate. Many may think the war began because of Germany’s invasion into Poland‚ but this was just the spark that lead the countries into the war. There were also many underlying
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The Six-Day War of 1967 changed the Arab/Israeli Conflict due to solid recognition of Israeli military power which caused other Middle Eastern countries to think twice about seriously backing Palestinians‚ caused a set back in Israeli civil rights which founded a tear in Israeli society‚ and forced the PLO to better organize due to their sudden lack of support from other Middle Eastern countries. Early on‚ the U.S. had developed a "well-organized pro-Israel constituency thus becoming a major
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The Hundred Year War a war that was between France and England for the French throne took place between approximately 1337 and 1453. The motivation for the beginning of the Hundred Years War is that England desired to gain control over France‚ and the French opposed the expansion of England’s power. The Very first battle to take place during the Hundred Years War was the Battle of Cadsand‚ and resulted in an English victory. During this battle‚ the English used their longbow for the first time
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important and strong leader that does not have the right to officially go to war without the approval of Congress. This law is dubbed the War Powers Act since it states that the President has to notify Congress when sending troops to hostilities and if in a state of emergency‚ 42 hours after (SAS Institute Inc). Presidents in the past‚ like President Richard Nixon and George W. Bush‚ have argued that by enforcing the War Powers Act‚ Congress is taking away constitutional authorities that have been
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