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    The Spanish Civil War

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    The Spanish Civil War Spanish civil war began on 17 July 1936 and ended on 1 April 1939 between the Republicans and the Nationalists to wrest the dominated power. When progressive Popular Front government was elected in February 1936‚ Nationalists gathered to plan resistance and they were led by Francisco. The rebel force predicted that the war would end with a victory quickly and take the entire country. However‚ that was their miscalculation; the war spent much time than their expectation‚ and

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    Civil War Slavery

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    Savery The American Civil War was one of the most defining moment in American history. It lasted from 1861 until 1865. Because the Northern and Southern states could not resolve their conflicts involving whether or not American would continue to be one of the largest slave-holding countries‚ it caused a division between the two. Along with the issue of slavery brought many economic and political disagreements that divided the states furthermore. Northern victory in the war preserved the United States

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    causes of civil war

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    set rules of the constitution. However‚ sometimes these compromises can have the opposite effect and stir unkind feelings that could lead to something as horrible as war. The Civil War occurred for many reasons; certain compromises being some of them. New experimentations in government around the beginning period of the Civil War were being used. The Great Compromise of 1787 or Sherman’s Compromise was an agreement that large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787

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    DBQ Civil War

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    Although events leading up to the Civil War had been going on for some years‚ the Civil War was not inevitable; the war was the result of extremism and failures in leadership of both the North and the South. A widespread of political‚ social‚ and economic factors was all contributors to the splitting of the North and South. State rights‚ controversy over slavery‚ and differences in economic systems pushed the North and South into a bloody battle. The Civil War started due to the differences between

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    Civil War Telegraph

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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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    Essay The American Civil War was not the first war to be photographed‚ that honour goes to photographer Roger Fenton in 1855 who took pictures of the Crimean war‚ but it was considered the first major conflict to be extensively photographed. Some historians even argue that people know more about the American Civil War than any other war‚ up to World War Two because of the vast amount of photographs taken during this time. Not only did fearless photographers venture onto the war torn battlefields‚

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    US Civil War

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    The American Civil War created the nation of the United States as we know it today. The bloodiest war in the history of the nation‚ the victory was a combination of many factors and many battles that finally resulted in a Union victory. But why would a nation engage in combat so fiercely that more Americans were lost in the one war than in the American Revolution‚ WW1‚ WW2 and the Vietnam War combined? The main cause of the American Civil War was slavery. According to historian David Goldfield

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    Civil War Consequences

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    Before the Civil War Abraham Lincoln was elected president of the United States of America In 1960. In 1661 the Civil War began because Fort Sumter is attacked. The people there surrender. Then that’s when it all started. Most people thought that the war would be over by Christmas. The Northerns were quick to join the Union Army. Pro-Union people were generally opposed to slavery and like stronged federal government. From there the War last until 1965.Civil War soldiers went on foot most of the

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    Post Civil War

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    America’s Post Civil War Growing Pains  History 105: Contemp U.S. History July 23‚ 2013 Professor Lewis There was a period around the time the Civil War ended known as the Post Civil War. This was a time America named Growing Pains. This name was given due to all the troubles and things they went through. There was so much that happened during this time and this is what made this era a known time period. During 1865-1900 post civil war periods‚ two major turning points would be segregation

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    Civil War Factors

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    There were many different factors that fueled the starting of the Civil War in the United States. The majority of the country thinks that slavery is the sole reason for the Civil War‚ but there were many other controversies and factors that went on to the beginning of the Civil War. Factors such as literature and different interest groups that were formed also played roles in the starting of the Civil War. Legislation was a crucial factor. There were different compromises and acts established that

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