Alex Hagwood 8th Period 3-5-09 Civil War Essay There were many contributions that were made during the Civil War that have made an impact on us today‚ including weapons‚ medicine‚ and fighting tactics. These have all improved with today’s technology. They have also become more sophisticated. Weapons have increasingly become more efficient and accurate‚ but they have had a model to work with. First‚ you have cannons and mortars. These could use a wide range of ammunition and had a long range
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Following the Civil War corporations began to develop at a steady pace. The needed fast transportation and abundance of materials during the Civil War fueled the correct conditions to give rise to the large-scale enterprises and financial capitalism in the United States after the Civil War. Resources such as natural resources and a growing population‚ paired with large corporation and the government‚ were the conditions that gave rise to the large-scale enterprise and financial capitalism in the
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The American Civil War‚ a war that pinned the U.S.A against herself and created a rift between North and South. This complex war lasted about four years in which both sides suffered great casualties. Due to the intricacy of the Civil War‚ there is much that can be learned from what occurred over those years before during and after. The most interesting aspect of this civil war is actually the politics behind it. Specifically how Lincoln was able to change what the North was fighting for. After
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Phil Ninan 12/5/2005 U.S. History Per. 4 The Road to the Civil War Until 1861 compromises helped the United States of America to avoid civil war. The Compromise of 1850 led a series of events set out to prevent war. The compromise of 1850 consisted of negotiations Henry Clay made which included issues on: slavery‚ land‚ and money. Also there were events that helped lead to war such as the Kansas-Nebraska Act. This included concerns with: the idea of popular sovereignty‚ repeal
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right to rule. Collectively‚ these opponents became known as the Whites. The Whites were opposed to the Reds for two main reasons: they seized the land‚ property and factories of the well off and they attacked religious beliefs. By the end of 1918 civil war had broken out in Russia between the Whites and the Reds. The Whites were supported from abroad by the Allies; Britain‚ France‚ the USA and Japan. The Allies opposed Lenin in retaliation for his Brest-Litovsk peace treaty with Germany in March 1918
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Origins of Spanish Civil WarReligion and Economics By: Kristina Russell and Sydney Watson Paper 2: Assess the importance of religious and economic factors in the origins of the Spanish Civil War Separation of Church and State Anticlericalism Distribution of land and equality Thesis In the 1930’s‚ tension between political parties‚ the fight for equality‚ and the separation of church and state caused visible alterations in Spain’s religion and economy leading to anticlericalism and anti-fascist
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foreign involvement affect the outcome of the Spanish Civil War? Part A: Plan of the Investigation In this investigation‚ “How foreign involvement affected the Spanish Civil War?” will be evaluated. In this investigation the two sides that fought in the war‚ Republican and Nationalist‚ will be evaluated‚ based of success due to foreign involvement. This investigation explores both sides’ points of view on the war‚ and clearly shows how the foreign involvement benefited
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The Civil War began on April 12‚ 1861‚ and it lasted for almost 4 years. The Civil War divided the nation due to the differences of opinions on the abolishment of slavery. Slaves who lived in the south were treated differently in the north. The north began gaining sympathy for the slaves in the south. Slavery in the south was one of the main causes of the Civil War starting. The abolitionist movement wanted to end racial segregation and to free all slaves. There are several reasons why they wanted
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-The Civil War is a Present Struggle- The Civil War was one of the bloodiest wars in history- more than 620‚000 people died by fighting for the Union or the Confederacy. All those lives that got sacrificed‚ but‚ we still‚ to this day‚ fail to understand the reasons they perished for they stood for what was right in their eyes. The Union was anti-slavery and despised the act. They fought to make sure that in the future‚ slavery and racism wouldn’t exist anymore. The Confederacy fought for the fact
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What Caused The Civil War? You hear the word civil in such terms as civil rights‚ civilian‚ civilization and civil liberty. All are related to the concept of a common citizen and a member of society. So‚ a civil war is a war between citizens representing different groups or sections of the same country. That is how the Civil War in the United States between 1850-1860 started. The distinction of ideas about slavery between the South and the North
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