During the course of the Civil War‚ the American society had changed in a new direction and had a profound impact on equality for all individuals. Although the Civil War had a great impact on citizens rights‚ the America society was also effected socially‚ economically and politically. The effects of the Civil War had everlasting changes on Americas society and remade America. However‚ the abolition of slavery‚ the economic gap between the North and South‚ and _____ all had the most significant
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The American Civil War was a war that helped form America into that it is today: A land of freedom‚ hopes‚ and dignity. It is such an astounding war‚ that children today learn this within their history classes. The Civil War consisted of many events that can be hard for the human mind to comprehend all at once. Therefore‚ students must grasp an overview first to further enhance their learning. There are so many videos outlining and overviewing the Civil War today‚ but which one is the best? Hopefully
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Even if the Civil War is most commonly remembered as a war to end slavery in the South‚ many other ethnicities were afflicted by the Civil War and more specifically Native Americans. Native Americans played a very important role in the Civil War and could be found fighting with both the Union and Confederate armies. In fact‚ two of the most famous Native Americans that were fighting in the Civil war were Stand Watie and Ely S. Parker‚ and there stories are highlighting the problems and triumphs that
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The deadliest war in American history is known as the American Civil War killing nearly 620‚000 soldiers and a mass amount of civilians. The War Between the States was fought between Southern slave states and the United States federal government. Southern states formed a group called the Confederacy‚ which went against the beliefs of the Union. Jefferson Davis of the Confederate States of America and Abraham Lincoln sought different views on slavery. Lincoln believed that all slaves should be
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American Civil War The American Civil War started in April 12‚ 1861. During this time artillery pieces were rapidly developed from smooth bores to bores with rifling. Rifling was first invented in the late 1850s The United States Army had started experimenting and implementing bore rifling at the start of the American Civil War. It was believed that two-thirds of the confederate armies light howitzers where taken from the union forces. Artillery was rapidly shifting its capabilities of being able
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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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(Joshua Giddings‚ H.O.R 1846) The United States war with Mexico began in the year of 1846. It started due to the US hitting it’s breaking point and President James Polk demanding for Congress to go into war. The war ended with the US taking the win and a treaty forming. The United States did end up gaining land while the Mexico lost some land. Although the United States against Mexico resulted in the gaining of America’s most valuable land‚ the war itself was just repulsive and inexcusable due to
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Unlike with other wars preceding it whom often brought together the citizens of the United States‚ the Vietnam War took on a role of destabilizing American society. Internal problems like racism and rising poverty that were once put on the backburner would appear as main topics of discussion that helped to further increase the already growing division in the nation. U.S. involvement and occasional interference in Indochina began with the French’s instance and desire to keep control of the region
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The Union held numerous advantages over the Confederacy at the start of the American Civil War. However‚ these advantages are hard to discern by merely looking at events‚ for the Union was unable to achieve victory for a full four years and suffered numerous defeats in the early years of the war. While the Civil War is well known for improving the civil rights of African Americans and ending slavery‚ it also holds other lessons in military strategy‚ lessons that still are apparent in the modern day
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Literature on the American Civil War is very intriguing. The Civil War brought a highly desired end to slavery‚ but it also came with very undesired death and destruction. The Civil War changed how writers write forever. In the South pre-Civil War life revolved around agriculture‚ mostly on large farms or plantations where enslaved African Americans were forced to do most of the labor. In the North pre-Civil War‚ the soil and climate favored smaller farmsteads rather than large plantations‚ which
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