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    The Civil War was a very complicated war and had more than one cause. The Fugitive Slave Act‚ Kansas-Nebraska Act‚ Dred Scott decision‚ John Brown’s Raid‚ and the election of 1860 were all factors that led to the Civil War. The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 out the Federal government behind slave catchers. This now made the assisting of runaway slaves a federal offence. This also was a problem for free African Americans because if a white slave catcher said that a free African American was a runaway

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    and 1860. The population in the North started at 5 million and went up to about 31 million do with massive immigration. The immigration affects the economy do to all the jobs open. The economy has big cities from the immigration witch is good for the trade and manufacturing. Water from rivers and streams are used to make water power. Water power was used to run the factories . To the economy going up in the North the harbors and streets‚ improved‚ sanitation systems‚ and education is going up. Cities

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    were better than the Africans. And of course‚ christian missionaries were pro imperialism. They thought that imperialism would end the slave trade and would give them a chance to convert them. The result of these factors was Europe began to divide up Europe between the powers that be. The fact that they were more technologically advanced help them succeed. The use of steam engines‚ railroads and telegraphs made it very easy to penetrate deep into Africa. The fact that they had machine guns made

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    comparison of Russia and Britain in the period 1850 – 1900. How true is it to say that Russia was a ‘backward country’?” Countries develop at different rates at different times. While Britain had started to industrialise and modernise prior to 1850‚ is it true to say that Russia was as successful in trying to develop before the start of the 20th century or were they still considered a backward country by that time? Prior to and during the period 1850 - 1900‚ Russia was controlled by a Tsarist autocracy

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    Labor Unions: Aging Dinosaur or Sleeping Giant? The Labor Movement and Unionism Background and Brief History Higher wages! Shorter workdays! Better working conditions! These famous words echoed throughout the United States beginning in ô1790 with the skilled craftsmenö (Dessler‚ 1997‚ p. 544). For the last two-hundred years‚ workers of all trades have been fighting for their rights and ôseeking methods of improving their living standards‚ working conditions‚ and job securityö (Boone‚ 1996

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    During the election of 1860‚ Abraham Lincoln’s election had been seen as threat to the South because majority of the states had wanted to keep their institutions of slavery. South Carolina and 6 other states had first seceded from the Union in 1861 since they did not come to terms with Lincoln being president. Four more states had seceded following the Fort Sumter battle in 1861‚ joining the Confederacy. Although they had left‚ there had been four states that had remained in the Union which were known

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    factors that led to the War‚ and it was not just one occasion. The biggest cause that led to the Civil War was the differences between the North and South. The North was more industrialized while the South was more agricultural. The North had claimed that they gave everything to the South and that they always had to go to the North for utilities. The

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    The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Russian: Сою́з Сове́тских Социалисти́ческих Респу́блик‚ tr. Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik) abbreviated to USSR (Russian: СССР‚ tr. SSSR) or the Soviet Union (Russian: Советский Союз‚ tr. Sovetsky Soyuz)‚ was a constitutionally socialist state that existed between 1922 and 1991‚ ruled as a single-party state by the Communist Party with its capital as Moscow.[3] A union of 15 subnational Soviet republics‚ its government and economy were highly

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    Unions In The Workplace

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    Workers formed unions so that they could have some say over wages‚ hours‚ working conditions‚ and the many other problems that arise in the relationship between a worker and employer. Unions are important because they help set the standards for education‚ skill levels‚ wages‚ working conditions‚ and quality of life for workers. Union-negotiated wages and benefits are generally superior to what non-union workers receive (http://www.iuoe.org). Unions over the past 100 years have been shrinking and

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    the Union Unions were created with the everyday worker in mind‚ an opposite to the previous mindset where the employer ruled his employee and the employee had no recourse. Unions helped pave the way for many of the current rights we have in place for American workers today; such as the length of the workday and weekly hours‚ child labor laws‚ minimum salary requirements‚ workers compensation and safe working conditions. With so much advancement in the American workforce because of Unions‚ it is

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