This marking period is nearly over and the topics I learned were describing the condition of the Southern United States in the aftermath of the US Civil War‚ comparing the life of slaves before and after the civil war‚ and analyzing the differences in reconstruction plans between Presidents Lincoln and Johnson. For instance‚ the term reconstruction means to improve and/or recreate something better. The term implies that there has been an era in America that needed to improve. An example would be
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cousin against cousin‚ north against south‚ and nation against nation. The debate on slavery polarized the once united country and both sides suffered huge losses in both men and property through the coming riots‚ sieges‚ and battles. Although most of the fighting had occurred a far distance from many families‚ the “War of the Rebellion”‚ as it was officially named‚ had immense but different effects on northern and southern families. The men were the ones who participated in the war‚ but the families
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limit the spread into new territories. 2a. Who does the author of this editorial blame for the tensions between the North and the South? How is this opinion supported? The New Orleans editorial blames the tensions on the North and Abraham Lincoln. They believe that the South was just fine before the North stepped in and created conflict‚ it almost gives it a feel like the north is a bully. 2b. What consequences does the author believe that Lincolns election will have for the southern states
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The Spanish civil war is often seen as a fundamental divide between right and left- the first major struggle between Fascism and Communism. The Spanish civil war started distinctly as a Spanish civil war born out of Spanish disputes‚ but it was soon to take on an international character. The military situations were practically equal to both sides before the foreign intervention. However‚ after Germany‚ Italy‚ and USSR intervened the situation changed dramatically. In general‚ the decision by foreign
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The Chinese Civil was fought from 1946 to 1949 by the Chinese Communist Party and the governing Chinese National Party or Kuomintang. The two parties began initially by working together during the Northern Expedition‚ which were a Kuomintang military campaign unifying communists and nationalists from 1926 to 1928. The death of the revolutionary republican leader of the Kuomintang‚ Sun Yat sen‚ however‚ caused power struggle between the two opposing parties. There were multiple
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The American Civil War of 1861‚ has been taught in schools of America to be a war between the Confederates and the Union about the institution of slavery. However‚ this war also created the basis of new forms of weaponry and technology. Small arms of the American Civil War‚ were revolutionized in order to ultimately create faster-firing weapons that would prove to immensely assist soldiers in the war. Also‚ the advancement in weapon technology impacted the tactics and the style of warfare utilized
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What military technology introduced aided the Union in winning the Civil War? The American Civil War was a war over the secession of the Confederacy. The Confederate States of America were formed after 11 slave states declared their secession due to the election of an Anti-Slavery republican as president. The remaining 25 states formed the Union. Weapons such as the Gatling Gun‚ repeating rifle‚ which gave soldier the ability to fire multiple rounds without reloading‚ railroads and telegraphs
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Whether it’s at war or at home‚ whether it’s the soldier that suffers or the family‚ and whether it’s the mind that breaks or the body. The price of freedom is pain and sacrifice paid by the soldiers of the United States. In WWI‚ there was 120‚00 deaths‚ in WWII there was 405‚000 deaths‚ and in the civil war there were over 500‚000 deaths. As one of the numerous confrontations for freedom‚ the civil war was fought hard and fierce. Both sides fought for two‚ however different reasons‚ the south thought
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Trace the roots of the Civil War. Why did sectionalism ultimately result in violence in the United States? Was the conflict inevitable or could it have been avoided? Explain. I believe that the Civil War began with the debate over the future of slavery. That very issue led to secession‚ and secession caused a war where the Northern states fought for the ground of the Union‚ and the South for their independence as a new confederation of states under its own constitution. It seems to me 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. formed a group called the Confederacy‚ which went against the beliefs of the Union. America and Abraham Lincoln sought different views on slavery. Lincoln believed that all slaves should be emancipated and advocated the restoration of the Union. The
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