The beginning of the Civil War erupted when the question of slavery coming to end came up in the election of 1860. Once the South caught wind of this‚ they became anxious and had to start thinking about the safety of their markets and what would be the best option if Lincoln were to take office and all of their biggest fears would come true. Once Lincoln won the election‚ South Carolina took action and was the first state to leave the union and following was Mississippi‚ Florida‚ Alabama‚ Georgia
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the words “civil war” make you think of? For many people these words represent a fight of good against evil‚ and in the case of the American civil war‚ the war over slavery. But these assumptions about the American Civil War aren’t always true. The Civil War was fought from 1861-1865‚ after 7 states seceded from the United States in January 1861. These 7 states grew to 11 and were known as the Confederacy or the South. They were fighting the North‚ known as the Union. The Civil War is commonly
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Imagine going into war without any plans on what to do? Or even when everyone comes up with different plans on a topic‚ therefore everyone not on the same page? The white Russian army fought in the Russian civil war to be able to take control over Russia‚ but failed due to no combat plans and selfish generals. The Bolsheviks won this war because their army was better-organized and they had the best territory over the battle fields. Since the beginning their enemies‚ the Bolsheviks‚ always had enemies
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War. Back then war was not uncommon‚ many families sent off husbands‚ sons‚ even grandfather’s fought in wars and battles every day. The Civil War was one of the worst battles for families. This is because this war was north against south so‚ families were fighting each other. There were 3 main reasons for the civil war and here they are. Despite what people forget there are 3 main reasons for the Civil War. The three main reason were the economy‚ Failure of Political Compromise‚ and slavery. The
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There were three main reason why‚ I believe‚ the Red Army conquered in the Russian Civil War in 1918. These reasons are the geographical location of the Red Army‚ Military strength and‚ my main point‚ the disunity of the opponents. In terms of geographical location‚ the Reds had dominated the main area of Russia which was the area between Petrograd‚ Moscow and Tsaritsyn which had a population of approximately 60 million. Moscow and Tsaritsyn were important in terms of industry as they contained
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contrast the reasons why the North and South fought the Civil War. You turn on the computer and type out the following: The North and South fought the Civil War for many reasons‚ some of which were the same and some different. This weak thesis restates the question without providing any additional information. You will expand on this new information in the body of the essay‚ but it is important that the reader know where you are heading. A reader of this weak thesis might think‚ "What reasons? How are
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| Victory in The North | A synopsis on the outcome of the U.S. Civil War | | [Type the author name] | 11/6/2010 | | Since the final battle of the American Civil War was fought in 1865‚ scholars have debated the reasons for the Union’s victory over the Confederacy. Historians have attributed the war’s outcome to many factors‚ some of which include Lincoln’s superior leadership‚ the South’s failure to diplomatically secure foreign intervention‚ emancipated slaves enlisting in the
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The changes in the war aims by President Abraham Lincoln were very important in winning the war. First and foremost when the war began it was entirely based on re-uniting the country which most people in the North were not so much contented with given the fact that their children were dying in large numbers. However‚ when Abraham Lincoln shifted the rationale towards fighting for democracy through the abolition of slave trade which the confederate states wanted so much to preserve. This increased
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Civil war happened long ago when America is not the great America yet. But the problem between north and south part of this nation is still not yet solved. In 150 years later‚ battle lingers over how textbooks explain Civil War (Washington Post) ‚ the author wrote that even today some people still thinks that the civil war is about state right instead of slavery. The reason why the civil war is still controversial is that all the education and general opinion is the north fought for slave rights
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Slavery; North The North during the civil war era saw no need for slavery as factory production boomed. Most of the workers in the factories were woman and children who worked for a low wage‚ so slavery was not a hot commodity. The political cartoon to the left is considered a northern view based upon how the north fought for the freedom and equality of slaves. The cartoon depicts the blacks and the whites uniting through a waltz. The definition of Amalgamation is to unite or combine two. In the
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