have tried to get the North and the South to come to a compromise on their differences during the 1800’s‚ but the Civil War was a completely inevitable event. One of the most notable differences between the North and the South was their stances on who should have more power in government. Northerners believed that federal government should be the one to decide whether slavery was to be abolished or not. The South disagreed since they felt that states should be independent‚ and have the right to make
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The Civil War was fought between the Northern and Southern states of of America. Was the Civil War inevitable? It was a conflict bound to happen due to the differences between the North and South’s views on slavery‚ society‚ and politics. The South wanted their independence and freedom from the North‚ while the North wanted unity. The Northern states‚ also known as the Union‚ had a very strong economy based on agriculture‚ industry‚ and free labor. They were independent and did not have to rely
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“The Mexican Revolution best exemplifies the type of politically driven conflicts that dominated in the Northern and Central Americas from the turn of the Twentieth century until World War II.” How valid is this assessment? The above statement makes reference to the conflicts within Northern and Central America‚ there is no doubt that these places have been involved in many conflicts‚ whether it be domestic or international. However it goes on to suggest that the conflicts within the continent were
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expansionistic than it had been for the past few decades. There was apparently a hunger for foreign conquest. The conflict with Spain derived mainly from the American desire to help the beleaguered Cubans with their independence from Spain. Americans wanted the war‚ which could well have been avoided‚ but they had little understanding of what the reults of the war would be. I believe American entry into the Spanish-American war was not justified. In September‚ 1895‚ came the event which changed
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The Cold War is considered a significant event in modern world history. Although‚ there were no actual bloodshed in this war‚ The Cold War is often described as a monumental moment in history. The Cold war was also frequently referred to as an arms race. As described on the website History.com‚ it is specifically “The name given to the tension that developed primarily between the United States and USSR after World War II”. The Cold War was a power struggle between communism and capitalism‚ and included
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slavery was finally being dealt with in a certain regard. In the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries‚ the north was still scared to upset the south so they didn’t do anything drastic. The south had this conspiracy that the north and the government was against them and that they were all trying to abolish slavery. Even though they’re weren’t very many huge improvements to the slavery laws‚ it was fairly clear that there would be a big conflict to resolve the issue. The civil war was inevitable
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As tensions continued to build because of the constitution allowing slavery‚ the South felt it was being backed up into a corner. (Schultz‚ 2013) The problem was‚ the South’s entire economy depended on slave labor. The North was already industrially sound‚ however in the South‚ it was the way of life and was based upon an agricultural society rather than an industrial society. The civil war was inevitable because the North and the South would not compromise on issues of slavery‚ sectionalism‚ and
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The Spanish-American war was a conflict between the United States and Spain over the independence of Cuba. This was a huge change for the United States in the matter of foreign affairs. The United States had previously stayed in a state of isolationism which is when a country does not involve its self in other counties affairs unless it directly involves them. President Roosevelt did not want for the United States to stay like that so he started to involve the United States in other countries affairs
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Inevitable Freedom The United States of America could have easily lost the Revolutionary War‚ along with colonists not constructing the Constitution‚ but also Colonial Representatives established as a self-governing entity within the British Empire. Amongst all odds‚ the Colonists managed to pull off their fight for independence from the world’s most notorious empire and military in the world at that time. If the British were to maintain consistency of their politics and policies‚ could the outcome
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would find itself involved in what John Jay‚ the American secretary of state‚ later referred to as a "splendid little war; begun with highest motives‚ carried on with magnificent intelligence and spirit‚ favored by that fortune which loves the brave." From an American standpoint‚ because there were few negative results‚ and so many significantly positive consequences‚ John Jay was correct in calling the Spanish-American War a "splendid little war." The defeat of the Spanish forces marked the end of their
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