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    Brothers fighting brothers‚ a country imploding in itself‚ the world is an antithesis of what auspicious t it is today. A country separated by gender‚ race‚ religion‚ and class is that really a Union? The Civil War has begun‚ a fight not yet for the freedom of slaves but a fight to mold two sides of a coin into one. The oppressed brethren are reluctant to fight and why shouldn’t they be through all the injustices the Union has placed upon them? Regardless‚ Alfred M. Green delivers a speech in an

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    Watkins. Both Martin and Watkins talk about the pride‚ misery‚ glory and horror of the battles that were fought throughout The Revolutionary War. Some of the adventures and sufferings of both men gives its readers a direct perception of what life was like for them. The American Revolution (1775-83) is also known as the American Revolutionary War and the U.S. War of Independence. The conflict arose from growing tensions between residents of Great Britain’s 13 North American colonies and the colonial

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    west‚ and to track water routes to help western expansion. The route that Lewis and Clark traveled west became an important route for pioneers‚ known as the Oregon Trail. Pioneers went west for many reasons‚ including economic opportunities and new ways of life. An abundance of land for farming and grazing‚ mining‚ forestry and for some‚ like the Mormons‚ an escape from religious persecution all led them west. In the beginning of westward expansion‚ the issue of slavery in the newly settles territory

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    Cause-and-Effect Essay final draft The American Civil War Everyone wants independence and freedom to do what they want. Kids want freedom from their parents to do what they want. When I was younger‚ I wanted to play computer games whenever I wanted. When I wanted to play computer games‚ my mom wanted me to study or do my homework. Freedom to do what people wanted to do is what caused the American Civil war only on a much larger scale; the whole south wanted to own and use slaves. The

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    What were the effects/consequences of the Spanish Civil War? The Spanish civil war lasted 1936-1939. It had great consequences‚ seeing as the war brought huge complications to Spain in social‚ economic and political aspects. The social consequences were many. Around 100‚000 Republicans as well as about 70‚000 Nationalists were killed during the war‚ showing great losses for families and for the population. The killing also continued after the war as Franco launched a terror campaign‚ “White terror”

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    country gained its independence from Britain in 1961 as an effect of World War II. Despite this change for the better the Sierra Leone Civil War started exactly 3 decades later in 1991 and lasted until 2002. This civil war was between the government and a group known as the rebels and resulted in many civilians deaths. After all the fighting‚ the government got help from the British and won the civil war. As a result to this long civil war the government was less wealthy as you would expect but at

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    \The Civil War‚ probably one of the most devastating events in the history of America‚ and in the cases of most countries‚ probably one of the most devastating things they’ve ever heard of. A major country divided and turned against itself and completely unable to work things out without violence. Yet not only did it affect us and our image as a nation to the other nations‚ but if affected various aspects of our lives. The Civil War had a gigantic effect in laboring‚ due to the fact that basically

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    Michael McCracken Global Politics Prof. Clarke 4/25/13 The Syrian Civil War and Its Effect on the World Environment Since early 2011 protestors have lined the streets of Syria putting on demonstrations calling for the resignation of President Bashar al-Assad. They were calling for an end to a nearly four decade ruling by Assad’s family‚ and the dispersion of the hardnosed Ba’ath Party. Shortly after these protests began Assad ordered the Syrian army to break up these demonstrations with the

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    The Civil War: Tuscaloosa’s Involvement Throughout history‚ America has been involved in many wars. No war hit quite as close to home as the Civil War. Brothers fought against brothers‚ and families were torn apart. Living in the United States during this time was rough‚ but living in the south was even harder. Tuscaloosa‚ being so close to the University of Alabama‚ played a significant role in the Civil War; it is important to understand Tuscaloosa’s involvement in the Civil War. The

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    Racial Tensions and Its Effects after the Civil War Darrell J. Bradford Professor Pawel Goral HIS 105 Contemp U.S. History November 26‚ 2013 After the Civil War‚ America was supposed to have been united in ways to bring the country to the forefront of the world. Yet‚ the South‚ being highly upset at the loss of the war‚ was not going to give in so easily. They still believed that the North were nothing but bullies and wanted to infringe on their rights as American citizens. So‚ still in the South

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