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    Essay The American Civil War was not the first war to be photographed‚ that honour goes to photographer Roger Fenton in 1855 who took pictures of the Crimean war‚ but it was considered the first major conflict to be extensively photographed. Some historians even argue that people know more about the American Civil War than any other war‚ up to World War Two because of the vast amount of photographs taken during this time. Not only did fearless photographers venture onto the war torn battlefields‚

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    The Civil War began when the Northern and Southern parts of the United States grew along different terms. The South wanted to become an independent nation and remained an economy based on agriculture while the North became more industrialized. When the social‚ economic‚ and political views surfaced‚ it led to disagreements on issues between the North and South. The Civil War was a pivotal event that influenced important historical events that led to the reconstruction of the nation (“The Political

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    Spanish Civil War

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    Spanish Civil War (1936–39)‚ military revolt against the Republican government of Spain‚ supported by conservative elements within the country. When an initial military coup failed to win control of the entire country‚ a bloody civil war ensued‚ fought with great ferocity on both sides. The Nationalists‚ as the rebels were called‚ received aid from fascist Italy and Nazi Germany. The Republicans received aid from the Soviet Union‚ as well as from International Brigades‚ composed of volunteers from

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    Cavalry In The Civil War

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    Throughout the Civil War‚ cavalry played an important part. Calvary is a series of strategies using horses and mules‚ for instance‚ they used it to scout and screen. It was also used for messengers and orderlies which was a poor use for calvary (civilwarcalvary.com). Their uniforms were dark blue if one were in volunteer cavalry‚ which meant they also had to wear light blue trousers. The calvary riders had to wear uniforms with yellow stripes on their pants along with a yellow trim on their jackets

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    Advantages in the Civil War No war has killed as many American men as the Civil War. This is because it was a war between ourselves. Leading up to the war were disagreements about slavery and Presidents and other things like that. The South on one side‚ and the North on the other. When Lincoln was elected‚ who the North wanted as President but the South didn’t‚ all hell broke loose. The South attacked northern troops at Fort Sumter and thus began the Civil War. In this war the North had almost

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    historical interpretations on slavery. But McPherson’s discussion seems to be more accurate than Elkins because He gives a more detail discussion on the black experience during the reconstruction and on antebellum American slavery prior to the Civil War. McPherson’s writing is more up to date (2001) than Elkins. Elkins seem to rely solely on critical commentary from other authors when discussing slavery. His basis is on the growing interest in black culture‚ which had some significant contribution

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    There were many events‚ people‚ and opinions that caused the U.S. Civil War in 1861. But the three biggest causes were states rights versus federal rights‚ the abolition movement‚ and the controversy of allowing slavery in the territories. Although these may appear to be vague‚ it was the events inside that made the difference. The South had a vested interest in not allowing the federal government to interfere with their state rights. The South claimed the federal government is prohibited by the

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    English Civil War Project - contents: · 1 timeline · 2 intro · 3 a map showing were the battle had happened · 4 key battles · 5 causes of civil war · 6 weapons and tatics used 1. English Civil War Timeline: 13th June 1625 King Charles Marries May 1626 Parliament Dismissed 13th March Parliament Recalled 22nd August 1628 Buckingham Assassinated March 1629 MPs Arrested 1632 Thomas Wentworth 18 June

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    Rwandan Civil War

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    English Argumentative/Persuasive Essay Rwandan Civil War On July 16‚ 1994‚ the world watched the Rwandan Civil War finally end‚ 800‚ 000 lives later and after devastating a nation socially‚ economically and politically. It seemed as if the whole world watched‚ yet did nothing. Many Rwandans lives are very thankful to the UN’s efforts but it wasn’t nearly enough. Canada‚ among many other countries‚ should have been involved in the Rwandan Civil war. Canada should have especially for it has an obligation

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    Introduction: American civil war witnessed the biggest massacre for women’s identity at that time btu wiltl they walked along with men to give them moral and emotional support so that they can reach their determined goals. During the painful journey of American civil war‚ every women‚ girl‚ nurse‚ sister‚ housewife played their unprecedented role. Body paragraph number 1: Women could be symbolized as a man with non ending bravery and courage‚ they united themselves to serve their homes and

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