The American Civil War was the first modern war compared to the Napoleonic wars because Union and Confederate armies waged a total war that encompassed mass politics and advanced technologies. “The Civil War combined the mass politics and passions of the Wars of the French Revolution with the technology‚ productive capacity‚ and managerial style of the emerging Industrial Revolution.” The Civil War was not only an example of a modern war but one of the earliest examples of total war. The Union
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When you think of the Civil War‚ what do you think of? Unionists‚ Confederates‚ slave owners? Do you think of African Americans? Probably not. Just like the Revolutionary War‚ African Americans played an immense role in the entire war‚ yet many people don’t recognize them for that accomplishment. They were nurses‚ spies‚ cooks‚ soldiers‚ laborers‚ and heroes. African Americans were faced with mass racial prejudice‚ even from the abolitionist north‚ yet they chose to fight in order to abolish slavery
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terrible fates of African-Americans during the Civil War The role of African-Americans in the war and what they did when they served in the army. The Fugitive Slave Act was introduced in 1793. The role of an African-American in the Civil War from 1776-1783 had an effect for both the Union and the Confederates. The north was mainly called the Union but also fell victim to the name of Billy Yank‚ Jayhawkers‚ and more commonly known as the Yankees. The South on the other hand were sometimes called the
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The year 1964 is a very important date on the Cold War timeline‚ for one simple reason; this was the year that many attribute to be the beginning of the Vietnam War. 1964 was the year that two events took place that are responsible for pulling America into a total war with Northern Vietnam‚ allegedly to prevent the spread of Communism in Asia and to avenge the before mentioned attacks. The media’s reporting and reaction to the event played a big part in the effect it had on our people and course
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Ballagh : Irish Immigrants in the American Civil War Understanding an immigrant’s willingness to fight for a country he has only called home for only part of his life is easier to comprehend when you ask‚ “What cause is he willing to die for?” In the case of the American Civil War‚ the Irish immigrant’s “cause” depended completely on perspective. While two books‚ God Help the Irish! History of the Irish Brigade by Phillip Thomas Tucker and Irish Americans in the Confederate Army by Sean Michael
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The American civil war was a necessary event and it determined the kind of country that we have today. The civil war was a result of the southern states seceding and both sides fighting in effort to enforce their view of slavery. If the civil war wouldn’t have happened‚ then the southern states would have been their own country and so would the union. In theory this works‚ but both the north and the south were dependent on each other for economic reasons. Working together‚ the north and the south
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His: 204 American History Since 1865 American Imperialism The world today suffers the consequences of nineteenth-century imperialism. Although Imperialism has been decreased to an extent‚ it is still strong today. The United States became an imperialist nation at the end of the 19th century because Americans wanted to expand overseas with their belief in manifest destiny. “Since the 1840’s expansionists had spoken of a manifest destiny to overspread the North American continent from
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The American Civil War was the bloodiest war this country has ever seen. It followed numerous events that caused separation between the North and South‚ including the Mexican-American War‚ Missouri Compromise‚ and Kansas-Nebraska Act. As the country expanded west‚ debates arose over slavery in new states. Countless compromises acted as the stitches holding the two halves of the country together. Sadly‚ nothing could keep the two vastly different parts of the country from breaking apart. The Mexican-American
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The civil war has often been called "The second American Revolution‚" primary because many Americans actually thought they were once again fighting for their freedom and rights. While this is true‚ the Civil War itself was revolutionary. It was revolutionary in the political‚ social and economic conduct of the war. Each Revolutionary conduct of the war impacted America then and some still impact the world today. Politically specking The Civil War brought about new ways or revolutionary ways of taking
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sound of the rebel cry had finally subsided‚ The American Civil War had had already taken a deadly toll. Four years of gruesome fighting had decimated the population. Half a million of three million men had been wounded in combat. Over two hundred thousand others had been killed. Frontal assaults turned into suicidal dashes that resulted in victory for no man. Advancements in weaponry surpassed ancient tactics dating back to the Revolutionary War and inflicted staggering casualties. Railways allowed
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