The period of Reconstruction after the Civil War cannot be classified as either a success or a failure because there are many conflicting outcomes and differing opinions regarding this era. During this time‚ the United States was once again united but the government also failed to ensure and protect the rights of former slaves from white persecution. The South reverted to its old ways of discrimination when President Hayes removed Union troops in 1877. Reconstruction was a success in the sense that
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For years‚ the lives of Mexican Americans were living in harsh conditions due to being racial discriminated against by Anglo Americans. Mexicans have had their land taken away‚ received low wages‚ and targeted for petty crimes. At the start of World War II‚ Mexicans Americans were given an opportunity to join the armed forces for a chance to change their social and economic conditions at home. When Mexican came home from the war they developed an excellent military record‚ as well as their self-esteem
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In the early to mid 1860s‚ America faced a destructive Civil War that tore the country apart. It separated the North from the South and resulted in northern victory. The northern victory angered the South and tensions were further enraged by the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. This pushed Vice President Andrew Johnson into the presidency and ushered in a period known as Reconstruction‚ which sought to repair the country. Meanwhile‚ the issue of freedmen’s rights became a major political
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The Cold War‚ a hostile rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union‚ lasted from the late 1940s until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.Though the two nations fought indirectly‚ the tensions between these two former allies invited all the world’s countries to watch the events of this war closely because its outcomes could have changed the world and sent it towards a destructive future. Both superpowers threatened each other with nuclear annihilation and participated frequently in
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The Civil War The Civil War started in 1861 and lasted for four years until the south surrendered in 1865. The war was between the northern states and the southern states of the United States. Since the War there has been a lot of discussions among historians arguing about the cause of the war. Historians have yet to agree if the cause was social‚ political‚ economical or a mix of them. Most of those who believe it was because of economic reasons believe that it was because of The Sectional
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My most significant accomplishment was being first chair trumpet. When I first started playing trumpet in fifth grade‚ I was terrible at it. I started practicing more in middle school‚ but I still wasn’t progressing much. I then started taking lessons during sixth grade and learned that my mouth position was very wrong. My lesson teacher was able to help me fix that problem but then I got braces. When I got braces‚ I took a huge step back. I had to relearn how to play the trumpet. I eventually got
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What caused the American Civil War? It is amazing that even today‚ nearly 150 years after the Civil War started‚ there is passionate debate regarding the "cause" of the Civil War. Consider this: It is a fact that when the armies for the North and South were first formed‚ only a small minority of the soldiers on either side would have declared that the reason they joined the army was to fight either "for" or "against" slavery. However‚ equally true is the statement: "Had there been no slavery‚ there
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Sectionalism caused The Civil War‚ and it was a huge problem in the US. One side protecting the opinion that every man is created equal‚ and one protecting the idea of slavery‚ and how blacks 3are a less powerful race. This was definitely a darker time in US history‚ with Lincoln being president during it all. Sectionalism is to blame for this‚ with the North and the South constantly growing apart every minute in the 1800s. Sectionalism led to Economic and Political conflicts in the mid-1800s
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Throughout the time period that we have studied‚ I believe that there were three events that had the most significant impact on American life. Progressivism was the most important outcome from these years. Another major outcome is the Birth Control Movement. The Freedman’s Bureau is the last major result from this time period. Between 1865 and early 1920’s‚ the country changed from a rural nation to an urban one. Progressivism is the reform movement of the 1900’s. It dealt with people from the middle
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Conflicts widened between the North and the South as two sides collided in every event before the Civil War. The North and the South were very different in many ways. They were known as two different countries because of their cultural and economic differences. The disagreements between the North and the South aggravated the separation that was soon to follow. When the North gained the control of the government‚ the South seceded. The North was industrialized and had many factories. It also included
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