A. Justify your choice of the two most significant social consequences of the First Industrial Revolution (circa 1780–1850). The Industrial Revolution is synonymous with Mechanization‚ or exchanging human labor for machine labor. During the first Industrial Revolution‚ child labor was a common theme in both Britain and the U.S. due to the great demand for labor. Looking for work families left their farms to travel to cities that were becoming industrialized. Upon arrival‚ they found
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The American Civil War‚ a bloody and brutal conflict that claimed the lives of over 600‚000 individuals. The war was fought between the Union and Confederacy‚ also known as the North and the South. It is considered by many to be a turning point within American history because it ended the issues of rights and slavery in the U.S. And while the war was also believed to be inevitable‚ the outcome certainly was not. Many factors such as Confederate strategy‚ lack of morale‚ and the outcome of the of
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The Civil War had many causes‚ some of them were long term causes and some of them were immediate causes. The long term causes were the problems that seemed to never be solved between the North and South. Slavery for instance was a long term problem because it was never completely solved; however continuous compromises were made between both sides‚ but the disagreements would not disappear. On the other hand‚ the immediate causes were the problems in which guaranteed that the North and South would
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Assess the extent to which slavery was the principal cause of the American Civil War. The American Civil War of 1861 – 1865 occurred principally because of slavery. Although other catalysts contributed to the outbreak of war‚ all were inextricably bound to the institution of slavery‚ which ultimately upset the equilibrium between the North and the South. Economic differences highlighted through agriculture and industry‚ states rights and the admission of new states as slave or free and the constitution
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Post-Civil War and Growing Pains Chuck Jones History 105 Dr. Rogers April 26‚ 2013 During the Post-Civil War era (1865-1900) there were several reconstruction periods as well as a widespread Western industrialization occurring. After the war it seemed as if the entire country had to press the “reset” button and literally start afresh. There was a break down in the south after the Emancipation Proclamation freeing the slaves‚ Gen Custard destroyed cities‚ and what seemed to be a booming economy
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Religion and the American Civil War is a field of study which has received much attention in recent years. Previously considered a peripheral issue by most Civil War historians (erroneously so)‚ religion reemerged as a significant interpretive element of the Civil War experience with the publication of Religion and the American Civil War (1998)‚ a collection of essays edited by Randall M. Miller‚ Harry S. Stout and George Reagan Wilson. Well-known historians such as Eugene D. Genovese‚ Daniel W
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The Civil War and Reconstruction made significant progress towards creating a more equal society. First of all‚ after the Civil War‚ the 13th‚ 14th‚ and 15th Amendments not only freed the enslaved‚ but gave them rights and allowed them to vote. The progress made was incredible and it was really done in a very short amount of time. The enslaved were now able to participate in government‚ work‚ own land‚ etc. We see‚ firstly‚ the 13th Amendment‚ which abolished slavery. Immediately‚ the Amendment
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The Civil War: Bloody and Brutal Union General William T. Sherman once said‚ “’War is cruelty. There is no use trying to reform it. The crueler it is‚ the sooner it will be over.’” The Civil War was one of the most brutal and relentless wars in American history. The war did not span out for a ten year period‚ it was only a couple years due to the mass amount of deaths. The Civil War was a successful time period in history that benefitted society by abolishing slavery‚ uniting a broken country
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the Roman civil wars of the 1st century BC. The term civilis here had the very specific meaning of "Roman citizen". The English term civil war was first used in 1651 to refer to the English Civil War. Since the 17th century‚ the term has also been applied retroactively to other historical conflicts where at least one side claims to represent the country’s civil society . The terms internecine war and domestic war are often used interchangeably with "civil war"‚ but "internecine war" can be used
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Part B - What were the consequences of the First World War for the British People 1914 - 1924? (50 Marks) Britain changed significantly between 1900 and 1918‚ there are many potential reasons for this however World War One is seen as the biggest. The whole world order changed as the old empires of Russia‚ Austria - Hungary and the Ottoman Empire collapsed‚ Germany was recreated as the Weimar Republic and France and Britain were significantly weakened. The USA became the most powerful country in
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