The Civil War‚ also known as “The War Between the States”‚ was fought between the United States of America and the Confederate States of America‚ a collection of eleven southern states that left the Union in 1860 and 1861 and formed their own country in order to protect the institution of slavery. As hostilities broke out between the North and the South‚ both sides believed that they would prevail in short order; very few on either side envisioned a bloody four-year war that would pit brother against
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how the rights of women have grown over time. However‚ women were discriminated against time after time‚ but we have fought back against it and we have accomplished many incredible things. It all started in the Revolutionary war. Women served as people who did laundry‚ and cooked. Seamstresses‚ cooks and laundresses were the most common jobs for women during this war. Women were recruited left and right for these jobs‚ because they were used to working those types of jobs. Some lucky women even got
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North America would eventually kick-start the Revolutionary War in April of 1775. There were many factors that led to the war like taxes after the French and Indian War‚ the Boston Massacre and the Intolerable Acts among others. The colonists felt that they were being treated unfair by a government that was all the way across the ocean in England. Parliament’s decisions in England had direct effects on the lives of the colonists and the colonists were fed up with Great Britain’s rule over them. The
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The colonists were in every right waging war and breaking away from the British. Not only was this justified but it was about time that they stood up for themselves and actually took action against the British. For instance‚ the colonist had no say in any governmental matters when it came to the British. They had every right to come apart and take over their own government. Moreover‚ they were being taxed an absurd amount of money for everything they did. Furthermore‚ why should the colonists be
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Mistakes that led to the Revolutionary War | | | By. Bryan J. Korec | 9/25/2011 | | The American Revolution displayed certain stages throughout that matched with the broad general pattern. As a prelude before the Revolution itself‚ there were already preliminary symptoms of unrest within America that followed the first step in the general pattern of revolutions. Prior to the initial shots in 1775‚ growing discontent against the British Government who were passing certain acts
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What were the aims of the Documentary Film Movement in Britain? The British Documentary Film Movement describes the group of film-makers‚ put together by John Grierson and they produced content‚ which engaged in social issues. There were several aims to it‚ including: trying to highlight and improve the living conditions of the working class‚ to show the ‘real society’ in comparison to Newsreels and to incorporate a poetic element into film. Before discussing the movement‚ the influences on
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even back to when it was first starting out‚ the people were like mules. The colonists that slaughtered hundreds and thousands of Native Americans (oops!) were complaining about their ex girlfriend Britain all the time. They thought they were the victim in every scenario‚ when in reality‚ they were just being ignorant and only cared about themselves! Now‚ there has been a debate (not really) if the colonies were justified in going to several wars with Britain or not‚ and my answer is no. The three main
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The Revolutionary War was a time of discourse and fighting. The newfound American colonies‚ and soon self-declared nation‚ were conflicting heavily with their Mother kingdom. Slavery in the United States was on the rise‚ and the war was getting more brutal with each instance. Women’s rights were starting to gain traction alongside this. When soldiers were being deployed more and more‚ their wives‚ sisters‚ and mothers followed. Although women did stay home and take care of land while their husbands
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What were the causes of the American Civil War? The Civil War happened due to the many differences between the North and the South. For example economic‚ social‚ cultural and political differences. These all helped lead America to a Civil War. But to an extent‚ the most important cause was the fact there were many disagreements with states’ rights versus federal rights. It was clear that there was always going to be a conflict between the federal government and the state governments because
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Causes of World War 1 World War 1 started in 1914 and ended in 1918. The Central Powers which include Germany‚ Bulgaria‚ and Austria-Hungary fought against the Allied powers‚ Great Britain‚ Russia‚ Italy‚ France‚ Romania‚ the United States‚ and Japan. Before World War 1‚ fighting in war was seen as an honorable act. Every boy and man wanted to serve in war because they wanted to serve the country they love‚ but World War 1 changed all of that. The new military technologies and the horrors of trench
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