The North took victory in the civil war against the South. The North had several of advantages when it came to defeating the other side.The blockade. As the war progressed the blockade of Southern ports slowly became more effective‚ closing the ports and thus cutting off the vital supplies needed to fight the war. This includes medicine. The South had to rely on Europe even more so than the North for supplies with which to fight the war so by eliminating more and more ports into which the supplies
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World War One‚ also known as the Great War‚ began in Europe and lasted from July 28th‚ 1914 to November 11th‚ 1918. The war pulled in all the big economic countries. The war consisted of two opposing alliances: the Allies (consisted of the French 3rd Republic‚ the Russian Empire and the United Kingdom of Ireland and Great Britain) against the Main Powers of Austria-Hungary and Germany. Even though Italy was a member of the Triple Alliance alongside Austria-Hungary and Germany‚ they did not join the
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the civil war was necessary. Without it we may have never taken the necessary steps to achieve freedom for the slaves. The southerns would never have given up there ways of life peacefully. There are many events of the time period that support my claim. The first example is the caning of Charles Summner. This is when Preston Brooks‚ a pro-slavery southern senator‚ attacked and beat Charles Sumner on the senate floor. This was after Brooks gave an Anti-slavery speech. The speech did attack the
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something the North and South could not do! North and South could never agree on many things‚ causing the Civil War. The Civil War includes some of the most cruel‚ bloody wars anyone has ever seen. The reasons of the war affected so much‚ the country is split into two. Reasons for South fighting One of the reasons for the South fighting against North is slavery‚ one of the main reasons for the war. In the split of the North and South‚ the South developed tensions and is angered because of abolitionism
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What destabilized the alliance system? Between 1870 and 1914‚ European states were locked in a competition within Europe for territorial dominance and control. In the years 1871 to 1914‚ European diplomacy involved an increasingly precarious balance of power. The politics of geography combined with rising nationalist movements in southern Europe and the Ottoman Empire to create an increasingly confrontationist mood among Europe’s great powers. The European balance of power‚ so carefully crafted by
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Syeda Zehra Mrs. Diamond ENG4U 9th October 2012 The Wars – Timothy Findley Family often has a great influence on the decisions of our lives. Parents often are the greatest external influences that we consider. Similarly in The Wars‚ Timothy Findley’s main character – Robert Ross’ parents influence his actions throughout the book. Mrs. Ross is portrayed as an adamant woman who is not very expressive of her love towards her children (especially Robert) because of societal norms but a gradual
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to isolate itself from the European politics but very soon people have realized that it is inevitable since America has common interests with European nations. America’s very first step in becoming world’s police was when President Wilson proposed the 14 points during the meeting in Versailles‚ which were 14 points that could provide world stability and peace. Despite the fact that Wilson’s proposition was disregarded at first‚ all of them got embraced after World War II. America has many foreign
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commander he would’ve received a large salary. As British troops marched into our country‚ he motivated our troops to work as one and gain back the hope of winning. We may lose a battle‚ but we aren’t going to lose this war was the mindset he had put in their heads. Not only did he do that‚ but he was able to gain the soldiers respect and get them back under control. An example would be when Washington
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and as austria hungary as well soon they both became super powers as armies grow and soon developed new weapons And soon germany began to invade its neighboring countries and so did austria hungary. Than Other countries came and join the war to protect their allies and Russia joined as well to fight germany and the main reason why germany expanded their territory and set up more business to help their army grow and fight here enemies and help build a big navy to fight England and soon Austria hungary
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Causes of World War One There were many reasons why World War One broke out: imperialism was taken into effect‚ nationalism and unification of nations was very popular‚ alliances all over Europe were established and glorifying one’s military rapidly rose. World War One started in July of 1914‚ and lasted until November 1918. The primary cause of WW1 was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand; however‚ alliances developed prior to the war and the glorification in country’s military made
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