The American Civil War‚ also known as the War between the States or simply the Civil War (see naming)‚ was a civil war fought from 1861 to 1865 between the United States (the "Union" or the "North") and several Southern slave states that had declared their secession and formed the Confederate States of America (the "Confederacy" or the "South"). The war had its origin in the fractious issue of slavery‚ and‚ after four years of bloody combat (mostly in the South)‚ the Confederacy was defeated‚ slavery
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| Nationalists | Political Strengths/weaknesses | *Caballero’s rule weakened because Republicans were politically divided due to different ideologies; communists vs. socialists who believed revolution should be postponed‚ anarchists who believed war could only be won through revolutionary policies. *Terror tactics to control increasing population led to resistance*’May Days” street fighting: communists and socialists vs. anarchists enhanced disunity | *main strength was their unity. Franco would
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“It is true that liberty is precious; so precious that it must be carefully rationed.” Vladimir Lenin said this‚ he was the founder of the Soviet Union‚ a command economy that collapsed in 1991. This quote summarizes the type of control that he believed was required to create a utopian country. In a command economy‚ the government makes all decisions on jobs‚ land‚ and production‚ which leads to many social and political ramifications. This fact‚ along with a multitude of other factors‚ led to the
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The Civil war began in April of 1861. There were many reasons the Civil War began. For example‚ slavery was one of the reasons. Another reason was that the South wanted to secede from the United States because they believed more in state’s rights rather than federal rights. These are two of the main reasons the Civil War began. In the mid 1800s in the South‚ you couldn’t drive a mile without seeing a cotton field. Cotton was in high demand to make clothing and many Southern farmers made a lot of
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Finally the Confederate line broke and Lee withdrew from defending the town. From the beginning of the horrible war‚ the Union’s goal was to capture the Confederate capital in Richmond. Petersburg had been the last roadblock in Grant’s path. After a nine month siege‚ Grant finally drove Lee’s tired army out of that city. Jefferson knew that Richmond was completely doomed. As the Union army marched toward Richmond‚ Davis and his cabinet prepared to leave‚ they gathered important documents and ordered
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Some see marriage as a union between a man and a woman only while others see it as a union of two partners of either the same sex or the opposite sex. Some see it as a sacred religious ceremony where two‚ man and woman‚ become one while others see it as a simple civil union between two people that are to share property and assets as a legal contract. Marriage in the present day can solely be judged in the eyes of the beholder. However‚ I believe marriage is a religious union between a man and a woman
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The fight for civil rights has been one of history’s greatest wars. This war was between the North (the states that did not have any slaves otherwise known as non -slave states) and the South (the states that ha slaves otherwise known as slave states). The North (otherwise known as the Union) won this war. The North won because they simply outnumbered the South (otherwise known as the Confederacy). After four years of hard fighting‚ the South just stopped receiving reinforcements like the North
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The Civil War has arguably been the most important event that America has undergone. The United State’s Civil War‚ also known as the War between the States‚ was fought from April 1861 until April 1865. The war was fought over the issues of slavery and the states’ rights. The Springfield‚ Spencer‚ Napoleon‚ and Gatling gun all helped the North and South in winning the Civil War. A large reason the North defeated the South was because of their advantage in weaponry. The North had a large railroad
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From Revolution to Ruin: Unraveling the Complex Forces Behind the Soviet Union’s Dissolution The collapse of the Soviet Union‚ a transformative event marking the end of a geopolitical era‚ was primarily driven by a combination of internal economic inefficiencies‚ failed political reforms such as Gorbachev’s Perestroika and Glasnost‚ and the exacerbating effect of external pressures including the arms race and global shifts towards neoliberal policies. These factors‚ compounded by the rise of nationalist
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Civil War Essay Prior to reading the book The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara I must say that I was extremely ignorant to the topic of the Civil War. If someone were to ask me why the Civil War took place I would say plain and simple‚ “slavery.” Although slavery was the main cause for the war‚ I didn’t understand how or why the topic of slavery was ever a debate. There are very few people in today’s society that can say without hesitation that slavery was at all ethical or moral. The mere thought
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