Katelin Foster 9/30/12 Period 5 US History The Civil War The Civil War was a fight between the Southern states and the Northern states. It began in 1861 and ended in 1865. The northerners referred to this war as the war to preserve the Union because that became the main goal of the Civil War. Slavery was one of the causes of the war‚ but in the end Lincoln’s goal became preserving the union. When Eli Whitney invented the Cotton Gin in 1783‚ cotton then became very profitable. Many farmers
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anything about him. This being‚ Henry Clay thought he for sure had the election in the bag. However‚ here was one problem‚ the annexation of Texas. Everyone wanted to have Texas annexed‚ but Clay knew there was a possibility that this could start a war with Mexico‚ and it eventually does. Polk wants Texas‚ so the majority of the people want him to be president. Jackson liked Polk because he was from Tennessee‚ but he also was running against Clay‚ and Jackson sent a letter to Polk telling him to “Whip
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The Chinese Civil War‚ which lasted from 1927 to 1949‚ was a civil war in China which the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) overthrew the Guomindang (GMD) . As the CCP had always been inferior to the GMD in many aspects‚ many were shocked and startled by the Communist ’s victory; although numerous factors show that the Communist ’s victory was almost inevitable. This essay will examine the factors that lead to the Communists victory‚ which includes ideology‚ economic‚ political‚ social‚ military‚ foreign
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States‚ with the Northerners being abolitionists and Southerners being pro-slavery‚ there were more events that eventually led to the start of a civil war. The annexation of Sumner and Lincoln’s election increased tensions between the North and South‚ which ultimately led to the American Civil War. The caning of Sumner was a big reason why the Civil War started.
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The American Civil War and also known as the War Between the States was a war fought from 1861 up to 1865 between the Northern and Southern United States. The war has led to over 618‚000 casualties. There were several reasons to why the Civil War has occurred in the United States. Firstly‚ the Northern and the Southern have different economies. With the invention of Eli Whitney’s cotton gin in 1793‚ cotton became very profitable. This machine reduces the time taken to separate the seeds from the
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The Union‚ under the command of General Grant‚ leads to a win against the Confederates. All of Grant’s wins pay off when the South finally surrenders at Appomattox courthouse. On April 7th General Grant sent a letter to the general of the South‚ General Lee‚ the letter said to surrender and meet at the Appomattox courthouse so Lee can sign these terms to surrender. Although Lee was outnumbered and had little men left to fight another battle he would meet with Grant. Lee would sign the terms‚ and
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World War 2 (WW2) destroyed the Soviet Union. Apart from the loss of 25 million Russians‚ whole cities had been reduced to rubble‚ villages obliterated‚ and machinery and livestock destroyed (Aldred and Waller). Under the leadership of Joseph Stalin‚ the Soviet Union came out of WW2 with the goals of safeguarding and rebuilding the nation‚ expanding the communist sphere of influence and thereby‚ creating an indestructible Soviet Empire. In the twentieth century‚ Russia suffered three attacks from
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“Why did the Bolsheviks win the civil war?” There were a few key reasons as to why the Bolsheviks won the civil war. The most important reason that helped them to succeed was Trotsky. Furthermore‚ there communication between each other‚ their control of the railway and their strong‚ direct intentions all produced a successful win. Lenin also kept structure to the Russian public which portrayed Lenin as an iconic figure. All of these reasons really proved necessary for the Bolsheviks to succeed
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States supported slavery and the other half did not. Lincoln states‚ “A house divided against itself cannot stand”‚ concluding that something needed and was going to happen to change that. When relating this to the question of whether the Civil War was inevitable or not‚ this supports that is was indeed inevitable. The question of slavery was too grand of an issue to not result in some type of event in order for it to change. The events previous to the Civil War‚ such as the growing abolition movement
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People learn from their mistakes‚ as did the Indians in the late 1700s‚ as well as the Confederate troops from the Civil War. The Union was victorious in this war for freedom‚ and to this day‚ the north is more the heart of the country’s economy. Weapons have been around from the Neanderthals of the post-ice age‚ to the Taliban in Afghanistan. Rocks became knives‚ sticks became spears‚ and bayonets became AK-47’s. The technology from the French and Indian War was revolutionized and manufactured
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