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    differences between the North and the South led to the Civil War in the USA. The two parts of the country were developing at a different speed in the first half of 19th century‚ leading to a disparity in their economic situations as well as their social‚ cultural and political beliefs. While it is true that the US Civil War was triggered off by the issue of slavery‚ it would still be unfair to say that this phenomenon was the only cause of this war. However‚ slavery was the burning issue and the primary

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    The Civil War of the United States fought from 1861 to 1865‚ left an indelible mark on the nation‚ affecting various communities in profound ways. One often overlooked aspect of this conflict is its impact on Native American tribes. Before the war‚ Native American tribes inhabited vast territories across the continent‚ each with its own unique cultures‚ traditions‚ and ways of life. However‚ the Civil War brought significant upheaval to these communities‚ resulting in widespread displacement‚ loss

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    however in Guatemala was under attack by a group known as the Kaibil‚ the war had ended after the government had negotiated between each other and seized fire for good‚ then in Tasmania back in 1832 before the war had ended‚ the native americans were being kicked off their land by the king’s colonist‚ in 1832 a large massacre wiped out the Cambodian Genocide The Khmer Rouge was a militia and a communist group. Why did the war start? In Samulet‚ Cambodian peasants were not treated very well‚ they rebelled

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    published in both The Journal of the Civil War Era and Civil War History I have a far better understanding of the many different subfields that make up the historical study of the Civil War. My response to the question which prompted this essay would be that I consider myself to be a military Civil War historian. However‚ I am not a military historian in the traditional sense. I am interested in studying the military strategies used by the great military minds of the Civil War‚ but that is not all I am interested

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    North (known as the Union) and the South (known as the Confederacy) escalated on the soil of the United States of America. {1}This battle created a war better known as the “American Civil War.” The American Civil War started as a result of many years of differences and debates between the Union and the Confederacy. Slavery was the most important issue of the American Civil War‚ in addition to deep economic‚ social‚ and political differences. {2} Ending in 1865‚ the American Civil War‚ will be marked

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    Eric Lane English 1020 Tim Parker 11/9/12 The Civil War and Appalachian Geography Did Appalachian geography have an effect on the civil war? Every major war in history has two things in common: a winner and a loser. There are many factors of war that decide the winner and the loser‚ some going unnoticed. The geography of a war has an impacting affect on the war and is sometimes overlooked‚ often leading to one side’s downfall (Falls 5). Appalachia has a fluctuating geography‚ for it ranges

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    United Fruit. Within Guatemala United fruit ended up buying lots of land for banana plantations‚ railroads and ports for transporting bananas. In Guatemala the United Fruit did lots of good by building homes and infrastructures. As United Fruit grew everything went smoothly until in 1951 when Jacobo Arbenz was elected. Jacobo did not work well with the US government or United Fruit‚ this caused lots of problems. He was considered a communist threat to the US. Action was taken by the US government to

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    terrorizing those people they disliked. The KKK group operated throughout the South during the Reconstruction era. The Ku Klux Klan’s long history of violence grew out of the resentment and hatred many white southerners felt in the aftermath of the Civil War. Blacks‚ having won the struggle for freedom from slavery‚ were now faced with a new struggle against widespread racism and the terrorism of the Klan. The Ku Klux Klan terrorized African Americans by putting fear into their lives. The Ku Klux Klan

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    Slavery was a major cause for the civil war‚ whether it was recognized at the beginning as a central cause or not. “Two nations- The United States of America (shorn of seven states in the Deep South) and the Confederate States of America- each blamed the other for the breakup of the Union” (16.1). At the split of the Union and the secession of Confederate states‚ the war broke out. At the beginning it was considered that “This was not yet a war for or by black people” (16.1.1). But to consider what

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    Every war although initiated for a reason makes an impact on its nation. The Civil War (1861-1865) has been one of the most important events in the history of America. “... and I won’t forget the men who died‚…”‚ says Lee Greenwood. Over 600‚000 souls were lost fighting in the war that made impacts on the country that are still visible today. Therefore‚ the Civil War significantly changed the United States because of the political and social impact‚ medical advances‚ and the ending of the pernicious

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