slaves the right to vote‚ reuniting the Union‚ and more. The success in these areas greatly contributed to why I think Reconstruction was a success. I think it succeeded in ending slavery because the first of the Reconstruction Amendments‚ or the 13th Amendment‚ prohibits slavery in the United States by law. Slavery hasn’t completely disappeared since then‚ but it comes nowhere close to the state it was at before the Civil War‚ so I personally think that it
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Why did the United States Withdraw From the Vietnam War? The United States withdrew from the Vietnam War for several reasons. The Army had to fight in unfamiliar territory‚ was lacking in moral‚ were not prepared for the conditions‚ could not shut down the Ho Chi Minh Trail‚ and were untrained to respond to guerilla warfare. This combination of disadvantages and the loss of public support led to the United States withdrawing from Vietnam. The United States Army was forced to fight in a new land that
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factors led to the rise of U.S. industrialization in the late 1800’s. New technologies like steam engines‚ railroads‚ and telegraphs made communication and transportation easier. The ability to source and transport materials across the country with ease turned many local businesses into national companies. Workplace innovations‚ such as the assembly-line method of production‚ allowed these companies to produce goods on a mass scale. In the late 1800’s‚ the American railway system became a nationwide transportation
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Most Americans saw little reason for the United States to involve itself in "the European War‚" though some individuals—such as young pilots excited at the notion of flying in combat—enlisted through Canada or elsewhere. President Woodrow Wilson won reelection in 1916 on the slogan‚ "He kept us out of war." That same year he tried to bring the combatant nations to the bargaining table to seek an end to the war that would be fair to all‚ but the attempt failed. America was drawn into the conflict
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The Awakening By: Danny Pitts Society ’s Standards In the late 1800 ’s‚ as well as the early 1900 ’s‚ women felt discriminated against by men and by society in general. Men generally held discriminatory and stereotypical views of women. Women had no control over themselves and were perceived to be nothing more than property to men. They were expected to live up to a perfect image that society had created‚ while trying to comply with their husbands ’ desires. While many women felt dissatisfied
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LET US STOP CORRUPTION! Corruption is becoming prevalent all over the world. Corruption hurts economies‚ people‚ and governments. Corruption is unethical‚ immoral‚ and illegal in many societies‚ religions‚ and countries. It needs to be stopped. Private organizations‚ United Nations‚ and some governments have attempted to stop corruption or at least have tried to prevent it. They have failed‚ however. This site is an attempt to expose countries and departments where corruption is taking place.
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At the turn of the century in the year 1800‚ the Industrial Revolution was gaining speed in the United States. The American factory system was launched in to production after new methods of mass producing goods and and the idea of interchangeable parts were introduced. Cotton production was at its peak in the South with the introduction of the cotton gin. In the North‚ the landscape did not allow farming to flourish like it did in the South‚ so the North was home to the majority of industry and production
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1. Why did Hitler declare war on the United States in 1941? Hitler declared war against the United States on December 11th of 1941‚ just a few days after the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7th. I think the basis upon which Hitler declared war was his signing of Tripartite Pact towards the end of September of 1940. The pact was signed by Germany‚ Japan‚ and Italy‚ along with some other smaller eastern European states‚ and was aimed at bring the signatories‚ who seemingly had aligned
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In the late 1800s and early 1900s the majority of American people supported a policy of imperialism. Imperialism is the practice of one country extending its control over the territory‚ political system‚ or economic life of another country. Political opposition to this foreign domination is called "anti-imperialism." The U.S. had followed basic policy of isolationism since the War of 1812. The U.S. had concentrated on the Civil War‚ winning the West‚ and the Industrial Revolution. There were some
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bases known as trenches. However‚ only 9 out of 10 of these soldiers would survive the trenches due to such poor conditions. So‚ why exactly did the United States join the war then? World War 1 was a long war‚ lasting from 1914 to 1918‚ primarily taking place in Europe. The United States were mutual until 1917‚ when war on Germany was officially declared. The United States joining the Allied made a dramatic turn in the course of the war. “American military and economic contributions to the Allied war
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