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    The Civil War of Rome The Civil War in the eyes of most people is not glorious‚ but rather one of the worst crimes you could possibly commit when the state is all-important. Only under the most extreme circumstances should one be allowed to (in the eyes of the people that is) begin a Civil War with just cause. Caesar took this into consideration‚ but too many things were going wrong in Rome for him not to begin the war. The first of many problems was the collapse of the Triumvirate. The Triumvirate

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    surface‚ the Civil War appears to be a heroic battle that the north fought against slavery and immorality. But it’s not so simple. The Civil War was a complicated war fought for many reasons. It was fought mainly because of the difference between the northern and southern economic vision for America‚ but also because poor Americans everywhere generally felt ideologically attacked‚ and because the south felt frustrated‚ as they were politically underrepresented. The north and south went to war mainly because

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    Nursing and Medicine Of the American Civil War Kristy Michelle Pickard-4756 History 2111 – Fall 2009 On April 12‚ 1861 in Fort Sumter‚ SC Confederate troops fired the first shots of the Four Year American Civil War. After the first few battles were fought‚ both sides faced the realization of how they desperately needed doctors and nurses to care for the injured soldiers. (1) The first nurses were recuperating soldiers (rebel) however; their own illnesses prevented them from providing proper

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    Cattle Herding – A Brief HistoryArticle Selections: The Origin of Cattle Driving & Beef Trade – Pre/Post Civil War | Origin of Cattle Driving Figure [ 1 ] Drovers about to start a drive As early as 1836‚ ranchers in Texas began to drive cattle along a "Beef Trail" to New Orleans. In the 1840s‚ cattle drives expanded northward into Missouri. The towns of Sedalia‚ Baxter Springs‚ Springfield‚ and St. Louis became principal markets. The Shawnee Trail‚ also known as the Texas Road or

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    The Civil War: “Mexico’s Revenge”? The Mexican – American War was the first major conflict embedded in the idea of “Manifest Destiny”‚ the belief that Americans had a God given right to extent the United States borders from ‘sea to shining sea’. This belief would lead to a great deal of suffering for many Mexicans. As a result of winning the Mexican War‚ the United States acquired the northern half of Mexico; which became California‚ Nevada‚ Arizona‚ New Mexico‚ and Utah (Meed 13). As the states

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    Barber Betweeen the years of 1860 and 1877 the united states went through the civil war and reconstruction era. Dramatic changes occurred during this time that brought about drastic constitutional and social development. The dramatic changes brought a revolution. The Civil War was not officially fought over the issue of slavery‚ but one of the most important outcomes of the war was the emancipation of all slaves in the United States.   The reasons for southern states’ secession ranged from unfair

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    How did life in the South change for blacks and whites politically‚ economically‚ and socially after the Civil War? Civil War members of Congress tried to destroy the white power structure of the Rebel States. There was a bureau created to protect the interests of former slaves called The Freeman’s Bureau on March 3‚ 1865. It helped them find jobs‚ get a better education and create better health facilities. The bureau spent around $17‚000‚000 to build 4‚000 schools and over 100 hospitals

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    The 2011 Libyan civil war is an ongoing armed conflict in the North African state of Libya being fought between those seeking to depose Muammar Gaddafi and hold democratic elections‚ and pro-Gaddafi forces. Muammar Gaddafi has been the de-facto ruler of Libya since 1969 and has ruled the country without any election or a constitution. In late January‚ Jamal al-Hajji‚ a writer‚ political commentator called for demonstrations to be held in support of greater freedoms in Libya. He was arrested on 1

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    On April 12‚ 1861 The Civil war began when Confederate warships bombarded Union soldiers at Fort Sumner. The Civil War is said to be one of the deadliest and most destructive of all America’s wars.The Civil War was fought in thousand of different places‚ from southern Pennsylvania to Texas; from New Mexico to the Florida coast. The majority of the fighting took place in the states of Virginia and Tennessee. Many still debate on what cause the Civil War. The North and the South have been

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    The Revolutionary War was fought with the combined effort of the original thirteen colonies to gain their independence from the tyrannical grasp of the English Monarchy. When they gained their independence they fought even more for expansion‚ with the nation stretching from Maryland to Florida‚ there was bound to be differences in each state. Many of the differences were easy to ignore‚ except for the souths view of slavery . The difference between the opinion of racial equality caused such a great

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