The American Civil War was a series of political‚ cultural‚ and economic differences within the nation that when clashed‚ lead to a four-year period of hostility and instability. Although most media portrays slavery as the main cause of the civil war‚ it was really an economic competition within the two sections that created Northern determination to achieve its abolition‚ and Southern perseverance to maintain its institution. It is safe to say that the need for slavery was a product of the Southern
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Notable Women in World War I: -Edith Cavell‚ a British nurse‚ humanitarian and spy who helped some 200 allied soldiers escape from German—occupied Belgium to Holland during World War I. She was court-martialled and was sentenced for treason and killed by a firing squad. -Mata Hari- Was a Dutch exotic dancer‚ whose real name is Gertrude Margarete Zelle‚ who was shot by the French as a spy on October‚ 15‚1917. Still unclear about her alleged spying activities‚ in The Hague in 1916 she was
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The Mexican War had numerous causes‚ some of which were extensive and others that were petty. The most essential‚ however‚ were the Texas crisis‚ westward American movement‚ the ideal of Manifest Destiny‚ and the behavior implemented by the President Tyler and President Polk. The fundamental cause of the war was Texas and California. When Texas split from Mexico in 1836‚ Mexico did not distinguish it as a self- government but as a depraved province. Mexico still considered this a part of their territory
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Aphrodite: The Cause of the Trojan War War is inevitable. From the dawn of time‚ mankind has had conflict among itself‚ and some conflict has escalated enough to resort to the violence of war. Countless wars have been fought throughout history‚ but only a handful of them have been as famous as the Trojan War that occurred in the times of ancient Greece. The Trojan War was fought between the nations of Troy and Sparta‚ and it resulted in the downfall of the great land of Troy. This war was preceded
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navies‚ and called upon America to follow. Influenced by Mahan’s ideas‚ the United States expanded and modernized its Navy‚ and by the 1900‚ the U.S. had the third largest navy in the world. Imperialists also used Social Darwinism to justify their actions. It felt that certain nations and races were superior
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Causes and major events of Peloponnesian War Let’s remember the earlier events. In the years when there was Persian war‚ conflict between Athens and Sparta seemed not so strong‚ Themistocles‚ whom the ancient historians considered as a talented politician‚ and person who could foresee events begins to build walls around the city. During the struggle between Greeks and Persians (457 - 446 BC.) two most powerful states in Greece had a desire to dominate and as the result they had military clashes
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Causes Of Civil War As members of the Futurist of America Association‚ we have been assigned to look specifically at the cause of the American Civil #War. There are five aspects that could of led to the Civil War and they are Westward Movement‚ Social Change‚ Froeign Policy Development‚ Government/Politics Development‚ and Economic Development. Out of the five aspects‚ Economic Development is the best reason for the eventual Civil War. First‚ Westward Movement could of led to American
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Rome has risked the great flames of war It seems the the Roman republic entered a war with the conspirators and their allies‚ and endangering the populace of Philippi. Fortunately for the Macedonians‚ no known account of casualties were suffered for the people of Philippi. I can not say this war was in bad taste‚ as our triumvirates avenged our Caesar after being called too ambitious by the “noble”‚ Brutus. And being slain by him and other senators of the Roman republic. The battle was a bloody
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The Peloponnesian War is known for the famous struggle between the two dominant Greek city-states‚ Athens and Sparta‚ which lasted over 27 years. In 480 BCE‚ Athens and Sparta defended Greece against the immense invasion of Xerxes. After defeating the Persians‚ Athens started to grow extremely powerful and tensions rose between the city-states‚ causing nearly three decades of war. Sparta remained victorious while Athens was left bankrupt. Neither city-state was able to recuperate the military strength
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The Civil war began in 1861. It was a war fought between the South and the North. The south was known as the Confederate and the North as the Union. The cause of the war was‚ because the south and the north had different views on slavery and state rights. The war ended with The South’s surrender. The Union had several advantages over the South which led to their win in 1865. The first advantage the Union had over the Confederate was numbers. “The Federals were very inferior in numbers”
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