that I am interested in researching is the American Civil War‚ as the period of time circling around this event in history has always been fascinating to me. I first became interested in the Civil War in my fifth grade history class‚ as all of the students went through an extensive unit regarding it. There‚ I learned a relatively large amount of information regarding it‚ discovering that it was a momentous clash between parties that shapes much of American history. I was introduced to many sources
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The American Civil War is one of the most momentous and controversial periods in American history. America Civil War during the years 1861-1865 was resulted in the social‚ political‚ and economic differences that can be traced to the first colonies and are exemplified in the conflict between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton. These differences expanded over time to result in the divided country of the 1860’s. At the time of the Civil War‚ the abolitionists had many conflicts with South. The
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The similarities and differences in experiences of the conquerors and the conquered during the exploration were presented in economic growth or decline‚ along with cultural reformations. The development of Europe occurred during the period of exploration which resulted in devastation and alteration of the conquered‚ both economically and culturally. The vanquishers and the conquered were both impacted by many aspects the search for wealth. The European expansion lead to economic growth for those
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5‚ 2011 Origins of World War 1: Compare and Contrast During the twentieth century Europe seemed to enjoy a period of peace and progress. But below the surface several forces were at the work and would lead Europe into the Great War. World War 1 was the mayor conflict that made its appearance in the beginning of the twentieth century. As we read in “The origins of the first World War” by Ruth Heing and in “The Iron Dice: World War 1” by John G. Stoessinger‚ World War 1 began in 1914 it had many
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The Cold War and The War on Terror are also similar in some ways as well. The US had a common goal in both wars‚ stop the spread of communism and stop the spread of terrorism. In the cold war there was a line dividing Europe that separated the communist countries was referred to as the Iron Curtain. In the War on Terror most Americans can identify the nations and countries that sponsor terrorism. Speaking of the cold war brought silence and tension to the room and speaking of the War on Terror
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The American Civil War began April 12‚ 1861‚ and did not end until a gruesome four years later‚ on May 9‚ 1865. This war divided America into two groups: the Union and the Confederacy. During this time period‚ many new concepts and ideas from both sides were thought of and brought to life. Some examples of these new concepts were in an area such as naval and ground warfare‚ medicine‚ weaponry‚ transportation‚ and photography. Technology played a very important role in the American Civil War‚ shaping
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The Industrial Revolution was such a dramatic time period in American history that brought about many changes that still affect modern society. After the Civil War‚ America was in shambles‚ not only physically‚ but also emotionally and economically. The American spirit was suffering‚ even in the North although they could claim victory in the Civil War. Freed slaves were in need of jobs‚ as were many returning soldiers. The Industrial Revolution led Americas out of the depression that stemmed from
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Compare Contrast Latin American and North American Civilization There were many similarities and differences in the Latin American and North American civilizations (1450-1700 AD). They had similar social and economic structure and differing political structures. Both used the same type of social classes. The North and Latin American civilizations had hierarchical social classes based on ethnicity. The economic make-up of the people living in the civilization was very diverse. The North had people
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The Seven Years’ War also referred to as the French and the Indian War was battled between France and the Great Britain within the span of 1756-1763. The battlefield was in North
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the Roman civil wars of the 1st century BC. The term civilis here had the very specific meaning of "Roman citizen". The English term civil war was first used in 1651 to refer to the English Civil War. Since the 17th century‚ the term has also been applied retroactively to other historical conflicts where at least one side claims to represent the country’s civil society . The terms internecine war and domestic war are often used interchangeably with "civil war"‚ but "internecine war" can be used
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