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    death in 1865. Hundreds of thousands of people died in the war‚ and the nation was divided both in politics. Lincoln used various strategies to help the nation survive the war. The civil war that they had was a bloodiest war in the whole world. The war kept going and the argument too. Amendments Thirteen‚ Fourteen‚ and Fifteen passed. These are the amendments that is made permanent the freedoms that were hard fought and won in the Civil War. The freedom that

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    In 1945-1949‚ the Guomindang (GMD) and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) fought for the ultimate control over China in the Second Civil War. In the beginning‚ the GMD had a great advantage over the CCP as the GMD had a larger arsenal and the Americans gave them large amounts of money. However‚ the CCP eventually won the Civil War‚ due to 4 main factors: (1) many GMD troops surrendered to the CCP‚ bringing American Weapons with them; (2) the CCP continued land reform whilst the GMD returned land to the

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    western territories. They supported the concept of admitting Kansas as a free state‚ and hoped to restore the nation to the principles and standards of Washington and Jefferson. The emergence of the Republican Party was a primary cause of the Civil War through its opposition to the repealing of the Missouri Compromise‚ sectional bias‚ and nomination of Abraham Lincoln for the Presidential Election of 1860. The Missouri Compromise of 1820 admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free

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    Therefore‚ Johnson stepped up to become president of the United States. Johnson agreed to continue the war against communism‚ but he was hesitant about sending troops because he did not want to risk American lives for Vietnam’s war. Johnson knew that not allowing troops go into Vietnam would risk his reelection‚ but he did not change his mind. But he allowed Operation Plan 34B to take place which was sending mercenaries to North Vietnam to sabotage. The first part

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    In 1775‚ the American Revolutionary War eventuated amidst the American colonists and the British after years of surging tension and the opposition of British rule. This ascent in apprehension and hostility was the result of a variety of political‚ economical‚ and social conflicts that arose following the end of the Seven Years War in 1763. One could argue that it was the influence of the Enlightenment thinkers‚ who valued reason‚ science‚ religious tolerance‚ and the rights of life‚ liberty‚ and

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    States.In fact‚ the cause of the War of 1812 was a cause of the American Civil War. It lead to a poor relationship ship between the British and the United States‚ and it hurt the southern economy. It snowball effected into the American Civil War. First‚ the cause of the War of 1812 was important to causing the American Civil War because the British thought that the American’s land was able to be claimed for themselves from the Americans. The whole reason that the war of 1812 was the

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    The American Civil War occurred in a time when weapons and tactics revolutionarily changed and evolved the way wars were fought. From traditional lines like those seen in the 18th century and prior‚ to a more modern way of fighting like using trenches and using cover to protect yourself. Changing the psychology of war‚ seen in Sherman’s march‚ and also in the battle of Cold harbor and creating new weapons used like the Gatling-gun and ironclad ships. Before the Civil War‚ infantry soldiers typically

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    You have a question that requires a book size answer something we do not have so let me do it this way. Lincoln was reluctant to issue an Emancipation Proclamation but you would have thought from what one is taught in class these days this was his primary concern. He issued the proclamation to save the Union making impossible for foreign Governments to intervene on behalf of the Confederacy. Even though the English supported (indirectly) slavery‚ they like other countries were officially against

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    The Civil War‚ also known as the War between the States‚ was a significant event in American history that lasted from 1861 to 1865. It was a conflict between the Northern and Southern states over issues such as states’ rights‚ economic policies‚ and most notably‚ slavery. While many factors contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War‚ slavery was the main cause of this bloody and devastating conflict. Slavery has been a part of American society since the early colonial period. The Southern states

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    Americans in the Civil War In history‚ African Americans have always been discriminated against. When Africans came to America‚ they were forced against their will to do all chores around plantations. They forced slaves to the wealthy‚ stingy‚ and uncaring Americans. Obviously as slaves they did not get any pay and they were beat on a daily basis. Africans ever since they were kidnapped to this country always fought for their freedom‚ all the way till the civil war came. When the Civil War started‚ they

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