April 12‚ 1861 the once unified United States of America broke into war between the Confederate South and Union North with the aim for a short war over in a matter of months. Not a soul anticipated the nearly 4 year war that seemed everlasting. The foundational hope for the North to reunite the Union soon changed as the war moved at a tedious pace. They realized the abolition of slavery needed to be fought for. The Civil War changed Americans viewpoint toward the black population‚ political parties
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On the North’s side of the Civil war‚ there were many Generals who helped defeat the Confederate States‚ but Ulysses S. Grant may have been the most important general. Without his knowledge and skill‚ the North most likely wouldn’t have won the war. Before Grant was a general in the Civil War‚ he worked on his family’s farm as a teen. At age 17‚ he entered the U.S. Military Academy at West Point‚ New York. He graduates from West Point in 1843‚ at age 21. Here is where he learned his skills and knowledge
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Why did the Communists win the Chinese Civil War in 1949 ? The Chinese civil war was one of the major conflicts in 20th century Asia. This conflict cost China approximately 6 million casualties (including civilians). Most fierce battles were fought after the Second Sino-Japanese War‚ which comprises the last 3 years of the Chinese Civil War (1946-1949). In this essay‚ we will focus on this period‚ by contrasting two rival sides‚ CPC (Communist Party of China) and forces loyal to the Kuomintang (KMT)-led
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The North and South had dramatically different regional identities‚ largely as a result of their settlement histories and economies. The Northern region was the focus of religious freedom and independence movements‚ and grew into large urban industrial centers. The South region had been settled to grow cash crops‚ like cotton and tobacco‚ and grew into large agricultural centers which heavily relied on slave labor. The North and South were deeply divided in the issue of black civil rights‚ with
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invention of the cotton gin and would have ended in a whisper through lack of use caused by the release of slaves out of moral and economic reasons tied to the loss of a cash crop‚ while other historians believe that slavery would have inevitably ended in war due to the southern dependence on agriculture and the need for a new cash crop. Personally‚ I believe that slavery would have ended with little to no conflict had Eli Whitney not created a better working cotton gin. It is through the cotton gin that
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professor every Question #1 Overall as a country the United States was dependent on their land and agricultural ways after the American Revolution. Roughly thirty years later the war of 1812 developed and soon ended. After the war of 1812 the United States was still a land-recognized nation‚ but was slowly changing into a manufacturing nation. During the development of the United States turning to manufacturing‚ the northern and southern states were divided. The northern states were known as
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Bailey Wright Oklahoma History March 3‚ 2015 Choctaws and the Civil War The Civil War brought on trying times to not only the American people but also the tribes. The tribes were given a choice of joining the Confederacy or the Union. This decision would change all the lives of the tribal people. What would happen if they chose the side that lost? How would that impact them? These questions flood the brains of the tribes. When it was time for the Choctaw to make a decision they chose the
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The North won the Civil War after a long and difficult battle with the South. The North opened the door for African Americans to be free. Blacks achieved and exercised freedom in many ways‚ but whites stopped them in a few ways. Even though slavery is over‚ African Americans are still trying to get equal freedom. African Americans want to live comfortably and have a good life while being reasonable. “We do not wish in the least to charge exorbitant prices‚ but desire to be able to live comfortably
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soveirgnty‚ as well as the varying interpretations of the constitution‚ especially on the subject of slavery‚ there was great discord and sectionalism in the United States. This ultimately had a major impact on Southern Succession and the start of the civil war. The nation began rapidly expanding throughout the 19th century and many new states such as Utah‚
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The Chinese Civil War‚ which lasted from 1927 to 1949‚ was a civil war in China which the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) overthrew the Guomindang (GMD) . As the CCP had always been inferior to the GMD in many aspects‚ many were shocked and startled by the Communist ’s victory; although numerous factors show that the Communist ’s victory was almost inevitable. This essay will examine the factors that lead to the Communists victory‚ which includes ideology‚ economic‚ political‚ social‚ military‚ foreign
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