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    form of both north and south is the fundamental reason that lead to the war. The north’s economy was based on commerce and capitalism.They built industrial factory and produced mechanical components.So they didn’t need much slave because local people could handle the work needed for the industrialized production.However‚ the south’s economy was largely based on agricultural manufacture—cotton.Being the biggest part of sectionalism‚ economic difference increased steadily as the north industrialized

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    differences between the North and South? Or what they had in common. Here are few things that you will learn about the North and South. You will learn the differences between the north and south. Also‚ a couple of similarities they both have. The north side has the majority of the cities. Also the population increased in the North between the 1800 and 1860 mostly because of immigration. The economy in the North was based on the manufacturing. They used the cotton that was grown in the South. There was a short

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    Western Europe changed rapidly during the Early Modern Period‚ from around 1450 to 1750: very little remained the same. The shift from feudalism to the development of defined nation states that looked to colonize the New World continued with more centralized forms of parliamentary and absolute monarchies. Colonies helped increase revenue for the West‚ fundamentally altering the economy from its agricultural base during the feudal period to a capitalist world economy with a rising middle class‚ though

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    manufacturing‚ education‚ and agriculture influenced the everyday way of life for the colonists. This has had everlasting effects on America till this day. Agriculture and environment were factors in the way each culture grew. The fertile land of the south along with a warmer climate made it possible for the colonists to grow cash crops such as tobacco‚ rice and indigo. However‚ this was not the case with the northern colonies. The poor soiled‚ rocky and‚ mountain area and long winters made it hard for

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    The North and South had their advantages and disadvantages against each other. The north had Abraham Lincoln as their president who was very leadership skilled‚ with more experience while the south had Jefferson Davis. The north could have better systems and a better way of government. The south had military leadership of Robert E Lee‚ Stonewall Jackson‚ P.T.G Beauregard‚ James Longstreet‚ and J.E.B Stuart. The north only had leadership of 2 people Ulysses S. Grant and William T. Sherman. This was

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    Life in the North were very different from life in the South. Geography is one thing that contrast in the two regions. Also the society is very different. The last thing is transportation. These things make the North and South very unalike. The geography was very different in the North and South. The North has 4 distinct seasons. The South’s climate is mild winters and hot‚ humid summers. Also the North has the jagged New England coast. When the South has wide coastal plains. Another key point

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    What would make the U.S. Turn on each other and enter battle? I think they turned on each other because of slavery. I think that all people should be treated the same no matter what color their skin is. The north has no slaves at all but the still don’t treat the African Americans poorly. There are many major cities here but they are all crowded and and dirty. There are warm summers and snowy cold winters with a short growing season. The forest is used to build ships which is very helpful since

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    Nationalism is often the shadow of patriotism and patriotism acts as a veil which conceals and justifies acts of nationalism‚ as well as‚ ultranationalism. For example‚ World War II is a case study which supports this source. World War II created a severe environment of “us vs. mankind”; nation against nation. These circumstances led to events such as the Holocaust‚ the formation of concentration camps and fanatical propaganda. When Hitler came in power during the mid 1900s‚ he had a very powerful

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    An important strength of the North was its manufacturing capabilities. Factories could mass produce weapons while the South had few facilities capable of providing weapons. The North had experienced an industrial revolution in which many factories produced supplies necessary for an army. Another strength of the North was that it had better railroads and highways‚ including naval shipping resources used to re-supply forces. The North possessed a large amount of the country’s railroad and canal systems

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    explain the two theories that have been used and how it relates to the theme of this study. The essence of this study is to determine how the British colonial system impacted on the indigenous socio-political system of the Igbo people of Southern Nigeria. Firstly‚ there will be a clear explanation of the usefulness of the theories of Imperialism and North-South relations to this study‚ followed by a subtle correlation with the theme of the study and finally how it applies here. Regarding to the subject

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