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    technology progressing has been wars. From the days of fighting in Early Times where battles were fought with masses of men taking over territories to today where a button can be pushed from 35‚000 feet in the air and drop a bomb to destroy a city‚ wars have had an impact on history and technology as a whole. There have been many changes to the way a military member viewed society in his ever-changing role any many different technologies used to be successful in winning wars and the effect the military

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    African Americans fought for their freedom at every opportunity during the hundreds of years of enslavement. They fought by running away and seeking freedom in northern territories and they fought for their freedom during the War for Independence. But no time in history was the fight more organized‚ more determined‚ and more sacrificial than their fight for freedom during and after the Civil War. Since the time of the Declaration of Independence when African Americans realized that

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    division in the country between North and South widened. However‚ in spite of the rising rhetoric‚ the state of Georgia was far from becoming a "war machine." In Marietta‚ the Georgia Military Institute went to the state for funds only three times between 1852 and 1863. Throughout the state‚ railroads were being built up for economic reasons‚ not reasons of war. Atlanta was concerned about fighting equipment for its newly formed fire department‚ not for some secret military unit. Life went on "as

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    small‚ but these kinds of injustices can tear countries apart. The American Civil War had over 500‚000 casualties‚ all of them fighting over African American rights. But whites weren’t the only ones acting as agents of change. African Americans had many ways that they fought for their freedom‚ in combat and out. These methods changed the African American population and the United States forever. Even though most of the African American race was in slavery‚ they still had their ways to fight for their

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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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    1870’s African Americans were the main cause of the Civil War. Being inaugurated as the 16th president‚ Abraham Lincoln wanted the North and the South to come together but their differences collided. The North was proslavery and the South approved of slavery. In the South‚ African American slaves are being viewed as property‚ not given equal rights and are working in terrible conditions. The North gave freedom to African American slaves but the ignorance of the South for impeding African American equal

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    After World War II‚ the people of Africa fought to end the effects of European imperialism in order to achieve political independence and reclaim African culture. However‚ tensions caused by artificial political boundaries established by European powers exacerbated preexisting tribal and religious divisions. The newly ‘freed’ African states were unstable and struggled to deal with these conflicts‚ often resulting in civil wars and genocide. During this struggle‚ Africa received very little support

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    The Civil War was a fight for African American freedom. They are just like us‚ but because of their skin tone we took advantage of them. The Civil War was trying to put an end to this to finally get freedom and equality for everyone in our nation. The Civil War succeeded in its purpose to make everyone free. African Americans could now live and work where they wanted to. Fredrick Douglas was born into slavery having to of worked when he was about only three or four years old. He was also separated

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    Women played an important role during the American Civil War but it wasn’t until 100 years afterwards that they received recognition. Even today history books skip over the important roles women had during the Civil War. Wives‚ mothers‚ daughters‚ and grandmothers impacted the War both at home and on the battlefield. Their lives changed in many ways with the onset of the Civil War. Women took on many different roles that helped their side during the Civil War. Born on December 25‚ 1821‚ in Oxford

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    The American Revolution began in 1775 when conflicts began between the colonial government and North American Colonies. The war continued on until 1783. Between these years many people and groups of people‚ such as African Americans‚ women‚ and Native Americans‚ were affected. Each group of people had different effects caused by the war‚ but all had to deal with some kind of change in their lifestyle. When the American revolution began African Americans saw it as an opportunity to gain their own

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