I believe that the north should have won the war for many reasons; they had a lot of advantages over the south. The north had better equipment and supplies. They had better industrialization to make the supplies needed for the battles. Also there were many railroads to transport the troops and supplies that everybody needed. The north had a greater population than the south so that made them have an overall advantage while fighting. The North’s equipment was much better than the South’s. They could
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North Korea and South Korea are similar but yet different in many ways‚ such as in economies. North Korea’s economy seems to need support from other countries to survive. South Korea’s seem too able to rebuild their economy even stronger than it was before from the Korean War. North Korea is under a strict communist dictatorship. N. Korea’s leader is Kim Jong II. He came to power in 1994 after his father died. North Korea has a large military and command economy. The average Korean person lives
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The North/South Gap The North/South gap is a divide that separates the poor (less developed countries) from the rich (more developed countries). The idea of categorizing countries by their economic and developmental status began during the Cold War with the classifications of East and West. The Soviet Union and China represented the developing East‚ and the United States and their allies represented the West. The term ‘Third World’ (less developed countries) came from the United States
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Bank of America has long rued its decision in 2008 to acquire Countrywide Financial‚ the subprime mortgage giant. To date‚ the bank has set aside some $40 billion to settle claims of mortgage misconduct that occurred before it acquired the freewheeling lender. Enlarge This Image Charles Krupa/Associated Press A Bank of America branch in Boston. The bank has set aside billions of dollars for claims of mortgage misconduct. Add to Portfolio Bank of America Corporation
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Confederate population of 9 million. Further‚ the North was better able to supply those armies because it produced far more than did the South. Agriculture was the cornerstone of the Southern economy‚ commerce and industry were more important to the Northern economy. So the north could produce its needs‚ and the South had to rely on foreign trade for its necessities. The south was always short on supplies and basic necessities in the war. The South did have at least two important advantages in their
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Contrasting the North and South The North and South are both different‚ but they both have great strengths and weaknesses. The Civil War was started by The Kansas-Nebraska act. When Kansas got the right to vote‚ residents from Missouri crossed over the Kansas border to vote so that Kansas would become a slave state. Missouri wanted to make Kansas a slave state. “On July 21‚ 1861‚ the first battle of the civil war” (American Odyssey) broke out because of the feud between Kansas and Missouri. The
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North and South: This is a very big novel. When compared with the satire of society that Jane Austen offers‚ Gaskell offers so much more in exploring the big issues: societal structure‚ economy‚ religion‚ and a woman’s place in society. There is even political dissidence in the form of Frederick! And of course‚ the moral is in the ending – Margaret marries Thornton‚ whom she once considered beneath her in class. And she exclaims “I am not worthy.” when they finally speak of their love. Compare
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Margaret in North and South Gender Roles & Role Reversal Margaret‚ through her characterization and interactions with the male characters in North and South‚ both represents the gender role of her time‚ as well as subverts‚ and even goes as far as to reverse roles with the opposite gender. Her strong willpower and tendency to be dominant contributes to this. * S - p. 39 ‘Margaret did dislike it‚ did shrink from it more than from anything she had ever had to do in her life before... It
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Running Head: Short Essay 1 Short Essay 1 Many of colonies resulted from European expansion; perhaps the two most talked about would be the colonies in Virginia and Massachusetts. Each colony was unique in its own way‚ but similarities between the two were also apparent. These similarities and differences helped shape what would eventually become the “North” and “South” during the Civil War. The English settlements in Virginia and Massachusetts were both established in the early 1600s but the
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Background THE NORTH-SOUTH AIRLINE Northern airlines merged Southeast Airlines to create the fourth largest U.S. carrier in which it inherited both an aging fleet of Boeing 737-300 aircraft and Stephen Ruth. As the new president of the airline‚ Stephen’s first concern is to create a financially solid company since it is a common presumption for airline industries that maintenance costs rise with the age of aircrafts. He noticed that there have been significant differences in the reported B727-300
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