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    the civil war to the fall of the reconstruction‚ the United States changed dramatically. Nearly one hundred years after the Declaration of Independence which declared all men equal‚ many social and constitutional alterations were necessary to protect the rights of all people‚ no matter their race. These social and constitutional developments that were made during 1860 to 1877 were so drastic it could be called a revolution. The election of Abraham Lincoln and the secession of the South led to

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    with unprecedented accuracy. Yet‚ up until the late 18th century‚ history was mainly recorded through the techniques of painting and the press. These mediums unarguably contained a certain degree of a truth‚ though‚ it was not uncommon for events‚ such as war to be composed with glorified details‚ or an unfavorable bias from the artist at hand. Beginning in the 1830’s‚ cameras provided a revolutionary solution by combining the advancements in optics and chemistry. Consequently‚ the new medium of

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    Was the English Civil War a war of Religion? The English Civil Wars of 1642 to 1651 had religious connections indefinitely‚ yet to say that they were wars of religion is slightly blindsided. Economics‚ national and foreign policy and the rule of King Charles I all played pivotal roles in the wars‚ in particular‚ the role of the King and his failings to rule. Such failings lost support for the King on a large scale and led to the argument that this was the beginnings of democracy where the people

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    On April 12‚ 1861 The Civil war began when Confederate warships bombarded Union soldiers at Fort Sumner. The Civil War is said to be one of the deadliest and most destructive of all America’s wars.The Civil War was fought in thousand of different places‚ from southern Pennsylvania to Texas; from New Mexico to the Florida coast. The majority of the fighting took place in the states of Virginia and Tennessee. Many still debate on what cause the Civil War. The North and the South have been

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    I believe the civil war was necessary. Without it we may have never taken the necessary steps to achieve freedom for the slaves. The southerns would never have given up there ways of life peacefully. There are many events of the time period that support my claim. The first example is the caning of Charles Summner. This is when Preston Brooks‚ a pro-slavery southern senator‚ attacked and beat Charles Sumner on the senate floor. This was after Brooks gave an Anti-slavery speech. The speech

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    Sarah Roda Libyan Civil War I. Introduction A. By a show of hands‚ who has been following the recent happenings in Libya? B. The ongoing civil war in Libya and the role the United States played in overturning Moammar Gaddafi is an important account that every American should know. OVERVIEW: There is a lot more to the Libyan war than could be explained in five minutes; but today I am going to give you some background on the situation‚ talk about the United States’ involvement‚ and

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    Effects of the Spanish Civil War From 1936 and 1939‚ the Spanish Civil War had taken place. As a consequence‚ about 500‚000 people died‚ and the Nationalist had taken power with Francisco Franco as the new Spanish leader. The 17th of July of 1936‚ war had erupted in Spain rising tensions between the Republicans and the Nationalists‚ leading to military conflicts through out Spanish territory. Consequently‚ foreign aid had been provided to both sides‚ including countries such as Germany‚ and the

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    Section 1: Identification and Evaluation of Sources This investigation will be analyzing the question “how was the development of photography influenced by the American Civil War?” This investigation will include photography in the years leading up to the American Civil War and how the war years‚ 1861-1865‚ changed photography as an industry and as a medium of expression. One resource that will be used in this investigation is the book The Story of American Photography by Martin W. Sandler. Sandler

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    points was the Civil War. The Civil War was fought from 1861 to 1865 between the northern and southern American states over slavery. One event in history‚ the Civil War‚ should not have occurred due to the deaths‚ assassination of Abraham Lincoln‚ Jim Crow laws‚ and reconstruction. The Civil War caused a significant amount of deaths. Because of diseases‚ battle wounds and poor quality prisons‚ “The Civil War was the deadliest war in the history of the United States.”6 The civil war produced the largest

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    American soil for the first time. The main cause of the American Civil War is a controversial issue that continues to be the topic of much debate. Nevertheless‚ it is apparent that the Mexican-American War had a great deal to do with it. It is not however‚ the only factor that contributed to the Civil War. The Mexican-American War only heightened issues that were already present‚ such as slavery. Similarly‚ the road to the Civil War is paved with different stones such as the Dred Scott case and the

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