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    The Civil War resulted in the creation of many technological advancements for that time. Through these creations the Civil War became the first modern war. There were many new weapons created from new bullets to give a solder a wider range‚ to artillery such as cannons. These weapons allowed for more fatalities. The use of balloons during the Civil War was introduced by Thaddeus Lowe. President Lincoln saw the use of these balloons to be beneficial to the war‚ he funded the Aeronautics program. Balloons

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    American Civil War

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    Introduction: American civil war witnessed the biggest massacre for women’s identity at that time btu wiltl they walked along with men to give them moral and emotional support so that they can reach their determined goals. During the painful journey of American civil war‚ every women‚ girl‚ nurse‚ sister‚ housewife played their unprecedented role. Body paragraph number 1: Women could be symbolized as a man with non ending bravery and courage‚ they united themselves to serve their homes and

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    Name: Institution: Course: Date: American History-Civil War 1. Write a brief history of the Civil War that centers around history of slavery and emancipation. How did slavery play a role in both the causes and the course of the war? In the mid 19th Century‚ when the economy of the United States grew tremendously‚ there was a critical economic disparity between the Southern and Northern regions. The southern part had a growing economy based on large scale farming‚ which depended on free labor

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    Roman Civil War

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    The Civil War of Rome The Civil War in the eyes of most people is not glorious‚ but rather one of the worst crimes you could possibly commit when the state is all-important. Only under the most extreme circumstances should one be allowed to (in the eyes of the people that is) begin a Civil War with just cause. Caesar took this into consideration‚ but too many things were going wrong in Rome for him not to begin the war. The first of many problems was the collapse of the Triumvirate. The Triumvirate

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    Civil War Dbq

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    Civil War DBQ Americans are a democratic society that are driven for success. During the early nineteenth century the Americans were living off the buzz of the constitution and working together to form a functioning government. As Lincoln wisely said later on "A house divided against itself cannot stand.” The issue of slavery was one of such magnitude that division on such an issue would inevitably lead to a war‚ and could not have been avoided by compromise. With the Missouri Compromise

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    The American Civil War

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    Background to the War After the War of Independence the United States of America was governed by the Articles of Confederation. This provided for a weak central government and strong state governments. However‚ it proved unworkable and a new Constitution was adopted that resulted in a stronger Federal government with powers which included regulating interstate commerce as well as foreign affairs.  The different states had varying policies concerning slavery. In some areas of the country where religious

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    Syrian Civil War

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    how to end up the civil war in Syria. Syrian civil was is an armed conflict‚ which started in March 2011 and developed into international demonstrations in April. The main conflict is held between non-formed rebels wanted to overthrow the power government Ba’ath Party and the resignation of the Syrian president Bashar al-Assad‚ whose family rules the country since 1971. Ba’ath Party is neo-Ba’athism dominant government party that has ruled in Syria since 1963. All started as a civil and peaceful demonstrations

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    Civil War Fashion

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    What did the women wear during the Civil War Era? The women wore at least seven layers under their dresses everyday. The first layer would be their bloomers/plantlets‚ which were made of cotton and would come below the knee or to the ankle‚ depending on which they were wearing. Usually‚ a young lady would wear those that would go to the knee‚ the more mature and older women would wear them longer‚ to the ankles. The second layer was the Chemise. It wasn’t made of more than a cotton nightgown that

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    At the start of the American Civil War‚ President Abraham Lincoln cautiously framed the conflict about the preservation of the Union rather than the ending of slavery. Personally he found the practice of slavery revolting; but he knew that neither Northerners nor the residents of the border slave states would support abolition as a reason to go to war. However by mid-1862‚ thousands of slaves fled to join the attacking Northern armies‚ Lincoln was convinced that abolition had become a sound military

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    Civil War Research Paper

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    The American Civil war was a war fought from 1861 to 1865‚ this war was a result of the slave free states in the north wanting the government to abolish slavery. The south was not very happy with the idea of slavery ending. To stop the union‚ and keep slavery the south fought for slavery‚ and the north fought to end it. This paper will describe the Civil war and cover details over the bloodiest war in U.S history that lasted 4 years. During the time of the civil war there were 34 states. The southern

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