Did you know, America's bloodiest battle fought on American soil, was the Civil War? The Civil War was fought between the northern states and the southern states. ... Brown's attack was one of the final causes that sparked the Civil War. ... Northern industry expanded during the war and continued to grow stabling the economy. ... With the end of the Civil War, the northern ideals flourished, and the South's economy was devastated. ...

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Introduction The concrete reason that motivated civil war can only be traced to the motivation between greed and grievance. ... Greed and grievance are an important element that is inseparable in explaining conflicts that escalate to Civil War. ... Once a country falls into the trap of civil war, it becomes a continuous conflict. ... Section one will discuss the term civil war and scholars view on greed and grievance, section two will give historical account caused by grievance in West Africa, section three will discuss the deteriorating environment both during and after the war with a falling...

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During the years leading up to the American Civil War, there were many factors that lead to the occurrence of tension and conflict between the Northern states, the Southern states, and the Western States. ... In Northern states leading up to the civil war, slavery was abolished. ... This proves to be highly contradictory leading up to the civil war. ... These differences caused tension which eventually helped lead to the American Civil War. ... This was the major difference between the South and the North, and was a massively important cause of the civil war. ...

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It is the day that the Civil war began. ... With factors like, Harper's Ferry, the decline in the south's economy when the slaves would be freed, and the election of Lincoln, it was impossible not to start a Civil War. African Americans played a major role in the Civil War. ... During World War civil rights groups pressed the government to provide training for black pilots on an equal basis with whites (Memory). ... During the Civil Rights era, blacks organized sit-ins, boycotts and marches. ...

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The Russian Civil War lasted from October 1917 to October 1922. ... Many of these locals used propaganda to explain their feelings of hatred during the Russian Civil War to either side. ... Trotsky was actually a former Menshevik that transferred over to the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War, before he served as the War Commissar for the Red Army from 1918 to 1922. ... " This ended the Russian Civil War. ... That is why the Bolsheviks won the civil war....

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The Civil War pitted Americans against each other. The sectional divisions between the North and South caused tensions leading up to the Civil War, but the issue of slavery would ultimately lead to war. Tensions evolved between the North and South before the Civil War due to their difference in economic structure, and political views. ... During the 1830s, abolitionist movements tried to reach and convert a mass audience. ... As historian Ted Alexander notes, in his essay on the causes of the civil war, "Beneath this great wealth and prosperity, America seethed. ...

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Industrialization after the Civil War This paper discusses the effects the Industrial Revolution had on the economy, politics, and society. ... After the Civil war Industrialization drastically changed and affected everything going on in the U.S. including the way the government was ran, the people and the way people lived as a whole. ... For example, when dealing with the economy we can man=inly speak on increased productivity in which it was a change of shifted energy sources from everything being more manual to it now being able to be run almost on its own (mechanics). ... Groups of the In...

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Beginning in 1850, the sectional differences between the North and the South continued to cause friction in the nation, which eventually led to the inevitable civil war. ... During the Antebellum period, the North and the South differed in their views of the best way to stimulate the economy in their own region. ... Slavery was a prominent topic debated during the years leading up to the Civil War and was one of the leading causes of division between the North and South. Finally, during the years leading up to the Civil War, the North and South were faced with the political issue of whether o...

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The Civil War The American civil War is sometimes called the War Between the States. ... It was the only war fought on American soil by Americans, and for that reason we have always been fascinated with The Civil War. ... The Union refused to let them go, and the Civil War began. ... Southern states, including the 11 states that formed the Confederacy, depended on slavery to support their economy. ... The main debate between the North and the South on the eve of the war was whether slavery should be permitted in the Western territories recently acquired during the Mexican War (1...

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The Civil War is surely one of America's darkest moments, lasting four long and arduous years (1961-1965). ... The conflict led to mass destruction of property and man lives were lost during the war. ... The win meant that the agenda of abolishing slave trade in the U.S would be an automatic one but it did not come so easy, there was a battle ahead after Lincoln's win that had to pay the cost for the anti-slavery campaign, the civil war. ... Many of their states were plantation economies. ... They believed that he only way they could stop the blockade that had hurt their economies in...

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With the Civil War over, there was another war to be fought. ... The consequences of the Civil War intensely affected primarily the economy of agriculture and transportation in the United States. The Civil War was a defensive war for the south. ... In contrast, transportation after the Civil War also weakened the economy. ... Millions of American lives were destroyed during and after the Civil War. ...

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The American Civil War, widely known in the United States as simply the Civil War as well as other names, was a civil war fought from 1861 to 1865 to determine the survival of the Union or independence for the Confederacy. ... Lincoln's March 4, 1861, inaugural address declared his administration would not initiate civil war. ... Root causes Slavery Contemporary actors, the Union and Confederate leadership and fighting soldiers on both sides believed that slavery caused the Civil War. ... Subsequent writers on the American Civil War looked to several factors explaining the geograph...

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In the PBS Documentary, The Civil War and Reconstruction2 Johnson was far from the leader that the United States needed during this time of change as his political views and beliefs in civil rights were slanted towards the South and its beliefs. Eleven states were now left with an unparalleled void in its economy. ... According to PBS, The Civil War and Reconstruction, in the year of 1865, more than 2,000 black freed men and women were murdered during the negotiation process. ... Worried that the Civil War would have been in vain with this sudden change in Southern politics and the lack of ...

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The American Civil War, widely known in the United States as simply the Civil War as well as other names, was a civil war fought from 1861 to 1865 to determine the survival of the Union or independence for the Confederacy. ... The Republican Party, dominant in the North, secured a majority of the electoral votes, and Lincoln was elected the first Republican president, but before his inauguration, seven slave states with cotton-based economies formed the Confederacy. ... Lincoln's March 4, 1861 inaugural address declared his administration would not initiate civil war. ... Southern whites...

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Causes of the Civil War Was slavery the only cause of the Civil War? ... Many historians say that slavery was the main issue of the Civil War. ... "Approximately 620,000 soldiers died during the Civil War. ... We had fought the Revolutionary War to be free of the English, but slavery had always been legal during that time. ... Grant, a prominent general in the Civil War had a slave (Jordon 12)". ...

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Therefore, a little background on the break out of Civil War would not hurt. To begin, the economies of the North and the South were very different. ... The first set off the Civil War took place when John Brown, a white abolitionist took upon himself to free the slaves by setting a raid on Harpers Ferry a year prior to Lincoln's election.4 As the Union Army was trying to gain control over Fort Sumter, the first shots of the Civil War was fired. 5 The North held many advantages over the South during the Civil War. ... The North also had factories and industries that produced materials t...

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With the Civil War, and the different battles that were being fought, the ending result was that the North and the South had developed into different economies and social institutions. ... Many compromises were made during the War, such as whether or not states should be free or slave states. ... During the Civil War, according to Document 6, there were more casualties in the North than in the South. ... There were many battles during the Civil War, so because this was the number one caused death, it makes sense. During the Civil War, the only thing that kept Grants Union going was that th...

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The civil rights movement had been a growing cause since the 13th, 14th, and amendments were passed in the 19th century. ... Many conservatives disagreed with this system due to their ideals on taxes and government control of the economy. ... He was a major advocate for civil rights and worked together with many leaders of the movement to draft acts that would lead to equality in the future. ... During the course of Vietnam war Humphrey worked for peace, being that he did not agree with the war, but he knew that it was necessary to fight until they could pull out of the country. Lastly, dur...

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Without the events that happened during the war black Americans wouldn't be inspired to campaign for the civil rights. This makes World War 2 a key turning point because it increases the mass protest such as the bus boycott, which showed the government how important black Americans were to the US economy. With the help of World War 2 gave black Americans who didn't support racial discrimination the difference they could make if they support the civil right movement. ... However World War couldn't be the only key turning point in developing the civil right movement, just because ...

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Some historian believe, that even since colonial times, America was working its way to a civil war. ... These issues would help separate the north and south in the U.S. leading up to what was known as the American Civil War. ... Slavery was another major issue which separated the United States, and would help to lead up top the American Civil War. ... A fourth issue which contributed to the start of an American Civil War was , ways of viewing the world. ... The separation caused by these issue would eventually cause the beginning of the seemingly inevitable American Civil War, which accor...

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Before the Spanish Civil War, there were several issues that caused tension and division in Spain. ... The new republic immediately faced a number of major problems, that consequently led to the Spanish Civil War. ... The army thought that they had the right to intervene in politics and crisis eg. in 1820, 1871, 1923, during the Second Republic, and in 1936, which led to the civil war. ... The economy suffered the outbreak of the depression, and created several causes that led to the civil war. ... The civil war started in July 1936. ...

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Civil War Was the American Civil War caused by slavery or economics? ... Some say simplistically that the Civil War was fought over slavery. ... Another problem that may have played a cause in the civil war was the tariff law of 1828. ... So now Congress passed the Compromise Measures of 1850 during August of 1850. ... Acceptable Length: Four to Five pages In conclusion the civil war was not merely over the issue of slavery, there was a much greater cause behind it. ...

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The American Civil War was a milestone in the history of not only the United States, but the world as well. The Civil War set in stone, the position the United States would take in the world community. ... The reasons why the North wanted to preserve the Union and enter into the Civil War are extremely complex. One must understand the economy, religious activity, politics, and immigrations to fully comprehend the North's reasons for the war. ... This fear came because during the beginning years of the war, President Lincoln exercised his powers beyond what the constitution allows. ...

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In fact, in April, 1861 started the American Civil War, which ended with more than 500.000 dead men. ... In order to do this, I shall try to give an explanation of the Civil war's causes, the slaves' progress during war and their situation in the era of Reconstruction. ... Northern states had an economy system based on capitalist industry, while southern states maintained the slavery. ... Thus, the American Civil War begun. ... This paper has manifest how American Civil War (which immediate cause was the Mexican-American War) important was regarding to emancipation and freedom to bl...

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The Battle of Gettysburg was the biggest and most life-taking battle in the entire Civil War. ... (Americana, 782) The attack on Fort Sumter opened the Civil War on April 12, 1861. ... Wyatt became the first Confederate soldier to be killed in the Civil War. ... Big Bethel is only remembered by those with a special interest in the Civil War. ... The American Civil War was profitable in both lives and in dollars. ...

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