Nearly every conflict, almost all attempts at peace, and most all civil wars spanning the globe have either seen the involvement or fallen under the close observation of English eyes. ... The United States Civil War of 1861-65 was also an instance of which Britain openly sided with the enemies of the union, the Confederacy. ... Of course, one must also take into consideration the fact that the institution that the US in fact had had a civil war in the first place was slavery. ... During the war itself the US and British forces fought alongside each other in coordinated operations such as Ma...

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Economic prosperity continued after the war as more Americans had jobs and work wages increased. ... The term was used to describe the generation of men and women that came of age either during the war who were "lost", meaning their generation was characterized by lost values, obsolete morals, lost belief in human progress, and a mood of despair and disappointment as a result of their war experiences ("Lost Generation"). ... The post-war period saw the increase in anti-immigration sentiment within American society. Many immigrants from Europe had their homelands ravaged by ...

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Moreover, Italy had received secret promises of specific territorial gains during the war, only to find those promises withdrawn when they con- flicted with principles of self-determination. ... Italy had long-standing problems that were made worse by the war. ... He began to reorganize the economy and labor, taking away the power of the country's labor movement. The Italian economy was placed under the management of twenty-two corporations, each responsible for a major industrial enterprise. ... Indeed, the government quickly aligned with big business, creating more of a corrupt bureaucr...

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For Germany, the war was lost, their emperor had fled and the despondent citizens were rebellious. ... With these factors in consideration the revolution that had taken place in Germany during 1918-1919, we have to question the extent in which the German people gained a full revolution. ... The civil service remained unreformed after 1919 along with the judiciary and the office corps. ... Ebert needed the full support of the army; he could have changed the old elite and produce a complete socialist reform and he could have established the economy. ... The events that took place during what was...

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Some of his Progressive reforms include the Workingmen's Compensation Act, which granted assistance to federal civil service employees during periods of disabilities; The Adamson Act established the eight hour day for all employees on trains in interstate commerce, with extra pay for overtime, and The Federal Farm Loan Act, made credit available to farmers at low interest rates. ... Determined to avoid entering World War I, he rigorously pursued neutrality. ... In the end not even Woodrow Wilson could keep the United States out of World War I. ... In April 1917 Wilson asked Congress to de...

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