Second topic that we discuss is the American Civil war which played the all-important role in the consciousness and political awakening. We can say that 1776 revolution had created the nation but the civil war consolidated the nation and gave it to a new shape. ... So we can say that the civil war brought important changes in the structure of the country and changed the perspective of the people about certain things. The American civil war ended the contention between the two sides and also ended the long rivalry which had intensified during the Lincoln era. ... The civil war determined the fu...

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The end of the Civil War marked this transition from a more agricultural nation to an industrialized one. ... This direct relationship between the industrial development and population growth shows how the post-Civil War transformation had such consistent and rapid proliferation. ... One of the largest and most important political movements at the time was the push for women's rights. ... The Spanish-American War is more a result of the Philippine Revolution and the Cuban War of Independence. ... An unexpected yet extremely important part of the post-Civil War transformation was the env...

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To know that two opposing sides generate a war via alleged interests or views is highly important. ... This also holds to be true for African Americans during World War II. ... From the Civil War up until World War II, African Americans fought with inadequate weaponry and in segregated units. ... African American roles: People at home. ... The role of African Americans at home during World War II is similar if not parallel to any American at home during the war...

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To know that two opposing sides generate a war via alleged interests or views is highly important. ... This also holds to be true for African Americans during World War II. ... From the Civil War up until World War II, African Americans fought with inadequate weaponry and in segregated units. ... African American roles: People at home. ... The role of African Americans at home during World War II is similar if not parallel to any American at home during the war...

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However, there was many similarities and differences in the American expansionism during those two centuries. From the early years of the century until the Civil War, policy debates centered on extending our North American borders. ... The purchase of the Louisiana Territory, for instance, raised important constitutional issues concerning the legality of land purchase. ... The period following the Civil War up to the late 1870's was given over to consolidating the territorial lands and integrating them into the political and economic mainstream. ... From the end of the Civil War to the...

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However, during this time period, the country as a whole has experienced vast transformations. ... These relationships, although not limited, vary from America's first cash crop, independence from England, and even the Civil War. ... During the "Great Migration" of 1618-1623, the colony grew from four hundred to forty-five hundred people (Takaki, 35). ... America's independence from England caused severe economical issues throughout the country, different from how the economy played a role in the Civil War. ... These connections and others created some of the most important ...

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The incredible influx of European immigrants to the New World provided the backbone for a crawling toddler of a nation to erect itself from the crippling effects of the Civil War. ... Massive and important institutions could only grow farther and wider under these productive circumstances. ... During the 1860s, unregulated corporations were a nuisance for the progressive mentality of the working class. ... Unions played an important and beneficial role in the progression of America. ... There isn't a better sign of evidence then the mass exodus of people that arrived and still arri...

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Acceptance of Indians was finally given in the times of need during World War II. Indian-Americans began joining with America's armed forces, and supporting the financial crisis at home until the war ended. ... In 1669, Slavery was made into property by law, so beginning the centuries of oppression by white Americans on people who were not "pure" enough. ... Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X were two important African-American figures that were highly educated and fought for civil rights and liberties during the 1960's. ... Coming back to the Giddy Multitude, they represented...

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In the United States, prejudice has led to the lynching of blacks, bombing of synagogues, the massacre of Native Americans, the illegal imprisonment of Japanese Americans during World War II, the harassment of homosexuals, and other violent acts against minority groups. ... Even people with no prejudices may nevertheless discriminate in their behavior. ... Supreme Court ruled that the states could not deny basic civil rights protections to homosexuals. ... On November 21,1991, the President George Bush signed into law the Civil Rights Act of 1991. ... Wage differentials are especially importan...

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During the years of slavery, education was an extremely controversial issue among these individuals. ... This, above all, was the most important thing that they were taught. ... In the years before the Civil War, white southerners virtually halted the formal education of slaves. ... Although the majority of slaves simply ignored the Whites" wishes, prior to the Civil War, educational benefits had been systematically closed to black children. ... During the time which abolitionist literature greatly increased, many feared that the growing of literate slaves would lead them to feel discontent a...

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It is important to be aware of the world around you in order for one to make educated decisions on significant issues in the world. ... The children of divorced parents suffer because a child needs both parents during development and as a result of this some people even go as far as blaming the increased crime rate and juvenile delinquency on this epidemic. ... Having the U.S. develop a strong relationship with Latin countries shows the Latino population in America that this country does care about their people and recognizes them as important. ... After all "war and hunger and ignorance an...

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Propaganda is simply using images, languages, and most importantly the emotions of everyday people to convince them to conform to whatever message the source of the propaganda desires. Most people think the word "propaganda " as a connotation to messages or statements from the government that feed its citizens lies and half-truths. ... FOX also painted the U.S. government as tyrannical and violating Bundy's civil rights. ... An example would be during the war in Afghanistan, a newscast could spend two to three minutes discussing the month's death toll of U.S. troops then transition t...

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After the Civil War, police and medical authorities attempted to legalize and regulate prostitution as a means to control the spread of venereal disease. ... A change in values was also reflected in the lives of young people especially young women. ... Even before the Sexual Revolution took root in America, one can see the reactions and desires of many people in America to promote a new ideology of sexual morality. ... With the support of physicians, birth control came to be seen as an important component of public health, family planning, and population control. ... Moreover, during this ...

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The cultivation of cash crops was very essential for the economy in the South during the American colonial times. ... At the time, the Thirty Years' War was draining Europe economically, resulting in high rates of poor and unemployed citizens. ... Her novel demanded equality and freedom that America promised to provide and it was one of the contributing factors that led to the Civil War ("Uncle Tom's Cabin"). In fact, many slaves that were held captive in the South would attempt to run away using a vast network of people called The Underground Railroad. ... The South's...

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Context Main cause of these changes were rushing development in North America which came out of ended Civil War and strengthened interest in Western migration. ... Obviously we have to mention growing population and huge immigration to America during the nineteenth century which fact had to result with accurate politic moves from government side. ... It was an idea to open the lands for farming and for settlement made up by government during the presidency of Abraham Lincoln. ... The example of this war showed that there is nothing but business worth for congressmen and president in nineteent...

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During the seventeenth century, the English navy had a huge demand for hemp rope, since it was stronger than the rope of other materials, and ordered the colonists of Virginia and Maryland to grow it in order to fulfill this demand. ... During the American Revolution when imports were no longer given to the colonies, the hemp fiber became an essential material in their production of clothing (Richardson 41). ... Many times people will see marijuana as an addictive drug that causes people to commit crimes of violence as well as other legal offenses. ... By the second century A.D., the plant was...

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From my time in Oklahoma, I learned that religion plays a huge part in the lives of the American people, at least for those living in Oklahoma. ... The very idea of the free exercise of religion was at stake "if civil rulers [went] so far out of their sphere as to take the care and management of religious affairs upon them."8 Preceding the Virginia Constitution of 1776, the Virginia Declaration of Rights was a document instrumental in diffusing the religious unrest in Virginia. ... Though the declaration also describes a "mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love, and charit...

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It should also be noted that contrary to popular belief, African Americans were not the only race that was being abused as slave workers during the 1800s. Many workers during this time period were from countries such as Ireland and these workers often were treated just as bad, if not worse, than African-American slaves. ... Thus, with slavery eventually outlawed after the Civil War, the patterns of abuse continued. ... These are the forgotten people: the under protected, the undereducated, the under clothedthe underfed" (Blair). ... "Even in his closing remarks, Murrow looks squarely...

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