April 12, 1861 is one of the most crucial and important dates in American history. ... The Civil War is important because it affected African Americans and their future in America. ... During World War II there was a shortage of nurses, but defense officials were reluctant to let recruit black nurses. Nevertheless, black nurses were recruited and did serve in World War II (Memory). ... During World War civil rights groups pressed the government to provide training for black pilots on an equal basis with whites (Memory). ...

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Causes of the Civil War Was slavery the only cause of the Civil War? ... "Many people have argued that the war itself was caused by rival interpretations of the original constitution (Barker 20)". ... "A new nation was about to begin, but also a new idea was about to be brought into the world; the idea that the people could run their own government (Hauptly 5)". ... The invention of the cotton gin made it possible to easily separate the cotton seed, "[ ] this made slavery in the South more profitable, slavery then became an important part of the Southern economy and soon became an ins...

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History; 2. ... Though most of tariff laws had been changed by the time of the Civil War, the Southern people still remembered how they were treated by the Northern people. ... The people of the Southern States did not like the Northern people telling them that owning slaves was a great wrong. ... They had no way of knowing how important cotton agriculture would become in the 19th Century, or to what extent the South would become dependent on the institution of slavery. ... If Bill Clinton had been president in 1861, we"d probably have 2 or more countries and world history would be differ...

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The Civil War pitted Americans against each other. ... In 1860, the South was still predominantly agricultural, highly dependent of exports to a world market. ... "2. ... Whenever you have two people-or peoples- [the North and South] joined in politics but doing diametrically opposing things, it becomes almost inevitable that at some point tensions and jealousies would break out." 3 Alexander points out that tensions between the two sides of America were inevitable. ... " 5 It reads: "All powers not delegated to the U.S. by the Constitution, not prohibited by it to the states, are re...

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Although congress applauded the pact, it refused to join the world court. 2. ... In the end, the war-debt situation damaged America's reputation in the eyes of people of the world. ... Education Becomes More Important a. ... How could a society ruled by the idea of progress embark on a war the killed millions of people. 2. ... Jazz Wins World Popularity a. ...

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Document Analysis #2 Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry was a white man born in Georgia. ... Curry also wrote a book, "The South in the Olden Times," after the Civil War, and it was published in 1901. ... Therefore it was important for those from the south to be understood when everyone was passing judgment on them. Whether Curry's book was accurate or not, can be determined by looking at other writings from the south in the time around the Civil War. ... The expansion westward, political changes, and war created a very complex world, which contained many, different people that perceived...

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Lincoln had to make some very important decisions during the war that not only helped to win the war but also tested the Constitution, sometimes at odds with the constitution and often at odds with the ideas of his military commanders. ... Lincoln had 2 million dollars taken out of the federal treasury to pay for the war. ... Beyond preservation of the Union lay an even more profound issue, the future of democracy throughout the world. The United States had long been symbols of hope to democrats the world over, and Lincoln realized that the future of representative government might depend on...

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As well as being credited with winning the most important war in America's history, he is also considered to have abolished the institution of slavery and set in motion the Civil Rights movement. ... He eventually raised an army and navy of nearly 3 million Northern men to face a Southern army of over 2 million soldiers and in battles fought from Virginia to California, the great war tore the United States apart. ... He chose the right people to fight the good battle. ... Roosevelt ended the great depression by implementing government work programmes and helped America win World War II....

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They came to power after the American Civil War. ... After World War I the Klan became not only hostile to people of African American decent, but also to Roman Catholics, Jews, socialists, communists and anybody they considered to be a foreigner.3 The Klan really came back into power in the 1920's. ... After the Great Depression and World War II the Klan was once again disbanded. ... The most important branch of the Klan was led by Robert Shelton in the Deep South. ... In the state of Mississippi, 42% of the population was black, with only 2% registered to vote. ...

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As an agricultural region dependant on cotton, the south had to compete in the world market. ... As the North and the South developed different economies, the creation of a plan to unify the nation became increasingly important. This plan consisted of three major points: 1. establishing a protective tariff, 2. resurrecting the national bank, and 3. development of transportations system and other internal improvements. ... Although Jackson never went to war with South Carolina he did wage a war with the Bank of the United States. ... Although the National Bank did go bankrupt it was for the...

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The best way to help understand these topics is to sub-divide them into 2 categories. ... A society is a group of people living in an environment. ... Politics for instance, is the ideology of people or a group of people or in other words the way one thinks. ... As the two parties began to form elections voting became much more important. ... In conclusion, using the example of the Klu Klux Klan will allow all four of the corner stones to be indirectly connected showing how these categories affect the important period after the civil war. ...

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For centuries people have had different ideas what the American dream was. ... These people did not get their wishes in a short period of time. ... All of these people envisioned their dreams. ... (2) To enable Native Americans on reservation to retain their own customs. ... To help fight in World War Two. ...

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Equality can be defined as when a specific society or isolated group has identical status in political and social respects; these three factors are most important when judging equality as they have the most impact upon people's lives. ... The two historians and myself disagree with Borritt who chooses to write that "it would be more accurate, even if more awkward, to call it the war for the American Dream.8" However, Borritt does not consider that Lincoln once told a friend that his "paramount object [was] the struggle to save the union and it [was] not either to save or de...

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