Introduction The concrete reason that motivated civil war can only be traced to the motivation between greed and grievance. Usually, rebellion is triggered when rebels has the desire for wealth by seizing vital resources that fetch the nation huge money. While another form of rebels' desires to get rid of certain people or ethnic that has been ruling the nation arbitrarily, or some people with unfair governance (Collier 1999). Greed and grievance are an important element that is inseparable in explaining conflicts that escalate to Civil War. It has been a phenomenon that countries that h...

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The Missouri discussions held 1819-1821 functioned as an important turn in the United States' major disagreement over slavery. The arguments held over tightening the grasp of slavery in the new state was the outcome of previous debates and the start of unwanted events. Paused lawfully by two comprom...

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Many people consider Appalachia as a mysterious region. Defining the Appalachian region has continued to stump modern scholars year after year. Today, there are still questions to what areas Appalachia actually lies in. North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Kentucky all hold a piece of the Appalachian region. The debate for the region boundaries will no doubt proceed, but no one can deny the power that lies in this land. ...

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Is War Necessary? There are many reasons why a country or several countries could go to war. Some of these reasons are just, however many of them are not. There are many movies made illustrating many different aspects of American wars, good and bad. The American Revolution was mainly a politica...

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Indeed it has been claimed by some that one of the reasons that General McClellan was so timid in his confrontations with the Confederate Army was because he was unwilling to open the road to abolition by crushing the rebels. ...

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This is just a small example of the doubt and hatred that was bestowed on the African American soldiers. However, during the war, they proved themselves to be brave and courageous men on and off the battlefield on many occasions. Despite deep prejudices and harsh criticisms from the white society, these men were true champions of patriotism. The cause of the Civil War was tension between the North and the South. The sectional division between the areas began in colonial times, largely resulting from geographical differences. ...

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