In a way I think the Civil War was inevitable and in other ways I don’t think it was inevitable. So what was the Civil War? The Civil War is a war that started on April 12, 1861 and ended on May 26, 1865. So who fought in the war? The North and the South fought over slavery. Slavery was very popular in the South and that’s how people earned money to live on. In the North people were very much against slavery. They made their money by their manufacturing industry. The North and the South had verbally…
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Was the Civil War Inevitable? The Civil War was one of the bloodiest conflicts in American History. It was devastating for the United States with 620,000 lives being lost. Many view the Civil War as conflicts between the northern and southern states in the antebellum period. The Civil war was inevitable due to sectionalism, the fights for states’ rights and manifest destiny. The expansion of slavery in the new territories resulted in political and social divisions in the US that increased…
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APUSH (1) Cold War 1945-1960 Demek Steve Kim Was the Cold War inevitable? - Following World War 2, the Cold War started in the late 1945's. The Cold War was inevitable due to the tension between the two nations, USA and the USSR. The two super powers of the world following the end of the Second World War. Both the USA and the USSR came out of the war with minimal damage compared to the other world power. Great Britain, France, Italy, and Germany were destroyed and very poor, while USA and…
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significant historical events. One of the most debated events in history is the Civil War. Many historians argue on whether the Civil War was inevitable or not, and the events that lead to this fate. The truth is, there was no escaping it; the war was bound to happen. The Civil War occurred because of the different views on American politics, the split views on slavery and industrialization, and the foreign affairs. America was never the utopian country. The problem began with the division of wealthy…
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inventions that required more land to be needed. Some inventions were the Cotton Gin and the Textile Mills. The Cotton gin was a machine that picked seeds out of the cotton a lot faster than a person could, which made it easier and faster to manufacture. Also, the Textile Mills turned the seedless cotton into clothing. Many people wanted these clothings because it was already made and it was cheaper, than making clothing themselves. For this reason the U.S. started moving westward to gain more land. (Hakim…
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The Civil War was one of the bloodiest wars in U.S. history. Numerous people sacrificed their lives for either the Union or the Confederacy. Minority groups played a significant role in this war because around 40% of the North were minority groups and about 30% of the South. During the Civil War, Black soldiers reassembled to the Union, Hispanics fought for both sides, and American Indians acted as scouts, all playing crucial roles in the outcome. One of the key groups were Black soldiers who joined…
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Was the Civil war inevitable? In my opinion, I think the civil war was inevitable. The war was the result of bad leadership. The South with its farming and cotton plantation economy and the North with its industrial economy, the North and South held different beliefs of slavery. The South relied on cheap slave labor and was threatened by the North’s push to abolish slavery. Slaves were an essential part of the economy in the South. Slave owners did not want to start paying for labor, which…
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Between 1800 and 1860 the American North and South expanded in size and power. With any expansion in power and size comes the thirst for more of each. As president Lincoln believed, the Civil War was inevitable by the year 1854 but as we know did not fully begin until 1861. White, confederate, southern slave owners were hoping to spread slavery throughout the west and north of the Missouri Compromise line. Northerners failed to agree and were determined to keep slavery from spreading into new western…
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What Extent Was the Cold War Inevitable? With the end of World War II (WWII) in 1945 began the Cold War, an international conflict that lasted from 1947–1991 and plagued nations across the globe. As the post-war negotiations were deliberated by three of the strongest world powers, the United States (US), Britain, and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), disagreements arose that created tension between the US and the USSR and ultimately instigated the infamous “Fifty Years War” (Crockatt…
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After the Civil War, which took place between 1861 and 1865, a way to reunite the Northern and Southern U.S was necessary for further development within the country. Reuniting the Union consisted of forming new plans, agreements, and laws that were made to ensure the allegiance and loyalty of ex-confederates. Furthermore, reconstruction also consisted of ways to efficiently integrate freedpeople, or former slaves, into society. The incorporation of people of color into a predominantly white society…
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