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Events Leading to the Civil War, 2002.
This paper reviews the historical events from 1855 to 1860, which lead to the U.S. Civil War.
930 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 33.95
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This paper discusses U.S. history from 1855, when the U.S appeared to be the strongest it had ever been, to the outbreak of the Civil War, when Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860. The author points out the ?Bleeding at Kansas?, Dred Scott case, Slavery and the citizenship of ?free slaves?. The paper describes the election of 1860 and the secession of the Southern states.
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"By the time the elections of 1860 came around, the entire nation knew how vital this election would be to the tone of relations between the North and the South. Citizens were not sure whether the election could calm the fights, and resolve what had been happening in the past five years, or if the election would cause an all-out war between the North and the South. Stephen Douglas apparently warned that such actions might occur, while Abraham Lincoln and John Breckinridge ?downplayed any such dire consequence, insisting, and believing, that the other side was bluffing? ."
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Events Surrounding the End of the American Civil War, 2000.
A paper mainly dealing with those involved on the battlefield in the closing days of the conflict, as well as some of the important leaders on both sides.
2,356 words (approx. 9.4 pages), 7 sources, $ 72.95
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The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the events surrounding the end of the American Civil War. This war was a war of epic proportion. Never before and not since have so many Americans died in battle. The American Civil War was truly tragic in terms of human life. In this document, I will speak mainly around those involved on the battlefield in the closing days of the conflict. Also, reference will be made to the leading men behind the Union and Confederate forces.
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The American Civil War, 2006.
A review of the American civil war, the events leading up to the civil war and the results.
2,480 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 75.95
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This paper discusses the American civil war and a variety of issues such as political tension, nativism, geography, demography, immigration, legal concerns, inscription and economy. These issues, together with the issue of slavery, quickly divided the country into two.
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"The American Civil War posited the Confederate States of America against the northern states tied together as the Union, throwing all of the border states into new sociopolitical angst. While the war began officially in 1861, after the eleven southern states' pronouncement of secession the previous year, the real problems had already taken control of the country years earlier. Before the ignition of bloody battle, the American nation was already divided geographically, highlighting the Northeast, Upper South, and Deep South, in the newly posited "slave states" and "free states." While moral opposition to slavery had long existed, the independence of the states and the economic necessity of cheap labor further distinguished the already divergent economies and societies between the states that characterized the mid-nineteenth century. Sectionalism boomed, and the only legal basis for discussion between the regionalized northern Union and southern Confederacy was the Constitution. "
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Events Leading up to the Russian Revolution, 2002.
A paper which deals with the political and economical events leading up to the Russian Revolution in 1917.
2,800 words (approx. 11.2 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 83.95
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A paper which asserts that it was repeated wars, culminating with devastating internal effects of World War I that made it possible for the process of bringing Russia into step politically and economically with the rest of the world to be interrupted, and for Russia to go off in a new and more startling direction: the world?s first country governed by Communist totalitarianism.
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"Allen (2002) quotes a biographer about Lenin?s comments regarding the revolt of 1905. According to this source, Lenin said, ??It [the revolt of 1905] was the great rehearsal, a blueprint for the revolution of 1917.?? This seems an accurate description. The growing Communist movement learned how to maneuver politically and how to capitalize on the fallout that comes from war. Although this revolt by itself did not overthrow the Czarist aristocracy, Nicholas II gained only temporary control over the revolutionaries. His failure to recognize this fully was another contributing factor to the Communist success in 1917."
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Causes of the Civil War, 2005.
A look at the leading causes of the Civil War.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 55.95
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This paper explains that a main factor leading to the Civil War was the divergent economic development and concerns between the north and south. The paper further explains that there were many economic factors which contributed to the Civil War, but three, manufacturing versus farming, slavery and the need for labor in the south and cash crops were paramount. The paper then attempts to examine these factors and how they contributed to the environment leading to the Civil War.
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The U.S. Civil War, 2005.
This paper discusses mainly the events leading up to the U.S. Civil War.
1,545 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 50.95
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This paper explains that, even with the Constitutional Convention in 1787, the leaders of America knew that there was a dividing line between the states that wanted slavery and those that did not. The author points out that the Missouri Compromise or the Compromise of 1820, which was the agreement between the two groups of pro-slavery and anti-slavery leaders, was the rule for governing of slavery in the Western Territories, but, in the long run, it did not solve the issue of slavery. The paper concludes that 360,000 men were dead on the Union side and 260,000 were dead on the Confederate side, but the Union continued.
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"All the forces in the country put their own hand into the slavery question and the Supreme Court, which had a majority of Southern justices, tried its own hand at it. The case that it selected for the solution was the Dred Scott case. He was the slave of a US army doctor and was shifted to the free state of Illinois and the Territory of Wisconsin. Wisconsin was a free area under the Missouri Compromise. The Supreme Court gave a proslavery decision and against the effort of Dred Scott to seek freedom. It said that blacks did not have the rights to be citizens of United States and due to that reason; the case should not have come into the Supreme Court."
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Greek Civil War, 1991.
This paper reviews the national and international causes of the Greek civil war, events leading up to war, motivations of communist guerillas and Western-backed government and the outcome.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 8 sources, $ 79.95
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'The Greek civil war was, in many respects, the first episode in the Cold War; the first of many civil wars in the less-developed world between Communist movements and Western-backed governments. It was thus the first "test case" for the U.S. struggle against Communist guerilla movements in the Third World.
The civil war actually began in the Greek countryside nearly two years before World War II itself ended, as rival resistance movements clashed. At the beginning, the supporting power on the Western side was Britain, not the United States--indeed, the United States held itself sharply and critically aloof from British policy in the early phases of the conflict . The Soviets, for their part, seem never to have taken an active part.
But by 1947, Greece would become the centerpiece of the ... "
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James McPherson?s Book on the Civil War, 2004.
Review of James McPherson's book, "The Battle Cry of Freedom: the Era of the Civil War", and its discussion of the issues that precipitated the Civil War.
2,223 words (approx. 8.9 pages), 16 sources, APA, $ 69.95
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This paper reviews some of the Civil War issues covered in McPherson's book about the pre-Civil War, Civil War, and post-Civil War periods. Where needed, the paper provides other supporting materials to further explain these issues and summarizes McPherson's four major points, which he suggests defined the end result of the Civil War.
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"James McPherson?s book is deep and rich with more than just the facts, dates, names and battles of the pre-Civil War, Civil War, and post-Civil War periods. In fact, this book is so thorough and meticulous in its background coverage, it should be required reading for college students delving into American History. An instructor with good academic instincts could succinctly summarize each of the twenty-eight chapters, and provide illustrated interactive sessions with students to cover the entire book."
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Historical Events Leading up to the Boston Tea Party, 2001.
A look at the lead-up and causes of the outbreak of violence known as the Boston Tea Party.
1,335 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 5 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper documents the events leading up to the violence of the Boston Tea Party on the evening of December 16, 1773.
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"When the Boston Tea Party occurred on the evening of December 16,1773, it was the culmination of many years of bad feeling between the British government and her American colonies. The controversy between the two always seemed to hinge on the taxes, which Great Britain required for the upkeep of the American colonies. Starting in 1765, the Stamp Act was intended by Parliament to provide the funds necessary to keep peace between the American settlers and the Native American population. The Stamp Act was loathed by the American colonists and later repealed by parliament. (http://www.bostonteapartyship.com/History.htm) However, the British government quickly enacted other laws designed to solve monetary problems. Each act was met with resistance. The Boston Tea Party was the final act of focused rage against a Parliamentary law."
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Civil War, 2007.
An analysis of the factors leading up to the Civil War, focusing on the differing perspectives of the northern and southern states.
927 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 32.95
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This paper discusses the Civil War between the North and the South in America. It discusses the factors contributing to the war, particularly focusing on the different perspectives of the northern and the southern states. It discusses the effects of the rights of the states to forge their own local laws, the industrial revolution, the westward expansion and the abolitionist movement and describes how each of these factors contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War.
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"The American Civil War reflected controversial political issues plaguing the United States since the original Articles of the Confederation. "A myriad of conflicting pressures, principles, and prejudices, fueled by sectional differences and pride, and set into motion by a most unlikely set of political events," led to the outbreak of war in 1861 ("The Causes). Slavery was one of the ideological issues at the heart of the controversy, but from the southern perspective, slavery was only one aspect a federalist policy viewed as being aggressive and neglectful of southern interests. Moreover, the southern states championed libertarianism and states' rights as being more reflective of American ideals than the policies put forth by the apologists of a strong central government. The Industrial Revolution also exacerbated the preexisting regional differences that led to the Civil War, differences that focused on states' rights, political ideology, economic policy, and the role of the federal government."
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The Revolution and the Civil War, 2002.
A discussion of the factors which lead to the American rebellion against British rule in 1775, compared to factors leading to the Civil War.
1,560 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 51.95
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This paper examines the various economic acts passed by the British during their rule of the American colonies and how these ignited the feelings and anger and lead to the revolution. The writer also looks at the social differences between the British and the American colonist which were also a major factor in their wish for independence. These factors are then compared to the causes of the Civil War and examined for their similarities and differences.
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"In 1775, American colonists took arms against the British rule, thus leading to the American Revolution and the end of British control over the thirteen colonies. This was done because the American colonists became disenchanted with British laws. More specifically, they were unhappy with British taxes. The American colonists and the British had just defeated the French in the middle of the 1700s in the French and Indian war. However, after the war was over, the British tried to strengthen its ties on the American colonies and increase the power associated with the British Empire (Eibling, Jackson, et. al, 97). The British also believed that the colonies should pay back the money associated with fighting the war. People were angered when the Sugar Act of 1764, the Stamp Act and the Quartering Act were passed. The Sugar Act and the Stamp Act imposed taxes on the colonists. The Quartering Act demanded that colonists take in British troops who needed housing (Eibling, Jackson, et. al., 100)."
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The Civil War and Southern Women, 2005.
A look at Drew Gilpin Faust's book, "Mothers of Invention: Women of the Slaveholding South in the American Civil War", about the American Civil War and how it impacted Southern women.
1,404 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 46.95
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This paper introduces, discusses, and analyzes two chapters from the book, "Mothers of Invention: Women of the Slaveholding South in the American Civil War" by Drew Gilpin Faust. Specifically, the paper explains how the instabilities of the Civil War South forced Southern white women to alter their behavior.
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"The South, being at a distinct disadvantage for most of the Civil War, sent as many able-bodied men as they possibly could to the fighting front. Women had to step in and run the farms and plantations in their men's' absence, and this included managing an increasingly volatile slave population. Historian Faust notes, "Women called to manage increasingly restive and even rebellious slaves were in a significant sense garrisoning a second front in the South's war against Yankee domination" (Faust 54). Obviously, this was a new and different role for most of these women, and many of the men left behind in the South did not appreciate or value it. In fact, many of them fought against female management, as Faust notes, "These issues went beyond questions of gender; they represented deep-seated worries about sex" (Faust 55). The key issue facing most of these women forced into unfamiliar roles was fear. They felt incapable of managing a large group of slaves, and some of them even feared for their safety and their lives."
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Soldiering in the Civil War, 2002.
A look at Bruce Catton's study "Soldiering in the Civil War" which analyzes the type of soldier who fought in the American Civil War.
1,091 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 38.95
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This paper reviews Catton's book which compares the characteristics of the soldiers who fought in the American Civil War to other soldiers. The main claim was that these soldiers were very young and unprofessional but highly motivated. The writer shows that the most striking difference between the Civil War soldier and those of the modern day was in their attitudes toward the army and discipline.
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"Known as one of America?s most ?popular?, yet scholarly, historians, Bruce Catton (1899-1978) was the editor of American Heritage magazine and the author of several widely read books on the subject of the Civil War. His works, including this particular essay, are based on the foundations of accurate research and the ability to analyze the Civil War as both a broad, historically important event, yet also displaying an understanding of the individual, human conflicts involved. Soldiering in the Civil War is a vivid example of Catton?s skill in presenting factual evidence and interesting anecdotes in a manner which allows the reader to gain an insight into the emotions, struggles and beliefs of all those who fought in the Civil War."
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Southern Women and the American Civil War, 2002.
Discusses women of the South during the Civil War as portrayed in ?Mothers of Invention: Women of the Slaveholding South in the American Civil War" by Drew Gilpin Faust.
750 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 26.95
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This paper discusses Faust's book "Mothers of Invention: Women of the Slaveholding South in the American Civil War". It focuses on how women can empower themselves even in the face of hardship and the oppressions that society puts on them. The author illustrates how the book portrays women coping with adversity and gives a new perspective on the Civil War.
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"According to Faust, three out of every four white men were sent to war and the black men were left to do the work on the plantations. When the war started and the women were left on their own, they first had to choose if they would stay at their plantations or if they would move in with family. The management of the home and their lives became more of a key issue for them than ever before ? providing food for themselves and the slaves, economic certainty and so forth. Through the story of Lizzie Neblett we see one woman?s frustration with these tasks ? she describes her 11 slaves and all the problems she has with them, her anger at her husband and how she doesn?t want to be pregnant again, how she must ask a neighbor for help to ?manage? her slaves and how her life as a ?lady? really is turned upside down when her husband leaves for the war."
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Just War, Revolutions and Civil War, 1994.
A definition of the just war in theory as applied to guerilla warfare in Latin America, the Arab-Israeli conflict and the American Revolution.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 15 sources, $ 79.95
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"Just War, Revolutions and Civil Conflict
Introduction
This research examines the support for pursuit of civil conflict (civil war may be a preferable term for some) and revolutions within the context of the concept of a just war. Following a consideration of the concept of a just war, specific instances of civil conflict and revolutionary activity are examined to assess the extent to which those actions were supportable within the context of a just war.
The Concept of A Just War ..."
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