...wars with others have seemed to position a lasting stance on freedom for Americans no matter what color individuals appeared. Team B’s review of the civil wars may express what is unknown to some individuals, and what others family member fought for years ago. Even though civil wars caused death, if changes had not happen many Americans may still be slaves. Civil war was needed to stop the opposing thoughts of diversity in America. Because, of the foundation set in America for everyone, which appeared to outcast some chosen groups normally in the southern states. North and south states viewed certain individuals as unequal to other humans rendering freedom to those entities. Why the South lost the Civil War “If the Southern generals like Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson were so brilliant, and if the South lost fewer men than the North, why did the North win the war?” The reason for the South losing the war was not because of manpower, but location, location, location. Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, Albert Sydney Johnston, Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, and James Longstreet all trained at West Point Military Academy (Schultz, 2012). These officers had one more thing in common: They joined the Confederate army...
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... Over 600,000 Americans lost their lives in this war, with the North having been more effected. The North had no regrets about the war. They were satisfied that the slaves were free, and the Union was preserved. The South began to glorify what they called “the lost cause”. The generals from the south became mythic heroes. As they looked back at the war they almost regretted surrendering. Historian Shelby Foote left us with this note. “Any understanding of this nation has to be based . . . on an understanding of the Civil War. . . . The Civil War defined us as what we are, and it opened us to being what we became, good and bad things. It is very necessary if you’re going to understand the American character in the 20th century to learn about this enormous catastrophe of the mid-19th century. It was the crossroads of our being”. What does this tell us about the United States? What did Foote mean when he spoke these words? We may also think to ourselves. Why didn’t the South win? There leaders were supposedly brilliant and they lost fewer men then the North, right? What did Historian Shelby Foote mean in his quote above? He is saying that it is necessary to learn about this huge catastrophe that happened in the mid 19th century before judging Americans or even becoming one. This is what makes us Americans and what put us where we are today. To understand the United States you must have knowledge of what our countries been through, what we have lost and what we have gained....
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...the Civil War around. A turning point is an action or event that alters the outcome of a situation. Why was the Battle of Gettysburg a turning point? The Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point for three reasons; geographic advantage, the many losses and the change in morale. The geographic advantage was a reason why Gettysburg was a turning point. In (Document A), Lincoln created the Anaconda plan. His plan was three steps; blockade, control the Mississippi River and take the capital of the South; Richmond, Virginia. The blockade was to prevent any European imported goods. That way the Confederacy didn’t have any access to shipped resources. Next, was to control the Mississippi River. By dividing the south into two, Lincoln’s scheme went as planned. Last but not least, was to capture Richmond, Virginia. This was the Confederacy’s capital! If the capital were to surrender to the North, then the Union will have more power, while the south remains helpless. This evidence shows that geographic advantage was a reason why the Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point because it gave the North the upper hand in the Civil War. The numerous losses of the battle was a reason why the Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point. In (Document B), it describes the numbers that were lost in just that one battle. The Union began with 918,000 troops, before the Battle of Gettysburg and the South started with...
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...The Lost Cause is an ideology that explains the mindset of primarily white, southerners post-war. It explains how they thought concerning the outcome of the war. The idea was that the Civil War for the south was an inevitable defeat from the start. The South never really had a chance to win due to the overwhelming circumstances and advantages of the North, but since the confederates were loyal to the cause they fought a hopeless struggle to preserve their honor. This unfortunately, resulted in a shattering defeat for the South. The question of why this mindset was born brings up more questions like, “Why did the South feel the need give the blame or fault to a different party?” and “Did the South subconsciously know think they were guilty and in the wrong?” This cause idolizes Robert E. Lee as their pure, wholesome southern gentleman that they posed as the poster boy of the southern campaign. A popular belief based off of this is “ War was lost, Reconciliation Won” which could be interpreted as a way of The South to feel better about the loss. Lost Cause mythology is the main point of focus in Gallagher’s book “Causes Won, Lost, and Forgotten: How Hollywood and Popular Art Shape What We Know about the Civil War.” He highlights this cause in particular to emphasize how Hollywood and pop culture has illustrated to the public its own version of what The Lost Cause is....
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...Western North Carolina planter named Walter Lenoir, and his descent into the Lost Cause ideology. Barney presents Lenoir as a comparatively liberal man of the time. Educated at his home states university, prior to the attack on Fort Sumner he planned to move to Minnesota, a fairly young state that was actively recruiting Americans from other states and Europeans to solidify population dominance over the inhabitant native tribes. Barney characterizes the Lost Cause phenomenon as an attachment to the faded glory of a romanticized Confederate past. Using Williams L. Barney as a model of the Confederate soldier, his choice of subject varies from the popular trend of studying the poor southern confederate soldiers and his motivations. Lenoir, an elite southern planter was the quintessential model of who would most benefit from a victorious south. Though southern identity contains it fare share of myriad ambiguities, Barney presents a semi-biographical analysis that precisely dissects the often-proclaimed complexity of the Lost Cause narrative. With intention, Barney shows that the preservation of slavery was indeed the reason the south fought and that for men like Lenoir, despite his “naïve innocence” concerning his wealth and status, slavery was an essential part of his family’s wealth. Lenoir’s evolution into the Lost Cause understanding of the Civil War, displays the varying motivations for why men fought. Lenoir’s experience and ideological evolution complicates the often...
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...PROJECT REPORT ON ORDER LOST ANALYSIS & CUSTOMER PERCEPTION OF KIRLOSKAR OIL ENGINES LTD. BY PRATEEK SRIVASTAVA (2006 – 2009) IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF (B.B.A. MARKETING) UNIVERSITY OF PUNE INDIRA COLLEGE OF COMMERCE (ii) CERTIFICATE OF THE COMPANY BY THE CONCERNED AUTHORITY IN THE ORGANISATION WHERE YOU HAVE DONE YOUR SUMMER TRAINING (ON COMPANY LETTER HEAD) AND SIGNED BY THE COMPANY PROJECT GUIDE CERTIFICATE This is to certify that MR. Prateek Srivastava of INDIRA COLLEGE OF COMMERCE has successfully completed the project work titled Order Lost Analysis & Customer Perception in partial fulfillment of requirement for the award of (NAME OF THE DEGREE) prescribed by the University of Pune. This project is the record of authentic work carried out during the academic year 2006 – 2009. DECLARATION I, Mr. Prateek Srivastava here by declare that this project is the record of authentic work carried out by me during the academic year 2006 – 2009 and has not been submitted to any other University or Institute towards the award of any degree. Signature of the student (Name of the Student to be written here) Font Type: Times New Roman Font Size: 12 Spacing: 1.5 lines ACKNOWLEDGEMENT A Project usually falls short of its expectation unless guided by the right person at the right time. Success of a project is...
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...My understanding of the sources is that the Fredrickson argued that there are several explanations of “why the North won”, but “The problem with most of them os not that they are wrong but that there are partial or incomplete…”and McPherson argued that North won the war because of all of the advantages that they had in resources, manpower, and leadership. McPherson believed out off the explanations the “loss of the will to fight” for the South is what defeated them. He stated, “Defeat causes demoralization and loss of will; victory pumps up morale and the will to win.” Both Fredrickson and McPherson brought up that the North had the “advantages in manpower, resources, and industrial capacity.” Looking at the facts North had advantage in population of 2:1,...
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...determination to stop communism, the U.S. immediately backed South Vietnam in the fight against the communist North Vietnam, which became the longest war in U.S. history until the Afghan War...
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...States was victorious. The United States entered the war to reach an objective, and that objective was to stop communist expansion. The goal was not achieved; therefore, the United States lost the war. True, there were more casualties in the North, but that does not determine whether or not they lost, especially when considering the superior technology and training of United States forces. When looking at the Vietnam proxy war fought between the United States and Soviet Union, the United States was impacted a number of ways, both domestically and internationally. There was a huge lack of public support for the stagnating war effort combined with a lack of support for soldiers that adversely affected the morale of the troops. There were body bag counts on the evening news showing the large numbers of lost soldiers to the population. There were also many protests, which created much tension and heavy scrutiny on the United States government. On a global scale, the United States began to look weaker than the Soviet Union, which created many more issues for the United States. The North Vietnamese won the Vietnam War through a combination of factors, including a military strategy supported by China and the Soviet Union, which resulted in eroding the political and economic will to fight of the South Vietnamese and United States. The North Vietnamese victory can be attributed in part to its military strategy. The North Vietnamese used many different strategies including lethal guerilla...
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...From my opinion , It depends. There are a lot of reasons for war. It depends on why the war is being fought, who is fighting the war, and how the war is being fought. These are three big reason's that come to mind when I think about war and peace. Let's look at the first issue of war and that is why the war is being fought. There are many reasons for war. War is normally started by conflicting Idea's. If you look at the two major wars in American history, the Revolutionary and Civil war, you will see that they both were started because of conflicting idea's. Let's first look at the Revolutionary war which brought Independence to America. The reason it was fought was not for this reason only, but one of the major reason's was the colonies didn't want to be taxed without representation, which conflicted with the idea's of the British Empire. Did this war bring peace? Well it depends on which side of the war you were on. If you were on the colonies side then yes the Revolutionary war brought independence and more peace than there was before the war except for the lose of lives, which is always a factor of war. If you were on the British Empire side then no the war did not bring peace. The war was lost along with the 13 colonies and lives were lost. Now lets look at the Civil war. Another war that was fought over conflicting idea's. The North wanted to end slavery which conflicted with the South idea of wanting to keep slavery. After the war was fought slavery was ended. Did...
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...Why the North Won the War | There are several factors that contributed to the downfall of the South in its ill-fated pursuit of victory over the North in the Civil War – not the least of which was arrogance. This arrogance was widely on display as the southern way of life supported an antiquated belief system that not only prejudiced them against people of color, but anyone who adopted a separate philosophy. If the Confederacy fails, there should be written on its tombstone: Died of a Theory. -Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America "In all history, no nation of mere agriculturists ever made successful war against a nation of mechanics. . . .You are bound to fail" -Union officer William Tecumseh Sherman to a Southern friend. The North also had undisputable advantages in moving soldiers and equipment. As they held control of 20,000 miles of railroad track while the South possessed half that total. In order to continue to supply a great deal of soldiers with food and equipment, the South needed to protect this valuable asset while capturing and destroying the North’s access to this lifeline. In the end, they accomplished neither. The simple truth remained – the South was not prepared to combat for any extended period of time. Their soldiers will to fight shrank as belts tightened and food ran out. ...
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...other could bring a decision” (Stewart, 2010, pg. 330). This war did not go according to plan and the outcome of this war did not favor America. Many men were killed in this war and other injured from enemy fire and gases that were used during the war. America lost the fight (war) in Vietnam. Between the Government and the landscape of Vietnam made it difficult for America to win the war. There are many reasons why America did not succeed in Vietnam and lost the war. The effect of the Cold War was the Vietnam War. The war was to stop Vietnam from becoming a communist nation. America was out to stop communist from spreading into other countries. The effect of Vietnam becoming a communist country would not affect anyone in the world except Vietnam itself. As Pagel stated, “The actual value of Vietnam as a territory, economy or political presence on the world stage was insignificant” (Pagel, 2012). As an outcome of the war, Vietnam is still a communist nation. America failed to eliminate communism in the nation and that is one factor why America lost the war. When America arrived in Vietnam, they had little help from the South Vietnamese Army and did not have a clear strategy going into this war. As Stewart said, “The South Vietnamese Army, with a strength of about 150,000, was equipped with standard U.S. Army equipment and given the mission of delaying the...
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...the deadliest and bloodiest war of all time began. The war was a battle between the North (union soldiers) and the South (confederate soldiers). Many people thought this war would be a short war, but it lasted 4 years. This war was the Civil War and it is an important event in history. Many people say the civil war was over states rights, but a majority of people say it was over slavery. Slavery was said to be the #1 conflict between the North and the South in the 1860’s (Guelzo 1). People from the North were being used as slaves in the south. The south liked/ wanted slaves, but the North did not agree, which is why the country was divided (Luce 1). Fifteen out of 34 of the states were slave states...
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...than 2% of the population of the United State lost their lives in the American Civil War, between 618,000 and 700,000 people” (American Civil War, 2012). Never before or since has there been such a tragic event occur. There are many different opinions regarding the American Civil, why it occurred, and what the actual reasons for the War were. A Nation Divided In 1861 the American Civil War erupted after many years of conflicts between the North (the Union) and the South (the Confederacy). These conflicts included western expansion, States rights versus federal authority, and slavery. With the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 seven Southern states (South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama) declared their succession from the Union and formed the Confederate States of America. Four more states (Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia, and Arkansas) joined the Confederation after start of the Civil War. The Confederates wanted to remain slave State. The Union wanted to bring the country back together as one single, unified nation. Why the North Won the Civil War In 1860 he South’s population was 1/3 slaves. The South relied heavily on the slave trade and not only wanted but needed the slave trade to continue for economic purposes. They wanted to become and independent nation so they succeeded from the Union. This succession divided the country into two, the North and the South, which in turn began the bloodiest wars in American...
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...avoided if each state could have acted as a whole nation rather than an individual state. This war divided our country and in some areas today they still seem to be fighting the same battle that the north and south fought. The Civil War took place over much of this great nation and as a whole experienced a great loss of life. Between both sides, civilian and even Native Americans over 600,000 deaths were recorded. There were probably many others that were not recorded. Even thought the north lost more soldiers than the south, they won the war which ended up in end of slavery. The south called their part of the war “the lost cause”. According to historian Shelby Foote; “Any understanding of this nation has to be based . . . on an understanding of the Civil War. . . . The Civil War defined us as what we are, and it opened us to being what we became, good and bad things. It is very necessary if you’re going to understand the American character in the 20th century to learn about this enormous catastrophe of the mid-19th century. It was the crossroads of our being.” I feel Foote wrote this so people could understand that the Civil War was the event in history that has made us the nation that we are today. The Civil War has taught us a nation about what we have lost and what we have gained. It also has taught us that if we were to work at something we believe in we can achieve it. To fully understand how our nation was and how it has reached the notoriety that it has today...
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