to the first time you ever heard about the Civil War. Was it in school reading a textbook? Was it a field trip to Gettysburg Battlefield? Was it a “history buff” family member that was more than a little enthusiastic to tell you about the great war that divided the United States? Chances are, it wasn’t in a setting that made you want to explore and learn more. In reality, it was most likely in a classroom, where you found the teacher a little boring and war just another uninteresting part of American
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5.5.3 Test (TS): Post Civil War America Test U.S. History Sem 1 (S3425683) Jasmine M Baca Points possible: 60 Date: _____06.14.2016_______ Unit Six Big Question: What were the social and political consequences of the Civil War? What factors led to the expansion of the United States during the period after the Civil War, and what were the effects of expansion? Section 1: Short Answer Questions (30 points) Write multi-sentence responses for the prompts below. Be specific and give
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Following the end of the American Civil War (1861 to 1865), the Reconstruction era (1865 to 1877) took place to repair the North and South, politically, socially, and economically. It was also to rejoin the South to the Union, which had previously succeeded during the Civil War. There is no clear answer to if the Reconstruction Era was successful or if it was a failure. During the era, there was a range of events that were successful and failures which adds to the question of if the era was actually
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Date (CE) | Description of the event | Significance of the event | 1850 | -Taiping Rebellion-this was against the Manchu which was ruling the Qing Dynasty | -one of the bloodiest military conflicts in history-20 million people died, especially pedestrians | 1 August 1894 | -First sino-japanese war-this war was against China and Japan over the control of Korea -in the first six months China kept on losing which made them call for peace in February 1895 | -Intensification of imperialism -China
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Nazi-Soviet Pact stand. They opened a second front against Germany in Western Europe. | 4. (TCO 3) China's Communists finally won the long civil war under the leadership of (Points : 2) | Mao Zedong. Kim Il Sung. Syngman Rhee. Chiang Kai-shek. | 5. (TCO 3) What city was divided during the Cold War and became a hotspot for espionage and intrigue? (Points : 2) | Paris. London. Berlin. Rome. | 6. (TCO 4) What was
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to work for political freedom; it was not handed to them. The African American struggle began when they forcibly became slaves in America. Even when they were declared free, they were not seen as equal to whites and had to fight for civil rights. After earning civil rights, they still had to fight to live among white people and no longer be segregated. Today, there is an ongoing struggle of racism and discrimination in America.
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. The Vietnam War left many scars on the people of the United States and had an even greater effect on the country. The reputation of our country changed as people began to have different views on the government, people’s constitutional rights, and the proper role of the media. The changing of perspectives of the people led to the country being split and angry. The Vietnam War was a fight over the government’s power, the war itself, and the draft for the war. The Truman doctrine was created
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HOW, AND WITH WHAT RESULTS, DID THE CIVIL CONSTITUTION OF THE CLERGY CONSTITUTE A TURNING POINT IN THE SUPPORT BASE OF THE REVOLUTIONARIES? The Civil Constitution of the Clergy was passed by the revolutionary government in 1790 with the aim of reducing the power and influence of the church. It also aimed at subordinating the church to the state. The revolutionary government sought to achieve these aims by taking over the responsibility of paying the clergy’s salaries. The bishops would now
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blacks were killed, many of whom had not taken part. In the aftermath of the rebellion slaves codes through the country were significantly strengthened (as we saw in the Slave Code Presentations). The Mexican American War (1846-1847) The United States’s victory in the Mexican American war only exacerbated its internal problems. Although the territory wasn’t yet important politically, it inflamed tensions by pushing the issue of new states and territory to forefront of political discussion. It was especially
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SPORTS AND IT’S OCCURANCE DUE TO WAR There is a correlation between fights, hostility, and other violence in pro and amateur sports which can result in wars. The 2001 NHL season occurred during the Iraqi Civil War, and the NHL had one of the toughest starts ever. Six players had been suspended and 82 major penalties like fighting were given in 42 games, compared to the season before this which was an increase in 44%. Increase of violence in sports during times of war is no coincidence, it is a representation
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