Chinese Civil War

Bleeding America The Kansas-Nebraska Act, a act proposed by "Senator Stephen Douglas, a Democratic Senator from Illinois who introduced the Kansas-Nebraska Act"1 in hopes for the nation to build a transcontinental-railroad, hopefully having the eastern terminus in Chicago, but the railroad needed to be secure as it was going to go through the Kansas and Nebraska territories, preferably as states. Being a personal advocate of popular sovereignty, Stephen A. Douglas disliked the Missouri…

Slavery as a whole has had major effects in the Unites States. In the 1850’s slavery was an issue that politicians often had many compromises. However, as time progressed, politicians of the North and South were unable to compromise about slavery expansion into new territories. There have been many short, middle and long range causes that led to the disagreements in slavery expansion. The Missouri Compromise, taken place in 1821 was the beginning of what seemed to be, the calming of our…

With the commencement of hostilities in April 1861, the Civil War was largely seen as a dispute over states’ rights. From a military standpoint, the South largely considered that its reserve of highly trained military officers and martial tradition of élan would make the difference in a quick, decisive war that would be over by Christmas. The reality of the situation would prove far different. The Civil War was largely the first industrial war, and was perhaps inevitable that the domination of…

James McPherson discusses the differences between the American North and South at length, citing more than just slavery as a divisive issue. Using voices from the north and the south, historians and local newspapers, individuals of note and the common man, McPherson does his best to represent all sides of the argument to show that the general consensus is that the North and South had two radically different outlooks on life. The north was progressive, embracing the Market Revolution and…

prejudices against blacks. In the words of the author, “Antislavery forces [had] a strong dislike of slavery, but also an equally strong desire to keep freedpeople out of the North” (Davidson 177). Many Unionists didn’t care for slaves at all and fought the war for the Union, “not the ‘cursed Nigger.’” Take even field officer’s example of their treatment of blacks. Blacks were paid nearly 30% ($10/$13) less than whites and often were looked down upon by other recruits as unfit for service. These…

The history of African Americans in the United States is a sad, but crucial part of understanding American history as a whole. The institution of slavery in North America set back African Americans in many different ways, creating a social divide between races that is sometimes present in todays society. But in turn, many great efforts have been put forth by African Americans to help win their equality and freedom that they deserve. Finding equality and freedom for African Americans is easier…

after the Second republic came to power. The creation of a coalition government of the left wing parties in 1936, sparked a revolt by the nationalists resulting to an attempted military coup against the elected government of the second republic. The war lasted from 1936 to 1939, killing over 500 000 civilians. The 2 general causes of the…

On April 15, 1855, Abraham Lincoln and his wife, Marry Todd, decided that they were going to Ford’s Theater to attend a play. Little did they know that that night would be their last night together. Although the majority of the citizens during Abraham Lincoln’s time thought that he was a respectable man, he was assassinated in a very brutal way. (History.com, 2015) “Whitehouse.gov” stated that Abraham Lincoln was brought into the world on February 12, 1809 to Nancy and Thomas Lincoln. He was…

classic about the Civil War. This novel was “his most enduring and influential work” (Fusco xviii). Combining Realism and Naturalism, Crane creates a story that is realistic yet reflects the characteristics of Naturalism. Its setting takes place during the Battle of Chancellorsville, the fight that the Confederates won. Crane narrates the story of Henry Fleming, a youth who dreams of becoming a soldier in the war. Understandably, once Henry enlists as a soldier, he realizes that war is not as…

The development of the Virginia colony was incisive of the how labor and racial relations would be in American. Many facts led the colony to adopt a system of slavery such as Indenture Service was one of these reasons, followed by the Civil war in England, and the decrease of death rates in the colony. Also, the large number of Africans brought to the colony helped to establish this system. Lastly, Bacon’s Rebellion played a strong role on the change of race relations in the colony. After…