Irish Civil War

diamonds are a great concern in Africa especially with the bloodshed they cause. Blood diamonds, or conflict diamonds, are jewels mined in Africa and sold by rebels to gain military force. This has been a tremendous problem during the different civil wars in some countries in Africa. However, they are now being used in Liberia at rates never seen before. These diamonds are usually mined in northern and western regions of Africa. In some areas, diamonds would be placed on outer layers of sand,…

American Civil War, a deplorable time period when Romanticism replaced Realism. Various qualities and sentiments such as trepidation, cowardice, humility, courage, and wisdom are discovered throughout the novel. Most importantly, The Red Badge of Courage illustrates how Henry achieved his manhood by portraying his transformation over the course of the book. Even though Henry did achieve his maturation and manhood at the end of the book, he was indisputably a craven neophyte of the war when…

Beginning in 1642, The English Civil War, as known as the Great Rebellion, was made up of three different outbreaks. The Great Rebellion consisted of King Charles I going to battle with Parliament. Battle began as the outcome of a fray over the power of the rights of Parliament and rule of the Crown (“English Civil Wars” 1). Throughout the early stages of war, the people of Parliament were set on seeing Charles I as king, but widened powers for Parliament. Setting the tone, the Royalists…

beginning of the 19th century, the United States’ North and South regions developed many differences that would later lead to division, however, it is the regions’ similarities that would cause the downfall of America’s people during the American Civil War. The difference in work force in the North and South affected how daily life was viewed by the average person; the start of shifting economies begins two different paths of economic dependency in the regions. Similarities in the regions during…

against the Irish working people; these acts were established throughout the 17th century. The way in which the British government drove their proposed acts on Ireland made it harsher for the Irish people to live. These acts ensured that trade in Ireland would be able to be achieved, but only through the crowns supervision and profit. During the reign of Charles II, a chain of Navigation Acts prohibited Ireland from exporting goods to…

Slavery is arguably one of the biggest and most recognized disagreements that would eventually lead to the civil war. The disagreement in where the future of slavery would lead ultimately resulted in the separation of the southern states, causing the northern states to fight in order to preserve the union. The abolitionist movement in the 18th century originated in the North, which is where the initial disagreement began. Once the Missouri compromise was put into place which banned slavery in…

”The Sniper” was published during the Irish civil war (January 1923) by the republican Liam O’Flaherty. It takes place as night falls in Dublin. Shots eccho. A young Republican sniper lies on a rooftop. He lights a cigarette; risks revealing himself. Instantantly, a bullet hits the parapet, behind which he hides. A car approaches and halts down the street. A woman appears from a side-street. She speaks with the driver and points to the sniper. Without thinking, he shoots the driver, and the…

Commonly today, people see Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation as what influenced the South into breaking away from the Union before the start of the Civil War. It is known that the sensitive topic of slavery is what began the strong sense of sectionalism in the United States. For so long the Founding Fathers and men after them did their best to avoid that very topic. States entered the Union two by two as to not upset the balance that had been so carefully placed. At first the topic of…

The English Civil War was a major watershed in English history that has far-reaching influences in the country. The war broke out in 1642 between King Charles I and the Parliament, due to the fact that the king attempted to eliminate the Parliament which was trying to constrain on the king’s power. The war lasted for 6 years, resulted in the king’s death in 1649 and an 11-year long interregnum. The English Civil War had profoundly impacted England, predominantly in politics through the creation…

Know-Nothing party emerged during the mid-1850s and derived its name from the reluctance of its members to acknowledge its existence. Its rise was precipitated by the explosion of Irish and German immigration from the period of 1840-1860. During this time span, over 4 million Irish and German settled in the United States; the Irish made their homes mostly in the Northeast while the Germans went to Midwest. Members of the Know-nothing party were nativists who disliked the incoming immigrants as…