Nigerian Civil War

rich. Although I would consider myself a Nigerian before an American, I still have plenty to learn about my Nigerian culture. Moreover, because I was not born there and have American tongue it is a bit difficult to learn and speak the language. Also, because I’ve only visited twice for a few short weeks, I am ignorant of Nigerian history. Watching the movie “Beasts of No Nation” was a cultural experience for me because it educated me on the history of wars throughout Nigeria, Sierra Leone,…

During the Civil War, a lot of people played different roles on both the Confederate and the Union sides of the war. There were spies who used their seductive powers to get information out of the officers and women who dressed up as men to be accepted as a soldier 's. The Civil War influenced much of society by beginning segregation, secession, and gave rights to slaves. According to the biography on her website, Karen Abbott is the New York Times bestselling author of Sin in the Second City,…

Images and discussions of the Civil War focus on the battles and the hardship back east. The burnt out husks of the Old South and bodies of soldiers lie strewn on the ground in black and white photos from the era. Movies romanticize large white columns and women in corallines swearing that they will never go hungry again. While school books will touch some on the Board War between Kansas and Missouri, they leave out the ripple effects of the war on the Indian Territory, and those who have been…

Dehumanizing Thoughts of Femininity During the Civil War in Woe To Live On Women during the Civil War normally stayed at home to cook, clean, and serve men. Woodrell portrays femininity as domestic in Woe To Live On, similar to past traditions. In Sue Lee’s case, using her femininity to her advantage gains her a sense of power by taking action when Jack Bull receives a serious injury; otherwise, wives like Mrs. Daily held their power in the house. Throughout history women never received the…

When thinking about the Civil War, the 620,000 men who fought and died in combat is what comes to mind, but what is not talked about are the over 400 women who died right beside them. The reasons men went to war were because they were proud of their country, they were able to leave home, they got to go on an adventure, and they earned money. Women joined the war for the same reasons, but with the addition of having freedom (Righthand, Jess. "The Women Who Fought in the Civil War."). One such…

In the years before the Civil War, the lives of American women were shaped by a set of ideals of something called True Womanhood. Women were perceived to be perfect and were forced to follow religion and be within the four characteristics of virtue that defined women (piety, purity, domesticity, and submissiveness) and not to step out of those boundaries. However, that all changed when their husbands, brothers, sons, and more were sent off to go to war. During the Civil War, American women…

are The Antebellum Period, the Civil War and the Market Revolution. Furthermore, let us start by discussing the antebellum period and its political movements. For starters, the antebellum period occurred during 1820 through 1860. This historical period was considered to be the trigger for the increase in abolition. The Antebellum period consisted of presidents who were…

Often people think that the Civil War happened specifically because of the dispute over slavery, but there were other causes, such as popular sovereignty. Popular sovereignty was where the people get to decide what happens in their state. Popular sovereignty is the main cause of the Civil War because it caused conflicts between slave states and free states as to where slavery should be allowed and the people in the states began to lean towards war and violence. The first sign of popular…

Today’s Taste of Medicine of the Civil War During the Civil War, many soldiers die or wounded because their hospital is not like our these day. They were treated different and they were located out in the open. Our taste in medicine is nothing compare the time of the civil war. The hospitals in the civil war was unsanitary and unhealthy, which cause infections. This cause many soldiers to die during and after the war. In the book “The Killer Angels” by Michael Shaara, it stated “the hospital…

The Civil War started in 1861, it has been 156 years and since then, there is still controversy and many questions emerge from the subject. There may be many reasons led to the Civil War. It was caused by mounting clashing pressures, principles, and prejudices, fueled by contrasts and pride, and set into motion by unlikely set of political occasions. This all happened around the middle of 1800s. It was a conflict between the Northern and Southern states. Both sides had their own view on the war.…