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    Russian Civil War

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    right to rule. Collectively‚ these opponents became known as the Whites. The Whites were opposed to the Reds for two main reasons: they seized the land‚ property and factories of the well off and they attacked religious beliefs. By the end of 1918 civil war had broken out in Russia between the Whites and the Reds. The Whites were supported from abroad by the Allies; Britain‚ France‚ the USA and Japan. The Allies opposed Lenin in retaliation for his Brest-Litovsk peace treaty with Germany in March 1918

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    Civil War Problems

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    The problems that eventually caused the Civil War had been brewing since the formation of the United States. It became a perfect storm; everything that could have gone wrong did go wrong. One issue in particular‚ slavery‚ had been contentious since the signing of the United States Constitution in 1787. Slavery was an issue of economy and political influence at the time but became integral to the southern economy in 1794 with the invention of the cotton gin. The cotton gin dramatically decreased the

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    Eve of the Civil War

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    On the eve of the Civil War‚ the United States was a nation divided into four quite distinct regions: the Northeast‚ with a growing industrial and commercial economy and an increasing density of population; the Northwest‚ now known as the Midwest‚ a rapidly expanding region of free farmers where slavery had been forever prohibited under the Northwest Ordinance; the Upper South‚ with a settled plantation system and (in some areas) declining economic fortunes; and the Southwest‚ a booming frontier-like

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    The Syrian Civil War

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    equality‚ and more political equality. Some protesters goals also extended to the removal of the current government or power. Slide 5.) As with the rest of the Arab Spring‚ the protests spread to Syria. This would eventually lead to the Syrian Civil War. Slide 6.) On the 15th of March 2011‚ protesters took to the streets in the cities of Daraa and Homs. Over seventy thousand people participated in the protests. Slide 7.) In Syria‚ the people had slightly different goals from their Arab neighbors

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    and principles to be developed from everyday life‚ which should work effectively. It could also lead to an orderly development of the law and provide flexibility. Lastly‚ similar cases are treated the same to prove fairness. The key players involved in a civil trial are the plaintiff‚ the person who does the complaining or has the issue with the person that being accused. The defendant is the person who is being accused of the crime. If the case is a criminal case there will be a prosecutor

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    American Civil War

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    American Civil War American Civil War‚ was a four-year war (1861–65) between the federal government of the United States and 11 Southern states that asserted their right to secede from the Union. The secession of the Southern states in 1860–61 and the ensuing outbreak of armed hostilities were the culmination of decades of growing sectional friction over the related issues of slavery‚ trade and tariffs‚ and the doctrine of states’ rights. This friction arose out of fundamental

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    The Nigerian Civil War

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    Running head: THE NIGERIAN CIVIL WAR The Nigerian Civil War Molloy College The Nigerian Civil War Between 1870 and 1900 the continent of Africa and the Africans that inhabited it endured a European imperialist push that ended with the entire African continent‚ except for the nations of Ethiopia and Liberia under the colonial boot of the European powers. The European nations of Belgium‚ Britain‚ France‚ Germany‚ Italy‚ Portugal and Spain carved up the continent between

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    Gettysburg Address Essay

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    the great Civil War. they have common ways on how they did this‚ and many different ways too. however they both wrote an article that we are going to be comparing. Lincoln had a dedicatory speech on the battle ground of Gettysburg‚ also known as the Gettysburg address. Akers wrote an article about a statue that stood for peace. The Battle of Gettysburg was one of the most gruesome battle in all the civil war. Abraham Lincoln wrote the speech "Gettysburg Address" dedicating the battle field for

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    Cause of the Civil War

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    History 11 12/17/2006 The root causes and precipitating events that led to the Civil War (1861-1865) The Civil War between northern and southern states was a consequence of contradictions of two social systems inside the country. At the basis of these contradictions was a question of slavery‚ completely determining economic and political interests of South. North strived to enforce Federal government power to protect their own economic stability. As a result the South wanted a separation

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    Civil War Dbq

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    There were many events‚ people‚ and opinions that caused the U.S. Civil War in 1861. But the three biggest causes were states rights versus federal rights‚ the abolition movement‚ and the controversy of allowing slavery in the territories. Although these may appear to be vague‚ it was the events inside that made the difference. The South had a vested interest in not allowing the federal government to interfere with their state rights. The South claimed the federal government is prohibited by the

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