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American Civil War

Outbreak of the war

The election of Lincoln provoked the legislature of South Carolina to call a state convention to consider secession. Before the war, South Carolina did more

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American Revolution

Second Continental Congress

The Second Continental Congress was a late-18th-century meeting of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that united in support of the American Revolutionary War. The Congress

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Other Wars

Understanding the War of 1812

Table of Contents Introduction The War of 1812, often overshadowed by the Revolutionary War and the Civil War in American history, remains a significant conflict

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American Revolution

United States Declaration of Independence

The United States Declaration of Independence, formally The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, is the pronouncement and founding document adopted by

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World War 1

Pope Benedict XV Peace efforts

Benedict XV’s pontificate was dominated by World War I, which he termed, along with its turbulent aftermath, “the suicide of Europe.”[25] Benedict’s first encyclical extended

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Cold War

Iron Curtain

The Iron Curtain is a term describing the political boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II in 1945

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American Revolution

American Revolutionary War

Table of Contents The American Revolutionary War was fought from 1775 to 1783 and resulted in the independence of the United States from Great Britain.

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World War 1

Russian Revolution

The Russian Revolution was a period of political and social revolution that took place in the former Russian Empire which began during the First World