The Civil War was the bloodiest war in American history and was fought on American soil against are own men. A quote from Robert E. Lee says, “It is well that war is so terrible, or we would grow too fond of it”. The Civil war was fought over slavery, political differences, and and the movement west. The north didn't want slavery any more but the south still wanted slaves because they needed them for farming. Once president Abraham Lincoln was elected as president in 1860 shortly after the south seceded which was a breaking point and the war started. The war started in 1861 and lasted to 1865 with 620,000 casualties which made it America's bloodiest war. The north winning the war had freed 4 million slaves but in turn it took from 1865-1877 to rebuild …show more content…
“The past is dead; let it bury its dead, its hopes and its aspirations; before you lies the future-- a future full of golden promise”. Quote from Jefferson Davis. The war ended on April 9, 1865 and right after reconstruction began. Abraham Lincoln already had plans of reconstruction after he started capturing the south's land and he saw how terrible it was.The north didn't wanna punish the south by not helping them reconstruct. The north wanted to help to show they wanted them to be a whole again.The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the main cause of the war it started the train of events that happened afterward to cause the war. A quote from Woodrow wilson became very famous “This is a war to end all wars”. The U.S was dragged into the war because we were allies with Britain, France, Russia and Italy. WW1 started July of 1914 and ended November 1918.The Great Depression started when banks began to fail after the stock market crash. “There is no cause to worry. The high tide of prosperity will continue.”-Andrew w. Mellon, secretary of treasure 1929. The Great Depression lasted from 1929 to 1939 and was a huge downturn on the economy. Franklin Roosevelt brought the US out of the depression by