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There is also a high risk hat the troops themselves can get infected and a high possibility of the disease spreading even more. Lastly there is just not enough funding to send troops out onto our own soil. According to the Tim Make from the deathliest. Com American Soldiers preparing for deployment to West Africa are given just four hours of Bola- related training before leaving to combat the epidemic. Four hours of training is simply not enough time to learn about and understand the disease itself. A team of two can train as many as 50 personnel over that four-hour time frame, SEMIARID told The Daily Beast.

If a single school teacher can barley each a class about a subject in math over a time period of a couple weeks how do we expect a team of two to fully teach and help a group of 50 troops to grasp the full concept of the risks of Bola and in that matter any other contagious disease. On The Common Sense Show, Dave Doges explains how President Beam’s misguided decision to send 3,00 troops to Liberia to combat Bola virus may have put them all at risk for contracting the deadly disease. If the military were to assist with a pandemic outbreak here on CA. S soil, troops and their families would be at risk at contracting the disease.

By doing this the military is no longer solving the problem they are just adding to the problem making the total number of infected people greater. In 191 8 the Spanish flu killed an estimated number of 675,000 Americans and about 20 million worldwide. According to the U. S Department of Health, the reason the death toll was so high in America was because of how many American troops contracted the disease while trying to combat it. Because history repeats itself, we should nit send out U. S troops to assist with an outbreak. Sending troops out would be very costly and would put us in more debt.

Just sending out 3,00 troops to West Africa would cost the U. S over 750 million dollars, this is according to the Washington Post. The U. S is already 18 trillion dollars in debt and by sending troops out this would put us even further in the whole, something we will never be able to come out from. Money for the military is already being with held and spending money to combat something that will always exist is worthless. By spending money to deploy troops, we are taking away the possibility of buying new and up to date equipment needed to protect against both domestic and foreign invasions.

U. S troops should not be given the responsibility of dealing with disease. They are not doctors, nor are they scientists and even with proper training and equipment there will always be a possibility of contracting the disease, which means further contamination of the American population. The military’s purpose is to solve domestic and foreign issues that can potentially cause a threat to U. S citizens, not to combat disease. If we deploy troops onto our own soil then troops would be putting Americans lives in danger, which is a contradiction to their soul purpose.

The Tsarina, Alexandra, thought he was a miracle and welcomed him to the royal family. That’s when he started Glenn bad advice to Tsar Nicolas. 3. Militarism Militarism is the belief that a country should have a strong military and to be prepared to use it whenever the country needs protection. Militarism is significant because this is part of the main causes of WWW. All the powers wanted to have a good military to be prepared for war. Because of being prepared all the time, WWW was quick to happen; because of just one event. 4. Nationalism

Nationalism is the belief that your own county is the best and deserves all the power. Nationalism is significant because it’s part of the base reasons why WWW happened. When Germany became a nation in 1871, it disturbed the balance of power in Europe. The other European countries thought that Germany would be a threat to their power. So all the powers thought they were the best and that caused conflicts, which caused WWW. 5. Imperialism Triple Entente Imperialism is a policy in which a strong nation looks to dominate other countries politically, economically or socially.

This is an alliance consisting of Britain, France and Russia in 1907. This is significant because it was one of the earliest causes of WWW. The scramble for Africa to imperialism it caused many conflicts and tensions within the powers. The European powers were competing a lot between each other for African territory. Those rivalries played a big role later in the causing of WWW. This alliance was important because these were one of the biggest powers. All 3 had something in common: they didn’t like Germany & Austria. That brought them to make an alliance ND had a common goal of getting rid of Germany and Australia’s power.

Soon that became more definite and was on the way to having WWW. 7. Triple Alliance This is an alliance consisting of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy in 1907. This alliance if significant because Germany and Austria were very close and had common ideas. Russia used to be with them (Emperors League) but since they got out because of the Congress of Berlin, Italy took its place. Their ideals were that they had to support previous alliances and provide a defense system against the other European powers. Because of these rivalries, it soon caused WWW. Blank Check The black check is a check that Germany gives to Austria; reassuring them that Germany will fully support Austria, no matter what. The Blank Check is significant because Germany, basically, blindly gives their support to Austria- without considering what’s happen in the future. Since William II says that, it gives Austria an even bigger ego. Later Austria and Serbia have conflicts and are very close to war; at this point Germany can’t back out now because they already gave their word to Austria. 9. Archduke Francis Ferdinand He is the hair to Austrian throne.

He was soon to become the king of Austria until him and his wife, Sophia, got assassinated by Gabriele Prince; who was with the Black Hand group. Archduke Francis Ferdinand is significant because this is the event that really started WWW. Because of his assassination, by Gabriele Prince, Austria is furious and automatically thinks that it was Serbians doing; even without proper evidence. It does turn out that Gabriele Prince was with a group from Serbia, so that’s when WWW began. 10. The Balkan states consisted of Serbia, Bulgaria, Montenegro, and Greece; it made “The Balkan League”.

The Balkan states were under Ottoman control. The conflicts between these states caused Balkan wars. The Balkan Crises is very significant because the Balkan states wanted independence from the Ottomans. So in 1878, Bulgaria was created in the Treaty of San Stefan, it was viewed as a Russian satellite. Then it got reduced and returned to Ottomans in the Congress of Berlin. In 1912, Serbia, Bulgaria, Montenegro, and Greece defeated Ottoman provinces (Albania & Macedonia) but couldn’t decide how to split it, resulting in the 2nd Balkan war (1913). Then Greece, Serbia Romania and Ottomans defeated Bulgaria.

Because of that, Bulgaria got a little of Macedonia- the rest was divided by Serbia & Greece. Still, Serbia was unsatisfied of the amount of land. The two Balkan wars created more tensions among the great powers. 11. Black Hand/Gabriele Prince This group was a Serbian terrorist group that wanted to create a pan-Slavic nation. It was made up of military & some government officials. Gabriele Prince was part of this group. The Black Hand is significant because Gabriele Prince was part of it. He was a big deal because Prince was responsible for the assassination of Archduke Francis

Ferdinand. Since he was heir to the throne, it caused a great deal of fury in Austria. This was the major event that caused WWW. 12. Austrian Ultimatum On July 23, 1914 Austria gave Serbia a set of extreme demands if they don’t want to go to war with Austria. This ultimatum is very important because when Austria gave Serbia the ultimatum, Serbia didn’t agree. Serbia didn’t agree because the demands were very extreme and unrealistic for a country to agree with. That resulted in Austria declaring war on Serbia on July 28. Then that started involving other countries which turned into WWW.

1. Which side will you be working with? (Central or Allied Powers)

2. Identify ten events and/or battles that played a significant role in the events of the war for your side:

Complete the outline map shown below by displaying events/battles. Enter the number of the country where each event/battle occurred. The map will be submitted as a separate file.

Compose a detailed description of each of the events, their absolute and/or relative locations, and the significance each event had on the war effort for your side.

3a: The Battle of Le Cateau was fought in Le Cateau-Cambrésis in the department of Nord in France, whose absolute location is 50.103942, 3.544235.

At that point, the French Cavalry Corps touched base, under the summon of General André Sordet, and went about as a shield for the English left flank. The British fifth division was on the right flank on the south side of the Le Cateau-Cambrai street, The third division was in the inside Caudry and Inchy, and the fourth division was on the left flank on the north bank of the Warnell Stream. This encouraged the Germans to draw near to the British positions. In the early afternoon, Regardless of numerous losses, the English right and left flanks started to break, beginning with the right flank. At 11:15 AM, Sixt von Armin, the authority of the German IV Corps, gave a request that transformed the task into a midway organized fight. This never happened in light of the fact that the request came as the Germans arrived. 75 percent of the IV Corps troops were at that point connected before they got the request, and many never made it to the combat zone. The Allies withdrew that night to St. Quentin, earning the Germans victory.

3b: The battle of St. Quentin was fought in Guise in the department of Aisne in Hauts-de-France in the northern part of the country, whose absolute location is 49.898014, 3.625057.

The French commander-in-chief Joseph Joffre, needed the French 5th Army to hold off the Germans with a counter-attack despite a 4-mile gap between the French forces and the still-retreating British forces. The next day, August 29, The 5th Army attacked St. Quentin with full force. On August 28, the 5th Army turned from north to west towards St. Quentin. The Oise River valley was damp and marshy, making progress slow for both sides. However, the French could take advantage of the 9-mile gap between the inner flanks of the 2nd army, so Bülow ordered the corps in the inner flanks to counter-attack the French X corps. The commander of the 14th division ignored the order and instead chose to order the prepare the 14th division for an advance on a nearby town called Le Fére in order to get behind the 5th Army. Bülow ordered staff officer Alexander von Kluck to send for help. Bülow soon sent infantry parties to cover for the main army to let them rest, and also because of concern that Le Fére blocked the road for more advances, so it would have to be masked while the 1st Army surrounded the French and attacked on September 1. The next 7 battles will be the battles from the Battle of the Frontiers (1914).

3c: The Battle of Mulhouse was the first battle in the Battle of the Frontiers. It was fought near the city of Mulhouse in France, whose absolute location is 47.750839, 7.335888.

The French went from Gérardmer to the Schlucht Pass, where the Germans blew up the tunnel. Bonneau retreated towards Belfort. On August 14, a nearby town called Thann was captured. Joffre directed the first and second armies to attack as many German divisions as possible to help the French troops further north. Meanwhile, the French captured 24 guns, 3,000 prisoners, and more. With the Rhine valley and plain, North Alsace was under French control. The French VII corps 14th and 41st divisions, under the direction of General Louis Bonneau, went from Belfort to Mulhouse and Colmar, 22 miles in the northeast. The French consolidated the newly-acquired ground, but the German 7th army threatened the right flank of the French 1st army. On August 18, the VII Corps attacked Mulhouse and captured Altkirch as the north flank went towards Colmar and Neuf-Brisach. The Germans were forced into the Mulhouse suburbs, where a house-to-house battle took place. After being overwhelmed by the French, the Germans retreated through the Hardt forest, arriving in a town called Ensisheim. The streets and houses of Dornach were captured and Mulhouse was eventually under French control again. On August 26, the French withdrew to Altkirch, which provided a more defensible line. The Army of Alsace was disbanded and the 8th Cavalry Division was added to the 1st Army.

6a: The Battle of Halen was fought in the town of Helen in the province of Limburg in Belgium, whose absolute location is 50.948500, 5.111170.

The German cavalry didn’t start moving until August 12 because of the horses having fatigue because of the hot summer temperatures and being malnourished due to a lack of oats. Belgian headquarters discovered via wireless messages that the Germans were heading towards where Belgian general León de Witte was and sent the 4th Infantry Brigade to help the Cavalry Division. Prussian cavalry general Georg von der Marwitz, who was in command of the German cavalries, sent the 4th Cavalry Division across the Get river. At 8:45 AM, the 7th and 9th Jäger battalions advanced. A German scouting party from Herk-de-Stad came under fire from the Belgians, who tried to set up a fortified position in the old brewery in Halen, but the Germans drove them out with field artillery. Belgian engineers tried to blow up the bridge across the Get river but only succeeded in blowing part of it up. Thus, the Germans managed to get 1,000 troops to Halen. The Belgians’ main defense line was west of Halen and gave an obstructed view. The German 17th and 3rd Cavalry Brigades assisted the Jägers in and south of Halen, which enabled artillery to be brought right up to the village. In the cornfields, attacks were driven back with many casualties. The Jäger were also driven back despite assistance from the 2nd Guards Machine Gun Detachment and dismounted cavalry sharpshooters. At the end of the day, the Germans fled.

x1: The Battle of Lorraine was fought in the Lorraine region in France, Germany, and Luxembourg, whose absolute location is 49.033889, 6.661944.

On August 14, 1914, the French 1st Army advanced with 2 corps in the Vosges and 2 corps towards Sarrebourg in Moselle. The 2 right-hand corps of the 2nd Army advanced on the left of the 1st Army. The 1st Army withdrew but managed to maintain contact with the 2nd Army. On August 15, the German long-range artillery bombarded the French artillery and infantry and the German infantry did more damage. On August 8, the French captured several routes in farther south to protect the southern flank as they went towards Donon and Sarrebourg. The French Army pushed just managed to push back the Germans. On August 20, the Germans counter-attacked, forcing separate battles on the French armies. When the Germans left, the 2nd Army was ordered to head further north, which increased the divergence of the French armies. On August 16, the Germans pushed back the advance with long-range artillery, and the next day, the 1st Army reinforced the defense at Sarrebourg. The Germans withdrew during the day and Donon was captured. The I Corps and the 2nd Group of Reserve Divisions advanced towards Morhange in Grand Est. Despite warnings against the divergence, the army needed to head southeast towards the Vosges passes, east towards Donon, and northeast towards Sarrebourg. Intelligence reports reported a line of defense, courtesy of the German 6th and 7th Armies, close to the French troops. On August 22, the right flank was attacked and was forced to withdraw 16 miles from their position on August 14.

x2: The Battle of the Ardennes was fought in the Ardennes Region in France and Belgium, whose absolute location is 49.698012, 4.671601.

On August 19, the 4th Army of General Fernand de Langle de Cary was told not to progress into Belgium until the German attack started. On August 20, the German troops in the south attacked the French 1st and 2nd Armies and the next day, the 3rd and 4th Armies attacked. The 4th Army crossed the Semois River and went towards Neufchâteau and the 3rd Army of General Pierre Ruffey attacked Arlon to guard the 4th Army. South of Verdun, the 3rd Army was renamed Armed force of Lorraine and was sent to search for a German hostile from Metz, which left the rest of the 3rd Army. The French Armies attacked Belgium with 9 infantry corps, but 10 German corps and 6 reserve brigades of the 4th and 5th Armies lay between Metz and northern Luxembourg. The German 4th Army, under the command of Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg, and 5th Army, under the command of Crown Ruler Wilhelm, had gone slower than the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Armies, and the French attacked them on August 21. The French Armies didn’t know how big the German attack actually was, as the 3rd Army dismissed little German attacks. On 22 August, the V Corps attacked German troops at Longwy at 5:00 AM in a dreadful storm with fog, with no mounted guns bolster. Toward the north, the IV Corps advanced in mist, and experienced German troops dove in Virton and were pushed back a with. On the southern flank, the VI Corps was pushed back. Meanwhile, the II Corps on the right flank figured out how to keep level with the Third Armed force toward the south, but wasn’t ready to go any further. The Provincial Corps on the left was attacked at the Clash of Rossignol and had 11,646 casualties. However, the 5th Pilgrim Corps on the left effectively captured Neufchâteau before being attacked, with numerous losses. The XII Corps continued north, but the XVII Corps was outmaneuvered and the 33rd Division lost the majority of its cannons. On the north flank, the XI and IX corps were not engaged.

6b: The Battle of Charleroi was fought near Charleroi in the province of Hainaut in Belgium, whose absolute location is 50.412033, 4.443624. It is also called the Battle of the Sambre.

By August 20, the 5th Army, under the command of General Charles Lanrezac, was focusing on a 25 mile front along the Sambre River, focusing on Charleroi and stretching out east towards the Belgian stronghold of Namur. The French had 15 divisions, after transfers of troops to Lorraine, facing 18 German divisions from the 2nd Army, under the command of General Karl von Bülow, and the 3rd Army, under the command of Colonel-General Max von Hausen, moving southwest from Luxembourg to the Meuse River. The Cavalry Corps, under the command of General André Sordet, covered the 5th Army’s left flank and the convergence of the British Expeditionary Force at Mons. However, the I Corps stopped the Germans with a counter-attack. On August 21, French Commander-In-Chief Joseph Joffre answered to Lanrezac that German troops were heading west. On the French right flank, General d’Espèrey told the 1st Corps troops to plan an attack. The 3rd and 4th Armies further south had to move towards Arlon and Neufchâteau, then try to attack adversary powers in Belgian Luxembourg. With the desolation of Namur and news of the 4th Army withdrawal from the Ardennes, Lanrezac requested the 5th Army to retreat or be surrounded and cut off from whatever remains of the French Army. In a report the next morning, On the 3rd Corps front, stations of the 5th Division was attacked around 15:00. The 3rd Army crossed the Meuse River and attacked the French right flank, held by the I Corps.

6c: The Battle of Mons was fought in Mons in the province of Hainaut in Belgium, whose absolute location is 45.680320, -73.785520.

On August 23, at approximately 9:00 AM, the Germans attacked the British troops at Mons. Although the Germans were more powerful, they didn’t really make good use of it, and the British regiments survived six long periods of shelling and attack. Because Lanrezac arranged a general withdraw of the French 5th Army at Charleroi, the BEF was at risk of being overcome by the Germans, and the troops were pulled back ASAP. When the fight was done, around 35,000 British troopers had been involved, with 1,600 casualties to boot.

3d: The Siege of Maubeuge took place in Maubeuge in the province of Nord in France, whose absolute location is 50.280228, 3.967400. It was the last battle in the Battle of the Frontiers.

On August 25, Maubeuge was attacked by the Germans. On August 29, they bombed Boussois Stronghold. On September 1, the French tried to counter-attack, but their infantry was pushed back. Maubeuge lost contact with the French, but luckily, on September 4, a carrier pigeon informed them of the attacks on the Les Sarts, Boussois, and Cerfontaine forts by the Germans. On September 6, the French detonated German weapons and took back Boussois. The French also took back Les Sarts and started attacking Cerfontaine, by which point, the entire town of Maubeuge had been set ablaze. General Fournier was determined to save the town, but on September 7, Post Leveau was bombed heavily and by late morning, a white flag was flying from the church. They officially surrendered on September 8.

6d: The Siege of Antwerp took place in Antwerp in the province of Antwerp in Belgium, whose absolute location is 51.219448, 4.402464.

After the Germans invaded Belgium, a huge chunk of the Belgian Army fell back to Antwerp. Even though the German 1st Army bypassed it to get into France, the Belgian troops in the city were a burden on the Germans. General Hans von Beseler’s III Reserve Corps, which was chosen to attack Antwerp, had five understrength divisions but had been given 173 heavy artillery pieces. On September 28, German ordnance started to attack and annihilate the external strongholds that protected Antwerp. The British fulfilled the Belgians’ request for reinforcements and provided naval infantry, and the recently 4th Division would follow. As the Germans closed in on Antwerp, the Belgian officers abandoned the city. October 7, before the British 7th Division even set off, the Belgians transferred from Antwerp to Ostend to continue the battle in open territory. After two days, the attack was finished. All of these battles were important to the Central Powers because they gave the Central Powers a head-start in the war, early on. After the Battle of the Frontiers, however, the Germans were weakened, and the Allied Powers started to get the advantage.

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Whatever the case maybe, there is no one reason why men and now woman enlist in their nation’s army when war is upon them. In analyzing the Civil War, many explanations exist why Southern men were willing to fight their own brothers and sisters of the North in efforts to defend their way of life. The same can be said for the North, why they felt the need to sacrifice many of their own lives and take the lives of their brothers and sisters of the South’s to restore the Union. There are multiple reasons why Northerners and Southerners took up arms against each other in the Civil War, and they varied from individual to individual.

It is a well known fact that Abraham Lincoln (the president of united States urine late 1 ass’s) effort and his influence ended up in slavery abolition through our United States. To believe that northern states won the civil war because there army was the last to stand is correct, but there were other major reasons for their victory, in it incorrect to say North won because its army standing last in the battlefield is the main reason for their victory. In fact their army to be last in the battle field was also a result of one of these key reasons for their victory itself which were established long before the civil war.

Lincoln decisions were against traditional values. He choose to immobile the resources of the Union to enhance the power not only to the federal government but to also form a class of capitalist entrepreneurs. The South at this time suffered economic distress, the North went into war at a time of prosperity. This nourished the profits of industry and economy flourished. New England mills supplied the army with materials such as uniforms, blankets. While Pennsylvania coal and iron workers rapidly expanded their production. Merchant industries produced boots, shoes and meatpacking to supply the army needs.

Agriculture also flourished due to litigation moving westward, with machinery and immigrants replacing labor. One of the vital reasons for Northern States in the civil war success was their influence all over United States. The impact started in early sass’s long before the civil war when the united States developed (in the north) a strong industrialized economic nation. More and improved technology required less labor which decreased its dependency on slaves. Even the farming was now based on technologies like tractors which required less labor work.

Which describes the situation in the sass’s as increased industrialization. Steam rower, advanced interchangeable parts, assembly lines, and mass production contributed to the expansion of factory industry and Agriculture, mining, and manufacturing expanded because of more rail transport. The above mentioned quotes described the change in system of work through Industrialization which even covered the Plantation and Agriculture, thus ultimately lessening the dependency on slaves. The war benefited the north dramatically.

Abraham Lincoln in 1860 tried to be neutral in the slavery issue. He had no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. He believed he had no lawful right to do so, and no inclination to do so. The intentions Of Abraham Lincoln to get neutral people on the slavery issue on his side. So we get the idea that post war Abraham Lincoln tried to bring his influence on people. This created new tensions amongst the southerners and Northerners and lead to changing in people’s sentiments into the northern favor.

Abraham Lincoln gained the sympathy of the people since they pushed negotiations till the end. The North coalesced behind the Union cause after the attack on Fort Sumter. With the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1 860, six southern states chose to withdraw from the Union. Last-minute efforts at compromise, like the proposal failed, and Confederate forces fired on federal troops at Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. The situation in the Fort Sumter and states that Union pushed for last minutes talks which failed. For many Northern women, the civil war gave women new opportunity’s.

They took advantage of the wartime labor shortage to move into jobs in factories and into certain largely male professions, particularly nursing. The expansion of the national government also opened new jobs such as clerks in overspent office’s. Only retail sales, government jobs, retail sales, and nursing were permanent in the workplace. With women taking part in these new opportunity’s they took a direct part in the military campaigns. Which empowered the North in regards to the United States Sanitary Commission emerged as a centralized national relief agency to coordinate donations on the northern home front.

The North prevailed over the South due to major reasons which included the insufficient supplies, insufficient troop numbers (not so bad in the beginning, but desertion and lack of fresh manpower meant the South could not replace asses and every battle won or lost, brought them closer to the end). Politics and bad General Officers (General Brannon Bragg probably the best example. Jefferson Davis is ultimately to blame here). Some ways that the South was successful in the beginning were following up early victories (like Shiloh) and breaking the will of the north early on while the South was fresh, relatively well supplied and had high morale.

The South had a limited amount of time before the above factors would wear her down. Lee had a golden opportunity at Gettysburg and threw it all away. The death of Stonewall Jackson was the ingle biggest blow. Even so, had southern commanders been more aggressive on Day’s 1 and 2, the tactical positions would not have gone to the Union and Lee would have pushed them right off the field. Still… Pickets charge was a foolish decision and completely unnecessary. Lee should have simply picked up and move around the union troops and either picked another field or marched on Washington itself.

Lee might have ended the war with such a siege without having to take Washington. As it was, those in D. C. Acted like the rebels were outside the gates and were in a panic. Even if the only thing Lee did was march through the north, he would have been using Northern supplies and making the northern armies follow him around, while instilling dread throughout the north. Had he followed Sherman “Total War” principle in the north, Lee would be as infamous as Hitler, but the South would be its own country.

As General Alongshore later put it, “We should have freed the slaves first and then fired on Fort Sumter”. If the South had freed the slaves at any point prior to Lincoln emancipation, the south would have had an infinitely better shot at European assistance. A few more early victories. The south was making a serious bid for English and French assistance and they darn near had it. Both were looking for just a little bit more proof that the south had a real chance and French and English support would have ended the naval blockade as well as the supply shortage.

They just wanted to be sure they were backing the eventual winner. The loss at Gettysburg and ultimately, the emancipation ended this as a real possibility. Stopping Sherman before he reached Atlanta. Despite fighting a losing war, the south was wearing down the will of northern civilians. The south had far more victories than they were expected to have, the casualty tolls were far higher and Lee continued to outnumber the Northern commanders until late in the war. After years of fighting, Lincoln was himself sure of defeat absent a miracle.

Had Jefferson Davis and a few southern generals gotten their act together and fought with this goal in mind, they may have pushed Sherman back to almost pre-war borders. With Lincoln defeat to a candidate running on a platform of ending the war, a ceasefire and peace agreement would likely happen in early 1865. Any effective break in hostilities would mean a win for the South and possibly new chance of European support if the war continued. The South succeeded because they wanted to protect the institution of slavery which they perceived as being threatened by the Republican Party and the Lincoln administration.

It was largely about slavery. If there is doubt, read this: “Our government is founded upon the supposition… That the white man is not equal to the black man, that slavery is his natural and normal condition… Our government is the first in the world to be founded upon this… Fact” (approximate quote) –Alexander Stephens, Vice President of the Confederate States of America, 1861. Quoted in BATTLE CRY OF FREEDOM by James M. McPherson. (By the way, Lincoln did not tax the South into seceding from the Union most of them seceded after his election but before he took the oath of office.

Also, the North mostly fought for union, not against slavery)because they thought the new republican administration was going to take steps to abolish slavery and they wanted to protect that institution. The Declaration of Independence did not proclaim the existence of one new nation but rather Of thirteen independent and sovereign states. If you look it up in the dictionary you will find that the word state is actually synonymous with country. When the Constitution was written each of these states acted in its own sovereign capacity to decide whether or not to join the union.

None of them had to. Indeed, George Washington had already been sworn in as president and the first congress was already in session before Rhode Island decided to join. The Constitution specifically gives some powers to the federal government and explicitly reserves all other powers to the states. Based on all this it could reasonably be argued that the states still possessed the sovereign power to withdraw from a union they had entered voluntarily. The Southern states put his theory to the test by attempting to secede.

The political reason for their secession was to protect the institution of slavery which they saw as threatened by the new Republican party. New Englanders had contemplated secession at the Hartford Convention. While it was obviously the position of the Union that the Union could not legally be dissolved, its fair to say that the South had at least some basis to say that they could leave the Union. The concept of a ‘state’ was much more important in the 1 8th and 19th Centuries-The government wanted the southern states to give up their slaves. During the civil war slaves played an important role in the victory of Union.

There were three types of slaves amongst them were the House workers who were treated as shadows. This lead to intelligence leak to the north since the owners spoke important information in front of the slaves. This was a vital role in the victory of North. During the Civil war another reason for the loss of South was their own faults. First of all as they entered Pennsylvania the confederates terrorized and stole goods from the local people. Secondly there army was pretty much spread out in Gettysburg, and the union troops ere on high grounds.

Blockade Runners. A blockade runner is usually a lighter-weight ship used for evading a naval port. Often blockade running is done in order to transport cargo, for example to bring food or arms to blockade a city. Other times blockade runners would carry mail in an attempt to communicate with the outside world. The blockade runners during the American civil war were seagoing steam ships that were used to make it through the union blockade that extended some 3,500 miles along the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coastlines and the lower Mississippi River.

These ships had to go undetected they sually traveled at night. If any of the runners were detected by union ships they would simply try to outmaneuver or outrun the union ships. The typical blockade runners were privately owned vessels often operating with a letter of marque issued by the Confederate States. Inbound ships usually brought things that were badly needed supplies and mail, they often carried things like cotton, tobacco and other goods for trade. If a blockade was detected they would either be captured or destroyed.

There were an estimated 2500-2900 attempts to run the blockade with at east 80% success. Some of the famous blockade runners were; The Bat, The Britannia, The chameleon, The Condor, The Falcon, The Hansa, The Lizzie, The Stag, and The ptarmigan. The Steamer Denbigh. – We are glad to learn that this steamer, reported to be ashore and a wreck in her late attempt to run out of this port in a fog, is not damaged to the extent supposed. She has been relieved of her cargo and is now afloat, and is expected up to-day. The enemy’s fleet discovering her unfortunate position tried to vent their spite upon her.

They succeeded in hitting her but once in her wheelhouse, doing her no damage. She was defended by the guns of Fort Morgan, which succeeded in putting three shots in one of the blockaders and driving the rest off. The enemy’s ship that was struck was sent off in the direction of Pensacola, supposed to be disabled. The energy of Gen. Higgins and his command in defending the unfortunate ship is highly commended. Word count: 363 Bibliography: Wikipedia, famous blockade runners, newspaper article Mobile Register February 4, 1864. Denbigh runs around near Fort Morgan.

Private military industry can be defined as “Legally established enterprises that make a profit by either providing services involving the potential exercise of force in a systematic way and by military means, and/or by the transfer of that potential to clients through training and other practices, such as logistics support, equipment procurement, and intelligence gathering. It is a potential because the mere presence of a PMC can deter aggressors from considering the use of force a viable course of action.

Neither does there have to be an actual or potential military role; a PMC’s involvement may as well be directed towards enhancing the recipient’s military and security capabilities” http://www. privatemilitary. org/forumsandblogs. html Private military firms have three major sectors. Firstly, their main objective is to provide trained professionals so that they can work as a combator and protector, secondly, they are responsible for consultancy services to army, and thirdly, they work as backup service providers. For example, technical support, transportation and logistics.

Private security companies and security contractors are also termed as private military companies, some of them are AQMI Strategy Corp, SkyLink USA, Erinys International, Ronin Worldwide Executive Protection, LLC, Strategic Resources Corporation. In these companies, individuals are employed through a contract; we can say that private military contractors can be called as defense contractors. They provide training to personnel with high tactical and operational skills along with savvy of combating. Certainly, the growth of this industry would result in cost saving as a fact of competition among many companies.

The US army is regarded as one of the best armies in the world. Its professional approach and training give edge upon other armies. Quantity and quality of the US army are incredible having all these technologies and realities according to the most analysts. Presently, in Iraq, there are more than 30,000 private military service porviders are working and this increasing figure represent 10 percent of forergn military working in Iraq and nearly all of them are from America, the UK and South Africa . And intrestingly, the number of private military troops are more important than the British solders.

However, rapidly increasing PMC companies in Iraq are raised fundamental political concerns. Despite all these things, the American government has been intreseted in increasing their military strength by hiring more private military soldiers. In 2005, a major bank roller president disclosed the facts that “There’s consternation in the Pentagon about increasing the permanent size of the Army,” Prince declared. Officials “want to add 30,000 people, and they talked about costs of anywhere from $3. 6 billion to $4 billion to do that. Well, by my math, that comes out to about $135,000 per soldier.

” He added: “We could do it certainly cheaper. ” http://www. counterpunch. org/scahill01252007. html The privatization in this area has also its merits and demerits; like private military businesses may be able to deploy more rapidly and cost effectively, but on the other hand, it raises number of concerns with respect to the hiring issues and loosing the country’s secrets. The major thirst of clients is often at odds with a firm’s views of maximizing profits. Moreover, there may be a conflict among better paying firms and market incentive issues.

To solve these issues, the humanitarian community should make some rules and regulation on behalf of military service providers and there clients and there should be an award winning contest among the best service providers. The military privatization raises more concerns in employees’ selection criteria as well as the accountability. Many members belong from apartheid regimes have found workers in this industry even though the firms are scrupulous in screening their recruits and some how it is very difficult to watch their troops in the field. Besides this, there is no serious penalty for the violation of laws.

Interestingly, workers employed by the U. N and the U. S to provide international police in Haiti, many of them found convicted in arms trade and sex ,and as a matter of fact, it raised more concerns of military service providers. Brooke Shelby Biggs while expressing his opinion stated that “it’s an awful idea. Privatizing tax collection will cost far more than hiring additional I. R. S. agents, raise less revenue and pose obvious risks of abuse. But what’s really amazing is the extent to which this plan is a retreat from modern principles of government.

I used to say that conservatives want to take us back to the 1920’s, but the Bush administration seemingly wants to go back to the 16th century. And privatized tax collection is only part of the great march backward. ” (http://www. afscmeinfocenter. org/privatizationupdate/tax_collection/) Despite, all above-mentioned disadvantages there are some advantages as well, According to Bateman: “There are currently thousands of private military contractors in Iraq and you were just speaking of rules of engagement in regards to Iraqi personnel and US personnel.

Could you speak to, since the private contractors are operating outside the Uniform Code of Military Justice, could you speak to what law or rules of engagement do govern their behaviour and whether there has been any study showing that it is cost-effective to have them in Iraq rather than US military personnel. Thank you. ” http://en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Private militaroy contracto Furthermore, their skills would improve a lot. Besides, the second best thing would be a reduced cost structure that the state would benefit from. They would have lower costs because of the fact that army professionals would be skilled at a variety of tasks.

Declaring the importance of private corporations of mercenaries in Iraq Bush declared that “Such a corps would function much like our military Reserve. It would ease the burden on the armed forces by allowing us to hire civilians with critical skills to serve on missions abroad when America needs them,” Bush declared. This is precisely what the administration has already done, largely behind the backs of the American people and with little congressional input, with its revolution in military affairs. Bush and his political allies are using taxpayer dollars to run an outsourcing laboratory.

Iraq is its Frankenstein monster”. http://www. counterpunch. org/scahill01252007. html Besides, all these ground beaking realities privitization of military has completely changed the war traind of taday’world . An investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists identified that “at least 90 private military companies that have operated in 110 countries worldwide. Indicative perhaps of the changing nature of war, they provide services normally carried out by a national military force, including training, intelligence, logistics, combat and security in conflict zones.

Most are headquartered in the US, Britain and South Africa, though the vast bulk of their services are performed in conflict-ridden areas of Africa. ” This is an area for more study. The expansion of the privatized military industry raised number of issues such as according to PW singer article published in 2003 state that “for privatized peacekeeping, the ensuing dangers include all the problems one has in standard contracting and business outsourcing. The hired firms have incentives to overcharge, pad their personnel lists, hide failures, not perform to their peak capacity…

these are all now transferred into the security realm, where people’s lives are at stake” http://www. thirdworldtraveler. com/New_World_Order/Making_Killing. html Conclusion Lastly, private military service providers are working for profit motives and not for the country. There is no comparison between private military forces and the national military in any respect, because national military troops are working for the nation’s security rather than for money matter purposes.

Furthermore, there should be a proper law that ensures the capabilities and potentials of an individual that who may be drawn into this industry. On the other hand, probationary employment and high salaries that private military companies are offering to their employees could adversely affect the moral and interest of the official military professionals and it might result in more shortages of the official military strength.

However, there is no flaw of using the private solutions – public military ends are not necessarily a harsh thing. Nevertheless, there has something to be pondering by the government while hiring private military professionals because of the nation’s security plans and further movements, and more importantly, a big investment matters in hiring them. It also seems that the bubble of private military may explode if the current wave of work in Iraq ever ends; somehow, it feels that the PMCs are unlikely to vanish any time soon.

References

Making a Killing Private military firms say they are the future of humanitarian intervention in Africa. By Andre Verloy http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/New_World_Order/Making_Killing.html Accessed February 9, 2007

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