In Our Wellingtime – The American Civil War

Welcome to the first episode in our new series supporting your CIE 19th Century History exam. In this episode we’re diving into the American Civil War.

Timestamps:

0:50 How central was slavery to the breakdown of relations between North and South?

3:00 Why did attempts at compromise ultimately fail to prevent conflict?

6:30 In what ways did the election of Abraham Lincoln in act as a turning point for the United States?

14:00 What factors enabled the North to win the Civil War?

19:30 What was the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863?

25:30 What was Reconstruction, what did it aim to achieve, and why did it come to an end?

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