In Our Wellingtime – The American Civil War

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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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