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Solid South Solid South
SOLID SOUTH SOLID SOUTH. The southern states of the United States became "solid" behind the Democratic Party following the Civil War. This occurred as a reaction against the Republicans, who had prosecuted the war for the North and inflicted upon the South the depredations of Reconstruction. As... Read more
Ostend Manifesto 1854 Ostend Manifesto 1854
OSTEND MANIFESTO OSTEND MANIFESTO. Southern desires to expand slave territory led to this foreign policy debacle in 1854. Even though U.S. victory in the Mexican-American War, 1846–1848, annexed California and the Southwest to the nation, it brought little prospect for new slave territory.... Read more
Muhammad Gaafur al-Nimeiry Muhammad Gaafur al-Nimeiry
Nimeiri, Gaafar Muhammad al- (1930– ) Sudanese statesman. He led campaigns against rebels in the southern Sudan in the 1950s and joined in leftist attempts to overthrow the civilian government. Following a coup, he became Prime Minister in 1969 and Chairman of the Revolutionary Command... Read more
Civil War Civil War
Civil War in U.S. history, conflict (1861-65) between the Northern states (the Union) and the Southern states that seceded from the Union and formed the Confederacy . It is generally known in the South as the War between the States and is also called the War of the Rebellion (the official Union... Read more
Confederate States of America. Andersonville Prison Confederate States of America. Andersonville Prison
ANDERSONVILLE PRISON ANDERSONVILLE PRISON, established in February 1864 in Andersonville, Georgia, became a symbol of Southern brutality toward Northern prisoners of war. The breakdown of a military prisoner exchange system in the summer of 1863 resulted in an excess of war captives. A... Read more
Southern Oscillation Southern Oscillation
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Mary Boykin Chesnut Mary Boykin Chesnut
Mary Boykin Chesnut Diarist Mary Boykin Chesnut (1823-1886) captured an intimate view of the political and personal struggles of the Confederate South during the Civil War. Her journal of the war years describes not only the difficulties of war, but also reveals her personal views on the... Read more
American Civil War American Civil War
Civil War (1861–65) CausesMilitary and Diplomatic CourseDomestic CoursePostwar ImpactChanging Interpretations Civil War (1861–65): Causes The election of the Republican Abraham Lincoln to the presidency in November 1860 triggered a chain of events that within six months shattered the... Read more
South Pole South Pole
South Pole southern end of the earth's axis, lat. 90° S. It is distinguished from the south magnetic pole . The South Pole was reached by Roald Amundsen, a Norwegian explorer, in 1911. See Antarctica .... Read more
Kansas City Southern Industries Inc Kansas City Southern Industries Inc
Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc. 114 West 11th StreetKansas City, Missouri 64105U.S.A.(815) 556-0303Fax: (816) 556-0459Web site: http://www.kcsi.com Public Company Incorporated: 1887 as Kansas City Southern Railway CompanyEmployees: 4,080Sales: $1.1 billion (1997)Stock Exchanges: New... Read more

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