Civil War on the American Economics, Military

¶ … civil war on the American economics, military and diplomatic ties. The paper will discuss the effects of the victory of the Unions and the defeat of the Confederates.

Civil War

The victory of the North in the American Civil War put an end to slavery and to the South's effort to secede from the Union. The years during which the Civil War settlement continued to be contested are known as the Reconstruction period. Reconstruction lasted roughly from the end of the war in April 1865 to the withdrawal of the last federal troops from the South in April 1877.

Effects of Civil War

The most important result of the Civil War was the liberation of nearly 4 million Southern slaves. The sudden release of so many people would have been a tremendous problem even in an atmosphere free from the bitterness that had been created by a civil war. Postwar demobilization of the victorious Union army occurred at such a rapid rate that soon after the Civil War there was only a token occupation force in the South.

Many other drastic effects and changes occurred after the civil war, economic condition deteriorated and the economy had a major downfall. The political and diplomatic conditions took a new turn as the rights for blacks were introduced; civil right movements and human rights rallies started taking place around the country. More over the civil war acted as a resource for new changes in United States, some people declare the effects of Civil War as a second revolution.

Conclusion

The Civil War was perhaps the most momentous event in American history. The survival of the United States as one nation was at risk and on the outcome of the war depended the nation's ability to bring to reality the ideals of liberty, equality, and justice. At the end of the civil war, many changes had occurred these included political, social, military as well as economic changes.