Working Bibliography

Working Bibilography

Possible Sources:

About the Civil War:

Secondary

About education, The American Civil War. http://history1800s.about.com/od/American-Civil-War/ . (Accessed 30/4/15).

McPherson, J., A brief overview of the American Civil War. http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/civil-war-overview/overview.html. (Accessed 30/4/15).

Encyclopaedia Britannica,  American Civil War. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/19407/American-Civil-War. (Accessed 30/4/15).

About Reconciliation after the Civil War:

National Park Service, Reconciliation, Commemoration and Preservation. http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/reconciliation-commemoration-and-preservation.htm . (Accessed 30/4/15).

Kinder, P., Reconciliation in the Post-Civil War North: A perspective on Today. http://www.encyclopedia.com/article-1G2-3077600143/reconciliation-movement.html . (Accessed 30/4/15).

Janney, C., The Civil War at 150. http://www.common-place.org/vol-14/no-02/janney/#.VUGLHWYx7fY . (Accessed 30/4/15).

Working Question

Working Question

History Essay – Major

Topic :

The American Civil War

Possible Questions Regarding the war:

To what extent was the United States of America’s desire to remain a undivided nation with a sovereign national government responsible for the American Civil War?

How did the mistreatment of slaves in the United States of America lead to the American Civil War?

To what extent was the friction over slavery between the Southern and Northern responsible for the outbreak of the American Civil War?

‘Dissimilar moral values of the Northern and Southern citizens of the United States led to the outbreak of the Civil War.’ Evaluate this statement.

To what extent was modernisation responsible for the outbreak of the American Civil War?

Possible Questions regarding reconciliation: (decided as working question)

To what extent was the reconciliation in the former Confederate States successful in achieving its objectives in the first decade after the American Civil War?

Points to discuss:

Between 1865 – 1875

What were the objectives of the reconstruction – to make sure the south doesn’t rise again? Bring the south back into the union? Do different groups have different objectives? What were the groups and what were their objectives? How successful were they with these objectives?

Log

Major Essay Log – Holly Wilson

DATE	TIME SPENT (MINS)	WHAT WAS DONE
7/4/15	15	Blog Established Post made on initial interests
16/4/15	30	Key events post 1500 researched Research into American Civil War Research into Australian stolen generation American Civil War decided as topic
20/4/15	30	Further research into Civil War Possible sources saved Working Bibliography started Possible questions established
30/4/15	30	Research into reconciliation after the civil War Possible questions explored further Possible sources added to working bibliography
1/5/15	25	Log updated

I have a strong interest in World War Two including the social and political factors and the actual atrocities experienced, however I am open to looking at other ideas as well.