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3 What Caused the Civil War?

  • Marc Egnal
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Challenging the Myths of US History
This chapter is in the book Challenging the Myths of US History

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Preface: Getting Right with the Past ix
  4. 1 Is There Progress in the Study of US History? 1
  5. 2 Why the American Revolution? 19
  6. 3 What Caused the Civil War? 39
  7. 4 Homicidal Nation: Why Do Americans Kill Each Other So Often? 61
  8. 5 Why Did the United States Fight in Vietnam? 82
  9. 6 Do “Waves” Explain the Women’s Movement? 106
  10. 7 Why Do So Many Americans Passionately Support Donald Trump? 129
  11. Conclusion and Acknowledgments 158
  12. Notes 163
  13. Selected Bibliography 215
  14. Index 219
https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520402478-004

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Preface: Getting Right with the Past ix
  4. 1 Is There Progress in the Study of US History? 1
  5. 2 Why the American Revolution? 19
  6. 3 What Caused the Civil War? 39
  7. 4 Homicidal Nation: Why Do Americans Kill Each Other So Often? 61
  8. 5 Why Did the United States Fight in Vietnam? 82
  9. 6 Do “Waves” Explain the Women’s Movement? 106
  10. 7 Why Do So Many Americans Passionately Support Donald Trump? 129
  11. Conclusion and Acknowledgments 158
  12. Notes 163
  13. Selected Bibliography 215
  14. Index 219
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