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Reconstruction success or failure?

With all that you learned from the activities about Reconstruction and its effects, From the South to Iraq, is the U.S. successful or a failure at reconstruction? Think Social, Political, and economic objectives.

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i belive that to me the reconstruction of iraq is a failure to me the south is a failure too.

iraq still lies to us like the south did when we were helping them. they still hate the u.s. like the south and they probally will not change after like the south but the south just turned into racist people

cole meyer(-1) Disputed
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the reconstruction of iraq is a huge failure but the south is alot better now then it was during the civil war

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ture dat there still is no peace in the middle east and Muslims are still fighting over which belief is the right one

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I change my mind. Iraqi recnstruction WAS a failure because we are still fighting. Were not done fighting over there and in order to reconstruct we need to be out of the war.

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What proof do you have? inquire and explain please. You can't just throw out a blanket statement and not defend it. You need to find examples.

joshlienau(6) Disputed
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there is a verbal war and sometimes people still have a racist idea in the south and people still sometimes kill blacks or whites out of racism. so i belive the south is still a bad place at moments.

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There is groups that oppose the reconstructions today. For Iraq, the main group with hate against the americans and their buisness in the middle east is Al Qaeda. In the south, it is the KKK and they kill black people and don't want change. The reconstructions were not successful because of all the hate by the people. There is still people fighting in both areas.

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i agree with this because there is still lots of prejudice towards black people and its not really getting too much better.

i agree because no one stoped fighting if it was sucessful then there will be less hate by the people and everyone would get along. i think they should try to make the reconstruction better and so people will get along.

Okayy, I agree and disagree on this one. Bunches of people are racist, they aren't just from the south. I actually have a friend from the south, not racist. And we still technically help the south, yes they are greedy. And Iraq has hates the U.S for a long time, I don't really think that will ever change.

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i agree. But the south was better the Iraq. But there are also people in the south and in Iraq who don't hate us but they can stand up for what they believe in.

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1. The reunification of the Union. This seperation lasted 4 years, and Reconstruction had brought them together and restored what we know as the United States.

2. Expansion of the South & North's economy. The Reconstruction brought many offers to the South as well as to the North since it proposed to collaborate in order to make a better place.

3. More

laws. These protected the rights of the newly freedmen, and accpeted them as men, having the right to vote, and speak. (More on #8)

4. Freedmen's Bureau and many other smaller associations were formed. These helped the ones in need to not be homeless and completely poor.

5. Education was provided to everyone, and it was forced in the South.

6. Freedom.

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a lot of facts here but no real analysis. Blah blah on what it did, did it work and how do you know it did or didnot?

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the reconstruction in the civil war was a success because it helped our country get back on track and out of debt and it kept us from going bankrupt after the war.

The Iraqi reconstruction was a success because it heled us to keep the government from going corrupt, it helped them get their economy going again and in the long run it will help them become a better country. they can now hire uncorrupt police officers and soldiers.

MichaelB1(16) Disputed
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I agree that the Civil War reconstruction was a success but the Iraqi reconstruction I felt was a failure because we are still fighting with them. We might be helping them out but we are still fighting

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Overall the reconstruction was a success. At first it wasn't because the black people were free, but they continued to go back to the plantation because they did not know what else to do. And for the white southern people it wasn't a success at all...it totally took away their way of living. But in the end it was a success because the north and south are now one country and are working together.

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Success was about freeing slaves and winning the war but were blacks really free and did the south ever accept losing the war? reconstruction was a success or failure?

cassandraust(11) Disputed
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I think that since the blacks were are are free it's a success because that's what the North had wanted. I agree that it was a failure for the south because then they would have to do their own work to make the money that wanted. But in the future(present for us) everyone has to work for their own money.

Reconstruction in terms of the American Civil War was an absolute failure, after the union troops pulled out everything went back to they way it was before - the slavery.

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The reconstruction was a success because we kept slavery out of our country and we were able to bring the North and South back together

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The northerners did bring back the political boundaries of the US. One thing they didn't fix was the hatred and ideas that still exist today(racism). It can't fully be a success until the opposition is resolved.

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I believe the civil war was mostly a success because we abolished slavery if we still had slavery It would give country's who dint like us another dumb reason to not like us and countries in the middle east would use this against

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The U.S. reconstruction helped us be able to trade again grow in commerce get a fresh start and it helped us show that we no longer support slavery and gave us a better relationship with other countries.

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Reconstruction after the war.

The reconstruction after the civil war was a success because It helped us become better as a country and become back on track. It also helped us get out of our debt after the war.

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7. The Compromise of 1877, that stated that the Republicans could make on of their's a leader, as long as they took care of building the South:

However, the Presidential Election of 1876 marked a gre

at sour turn. The Republican Hayes lost thepopular vote against Democrat Tilden. Tilden had the support of the solid South, a group of dominating southerners taking part in the Democratic Party. This said, the electoral vote was very debated. Hayes won according to Florida, Louisiana & South Carolina, who were then under Republican control. The Democrats however had said that Tilden won in those states. Congress then

made a commission to solve this election, and since there were more Republicans than Democrats, they called Hayes as the President.

Democrats had the enough strength to call off this commission, and in 1877, the Compromise of 1877 was passed, where Democrats agreed to give Hayes the victory though he hadn't completely won. The compromise was that the Hayes would then have to support rebuilding levees aside the Mississippi, dismissing the troops in the south, and to help rebuild southern railroads. And this was obviously a pro, letting the south be free.

8. Enforcement Act of 1870 "banned the use of terror, force, or bribery to prevent people from voting because of their race" reinforced the Thirteenth Ammendement which gave slaves freedom.

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FAILURES

Ku Klux Klan was a group of people who wore robes and masks and pretended to be the ghosts of the Confederate soldiers. They were scared of changes, and the rising rights of the African Americans, who

they wanted to be labourors and slaves.

Poverty was still a global issue in the South, where man

y white southerners had lost their lands, and the blacks were newly freed, and therefore, had no economic opportunities.

Industrilization in the South was too slow.

Sharecropping & tenant farming were bad because they usually brought more complications like who would get what, and wasn't fair to the laborors on the land.

CORRUPTION

BLACK CODES

JIM CROW LAWS ECT...........

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In the reconstruction after the Iraq war, It was a success because it helped us from getting our governement destroyed and in the near future it will help us become a better country. It also helped us get our economy back where we had it before the war and reconstruction.

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I think that it was a success but then became more of a failure because we did free the slaves but we really didn't free the slaves Abraham Lincoln did a good job then the presidents after him messed with the rules of the right of blacks if they are free then they should have the same rights as everybody else

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at first our country was split apart and it was unclear whether or not we could stop fighting and draw up a truce. After while, the Union and the Confederacy started to forgive each other and became one nation giving us back our name the United States. The freed slaves sometimes stayed with their masters if their masters were kind. The slaves had to have had a hard time finding jobs. From the end of the war until the 1950's or 1960's there became racism which almost and could have started another Civil War but luckily we had some good people who served as mediators between the 2 sides.

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I think that the Us construction was, in the long run i think the reconstruction was a succses, but not with some problems. It is aperent that there where many strugls, like andrews impeachment, there must have bean alot of devisoin between the north and south. Economecaly, i think that that the north and south did not look at each other for a few years witch would devistate the economy. Politicaly, Abraham lincon was killed, that was huge, it shows that there was alot of people who did not apreciate him and what he was doing. But, in the long run, it was a succsece simply because we are still the UNITED states of america. Scocialy, the south hated blacks and northerners.

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i think the reconstruction period was a time of success, coming from the northerners side. The main reason of the civil war and the period of time after it was to unite america once again. The south disagreed with the north and wanted to pull away from the union. After the south lost the war, the country began to repiar itself. the south had to totally adjust their way of life since slavery was no longer legal. They needed a new industry since they had depended on slavery. Overall the during the reconstruction time period th country tried to re unite, and they did succeed in the long run

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I believe the U.S reconstruction was a success. Socially it was a success because blacks and other non-white citizens are accepted more in today's society. Both groups are mixed and work well in jobs, schools, and just everyday life. I do realize that there are still many racial people as well as many racial groups such as the KKK, but they are minority of people. The generation that is growing up now is taught to respect people who are different from you equally. This was also a success politically because our president today in an African American. If the Reconstruction would have failed our president would a white man. The reconstruction opened up the minds of many people to see everyone equally, not only blacks but also women. Without the reconstruction women, blacks, and other non-white citizens would not be in senate or running for senate and other political positions. It was also a success economically because the south and the north were able to work together to import goods. The north and the south both have farms and factories. Today, companies have factories in both northern states as well as southern states.

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I totally agree with you. I think the biggest sucsess we had was socially because like Makayla had said, today we have a african american/black president. I still agree with her though that there is still alot of segrigation today, I just think it is less forceful and less common. Still, many racist groups occured after the Reconstruction like Hitler, KKK, etc., so we did not totally fix the provlem but we helped make it better than it was before. Politically we were a sucsess with passing new policies that allowed blacks and even women to vote. It allowed citizens to finally have a say in things. The economy had gotton a litlle bit better after slavery was band as they were importing goods instead of slaves then. In total I think the reconstruction could be considered a sucsess, because it took care of all of our issues for that time. Although it makes you wonder if it really was a sucsess as it was supposed to help all of the country's issues for the future, yet today all of the same probllems are coming back up................

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Is the south in ways still catching up to the north or is that all done now? Socially and economically it may be iffy.

maklumpyan(7) Clarified
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I think that parts of the south are still catching up to the north. These parts are really racial but most of the South isn't as racial as it was before the civil war. I have visited the south many times and everyone has seemed to be very friendly. People treat each other same. I wasn't in parts of the deep South though so things could be different there. Overall I think that there are places everywhere that still have hard feelings towards African Americans, but I think that the reconstruction really changed our social ways. I still believe it was a success.

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I agree with you Makayla, today we still live in a world that is still racially separated, but only in some places. Kids today are growing up with all different races but they have learned to respect them. You made a very good point if the reconstruction wouldn't have occurred we wouldn't have a black president.

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It was a sucess because it helped us get back on track, freed slaves and just gave people a more posotive way of living.

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The reconstruction of the United States was a success because Abraham Lincoln had freed the slaves and ended slavery. But discrimination was still strong. I think since they were freed, the discrimination got worse than it was before. But economically, we reconstructed extremely well. There were some good things and some bad things that happened during the reconstruction period but overall it was a success for the United States. BAM.

maloner15(9) Disputed
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The reconstruction wasn't fully a success. Many people in the south are very poor. Their has been lots of racism and it still continues on today.

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There were 4 groups during the reconstruction; white southerners, black southerners, white northerners, and black northerners. The white southerners strongly opposed the reconstruction and also created the Ku Klux Klan, which was a pain for the government because of its radical ways. Black southerners supported the reconstruction because they could get equal rights like owning land and voting(which didn't happen until later on). White northerners were the reason that there was a reconstruction. They wanted to fix the south. The black northerners had the same ideas about the south being reconstructed.

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I think it depends on the perspective of the situation. In this case it is the Reconstruction if it was a succes or failure. In my opinion, I think that the Reconstruction was a success and failure for many different reasons.

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i agree, but we cant just look at the reconstruction, it all started with the war and all the people murdered and resources used, that put a toll on us also

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A pro of the reconstruction includes the restoration of the southern economy to try to get rid of the southern dependence on slaves to spread freedom in the south. There was an attempt to reunite the country although the country still remained deeply divided.

Economically, the US Government bailed out the south so their economic burden would be lessened; freed blacks housed and fed, and the entire south was completely rebuilt.

Government was reestablished in the south to help them recover although there were still clashes between the northern and southern ideals.

Still, many in the area being reconstructed opposed reconstruction. Many didn’t want to get rid of slavery - it was their way of life.

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after the civil war the us had to reconstruct its country. the reconstruction did not require much building of ruined towns because the battles were fought out in fields or forests. the main tasks were to reunite its people,free the slaves, and build a new economy in the south. Iraq is different because it was not divided because of civil war but because of war with the united states. Also lots more city and infrastructure must be rebuilt in Iraq because the war was fought in the cities and tows.

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In the reconstruction after the Iraq war, It was a success because it helped us from getting our governement destroyed and in the near future it will help us become a better country. It also helped us get our economy back where we had it before the war and reconstruction.

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In the reconstruction after the Iraq war, It was a success because it helped us from getting our governement destroyed and in the near future it will help us become a better country. It also helped us get our economy back where we had it before the war and reconstruction.

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If you ask if the reconstruction in the US was a success or a fail you will get multiple answers depending on who you ask. White's in the south would say its a fail. white's in the north and blacks would say it was a sucess. Everyone is going to have their own opinion depending on where they lived and what race they are. I personally think that the reconstruction was a sucess. The goal of the reconstruction was to make the United States one again. The south didn't want to be apart of that but after the war and through-out the reconstruction we brought the south back and reunited it with the north. People from the south obviously didnt like what the north was doing with this whole thing but what the north did helped make this a better country. So overall i think we were successful.

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I agree the north mainly just tried to make the south see that slavery was wrong. they did make the country a better place. The north rebuilt the southern economy to bring it back into the country.

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In the south we mainly tried to make the country equal and have the south agree and come back into the country again. However, in Iraq we mainly tried to rebuild the country to make them able to stand up and fight back if they ever get encounter a dictator again. With these 2 examples of reconstruction I think that it is a success, we are using some of our money to rebuild them, but we are making the country a better place to live.

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i totally agree. there are kind of two different types of reconstruction going on here. We are trying to rebuild iraq so they can stand up on their own and fight off any dicators. In our country we were trying to bring the north and the south back together to become one again. Being united is what makes us a strong country.

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I think that the reconstuction in Iraq was a success. We helped them get their economy back on the right track and are giving them what they need to gain a stable government. And we are helping to give the people the freedom that they deserve.

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I think the south reconstruction was a success. There was land given to slaves, which helped them to start a new life, there were new laws giving blacks more equal rights, and the south was physically rebuilt.

I think the Iraq reconstruction is also a success because we are giving them all of the essentials needed to run a country and keep it under control. They are building infrastructure and government facilities that will help maintain a stable environment.

I think that the reconstruction was a failure and a success. One of the success's was Abraham freeing the slaves. But reconstruction after that had been a failure to modify the South and to distribute the wealth. The reconstruction could also not protect the blacks against discrimination towards them, like racism because racism was a major things back then.

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I don't think the Voter I.D. law is really necessary for us. The bush administration did an ivestigation on voter fraud and they found under a hundred cases of voter fraud. A survey at Ohio State University showed that voter I.D. laws decreased the turnout of black and hispanic voters. I think these laws are targeting the african americans and hipanics so they can't vote.

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The reconstrutcion time was a sucess. After the war the south needed to change their whole life because slavery was no longer a choice of life. The northerns had to help the southerns re build their ways of life. We had to reunite the two parts of the country and did so. Iraq is also a sucess because we are staarting to rebuild so if a dictator would try to take over the country, the country's people could stand up for themselves.

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Although the American Civil War happened 150 years before the war in Iraq, these two conflicts aren't all that different. In both wars America was the country that was parading around causing destruction, and in both cases we were there to rebuild what we destroyed. In the civil war we rebuilt not only the infrastructure, but our relationship with our brothers in the south and our economy. In Iraq we are mostly rebuilding the infrastructure, but also gaining back the trust of the civilians in that country. In both cases we were also helping a weaker force against a stronger force. In the case of the Civil War, we were helping the African American slaves free themselves against their white masters, and in the case of Iraq, we were helping the citizens of their country to salvation from Sadam Hussein (the tyrant leader). Now in the Civil War we were fighting with what could've been our own family so the war had a greater psychological affect on civilians from both sides. The war in Iraq and reconstruction still has a great psychological affect on our troops over there, but it isn't as close to home for as many people as the civil war probably was.

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One if the main goals of Reconstruction was to rebuild Southern industry, farms, homes, roads, and cities. Reconstruction failed because federal government failed to “protect blacks' civil and political rights." The blacks were free but they did not have a lot of rights. A lot of people did not like the blacks.

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I think the Reconstruction was a success because it untied the states together even though the north and south still have some segregation against each other but we all get along its not like we are having wars against each other.

The Iraq reconstruction was a sucess because then our government didnt have to keep spending money on guns and stuff for the soldiers. We will save money in the long run and the economy wont get hit so hard from buying guns and supplies for the soldiers. It was also a sucess because we dont have to make all kinds of stuff for the Iraq government, and then we can save more money that way and then the economy will get better over time it wont happen right away.

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If the reconstruction didn't happen the north would be in big trouble because all we made is motorcycles and cars the south makes guns, gas, oil ect. and we would have to pay hefty money for gas and oil and they would probably be at like 10$ a gallon.

cole meyer(-1) Disputed
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didnt the north make the guns??????? or not

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I think Reconstruction after the Civial War was both a success and a failure. I think it was a success because for the most part, the North did whatever they could to end slavery, but I believe it didn't work because the South is finding some way around the U.S. Constitution and still holding slaves in certain areas, and this is where the failure comes in.

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I think that the reconstruction was a success, because it basically reunited the nation. If the South had won the Civil War, slavery would’ve continued, there wouldn’t be a black president today, and peace wouldn’t have been restored. The reconstruction reunited the North and the South in many ways. Also, it gave blacks rights that they didn’t have before.

United States Reconstruction: during and after:

-Had to deal fix the dispute between North and South and address slavery

-Presidents were elected according to the problems concerning the unity of the nation

-Lincoln gave the African Americans rights, 40 acres, and a mule

-Hayes recalled the troops and allowed the South to govern itself

-When the Reconstruction ended, the political power the African Americans had won ended too

-Blacks weren’t allowed to vote after the Reconstruction because Southerners did not view them as equals

-The South had to develop a new form of labor that involved machinery rather than the blacks they had put to work previously

-Had to rebuild the South

There were both successes and failures of the Reconstruction. Right after the Reconstruction, the country had to mend itself together. They had to address the slavery and work to modernize machinery and factories in the South. But in the long run, the results of the Reconstruction was a success because it formed the nation we are today.

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I don't believe the Iraqi reconstruction was as much of a success as the Southern Reconstruction because the Iraqis have to physically rebuild everything: infrastructure, economy, etc. They also have very little support, with the U.S. Being the only supporters. Also, the whole country was completely demolished, whereas, the south was only a half of the U.S. and therefore, could afford the assistance of the North.

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What really confuses me is why they destroyed everything just to rebuild or reconstruct it. It happened both in the South in the U.S., and also in Iraq. I also believe they are still working on reconstruction to this day. For example, During President Obama's four years of office, he did what he could to end the war in Iraq, and now we are trying to clean it up. I believe that this also connects to politics when it comes to cleaning up or "reconstructing" these prolems. The president has to clean up the screw-up that the last president made, but when it comes to that, I think most people think that it's supposed to happen overnight, but it takes longer than that. but however, thats running just a little off topic. Other reasons why I believe the reconstruction was a success and a failure, because I believe the result is changing all the time, because we are doing some sort of reconstruction everyday.

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Reconstruction was both a success and a failure because the reult keeps changing all the time because we are constantly doing some sort of reconstruction.

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Why are we reconstruction and giving money to Iraq when they wanted to kill use?

We are hoping they would our become ally. We have interest in their oil underground. The Middle East is like oil reserve and we want them on our side because of their location. The U.S has given hundreds of billions of its own money trying to make Iraq a better place. America went to war with Iraq for oil and and lots of America joined because they thought Iraq caused 9/11. I would say the reconstruction between the U.S and Iraq is stall going on.

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i think it was a sucess because they fixed houses that got destroyed and all that jazz like water electrical and sewage

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Due to the U.S. civil war, it divided the nation. The reconstructions’ purpose was to unify the nation and government again. This reconstruction was a success, and it wasn’t very complex compared to the one in Iraq. The reconstruction in Iraq is basically a mess. This reconstruction is an Iraqi civil war with Americans built into it. This war destroyed everything. We are working to rebuild the infrastructure of Iraq, economy, factories, electrical power, government, security, healthcare, sewer, drinking water, etc. This reconstruction is turning very complex, and hopefully it will turn into a success.

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From a scocial point of view i have changed my mind, i think in the other areas it was a succese, but scocialy a failure. I think this becasue parts of the south are still very segregated and in some parts the kkk still exist. Even in the north, that kid died in the back of the police car because he was black and the police did not care, even though he was begging for help. The north and south are connected politicly and economicaly, but i do not think they are connected scocialy yet.

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I think that the Iraq Reconstruction was not as sucsessful as the U.S Southern reconstruction because they ar still working on it today. In Iraq they had to rebuild the whole infrustructure including the sewers, water systems, roads, and many other things. The peace is also very disturbed in Iraq with many leaders and different groups, so there is always fighting putting other people that live in Iraq in danger.

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emeinnert(5) Disputed
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IN Iraq however we are trying to make their country strong again, so that if another dictator comes and tries to take them over they are able to stand up and not let them take control, like Saddam Hussein did.

Reconstruction in Iraq:

-Engineers from the military had to help Iraq rebuild their infrastructure, such as running water and electricity

-Provincial Reconstruction Teams: helped Iraqis build a sustainable economy

-Bab al-Sham: industrial center opened hundreds of factories and employed thousands

-Received little infrastructure support from the Iraqi government

-Had US putting in hundreds of billions of dollars to help, along with our troops

-Had to rebuild the South

The Iraqi Rconstruction seems like a failure at this point, as did the US Reconstruction at first. They're still in the midst of repairing but with time everything could still pull together and make for a successful outcome. So as of right now, I think that the Iraqi Reconstruction is a failure but that can still change.

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It was a success at first because it helped everyone, but towards the end it wasn't.

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Today there isn't a lot of fighting, so that's another reason why it is a success

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Since the goal of the reconstruction was to get the United States back to one, and it was a success because today it is a one.

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The United States reconstuction was a success because Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves and ended slavery. But there was alot of whites that still hated blacks. I think since they were freed, the discrimination got worse than it was before. But economically, we reconstructed very well.There were ups and downs during the U.S. reconstruction period but overall it was a success for the United States.

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Both the Ku Klux Klan and southern whites were very much opposed to the reconstruction after the Civil War. They did not want any help or any involvement from the Union. They still felt strongly about their position on slavery even though they had lost the war and didn't want to be associated with the Union at all. These groups are similar to other groups in Iraq. The Ku Klux Klan is similar to modern terrorist groups similar to Al Qaeda. The southern whites are similar to the Sunni Muslims in Iraq today. The Sunnis were in power when the US invaded Iraq. Therefore, there are resistant to hep and reconstruction attempts by the US.

Was the reconstruction a success or failure? It all depends on who you ask. Ask a southern white man and he will say no. We were better off with the slaves and the laws; the war and reconstruction hurt us. Then ask a white northern male and they might say something like it brought us back together as a whole and unified our country. Looking back today, i think the the reconstruction was a success. The country isn't divided into two parts, the blacks received their civil rights (which also led to womens rights).

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I think that the southern reconstruction was a success. I mean not at first it wasn't that big of a success but once time moved on the blacks got more rights and were considered more as people. They are people.

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Although the US and Iraqi reconstructions were two completely different events, they have their similarities (as well as differences.)

-After the fighting was more or less over, the US government rebuilt the southern US; for Iraq, the country was rebuilt not by the government, but by a company that was hired to do the rebuilding.

-Both countries had/have terrorist groups; the US has the KKK, where Iraq has Al Qaida.

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but the iraq needed outside help and the US didnt need that much

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I think that the Iraq reconstruction is a failure. Because we are STILL in Iraq and were still fighting and were helping them and such but its not really solving the problem.

Was the reconstruction a success or failure? It all depends on who you ask. Ask a southern white man and he will say no. We were better off with the slaves and the laws; the war and reconstruction hurt us. Then ask a white northern male and they might say something like it brought us back together as a whole and unified our country. Looking back today, i think the the reconstruction was a success. The country isn't divided into two parts, the blacks received their civil rights (which also led to womens rights).

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I think that the Iraq reconstruction is a failure. Because we are STILL in Iraq and were still fighting and were helping them and such but its not really solving the problem.

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HOW DO YOU KNOW? ....................................................................................................................................................................... I needed 50 characters.

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-The south had help from the north in rebuilding their economy - the entire south had to be completely rebuilt after all the damage form the war. They southerners basically had nothing after all the destruction, so they were bailed out and didn't have to pay taxes.

-Iraq's infrastructure was rebuilt, more regulations were introduced in industry, and the currency was reformed. The markets were made open to international trade to help the economy heal, therefore, allow the country a chance at recovery.

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The Northern Whites during the civil war supported the reconstruction and the Radical Republicans along with other government members were the ones that were actually running it. They wanted to punish the South for allowing slavery. I feel like to day in Iraq the Shiite Muslims are similar to the Northern Whites. Both groups supported their respective reconstructions and cooperated well in general with the re-constructors. The Radical Republicans of the civil war reconstruction are similar to the US today. Both groups ran the reconstructions and tried to rebuild what they originally had destroyed or damaged.

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During the reconstruction there were basically two conflicting ethnic groups: the whites vs the blacks.

In comparison, Iraq had three socially unstable ethnic groups: the Sunnis (wealth, power, minority), the Shiites (majority, no power), and the Curds (minority, disliked.)

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The two countries had (more or less) similar reasons for reconstruction. For the US it was to restore the southern economy, reunite the country, and to spread freedom in the south. With Iraq it is more to get the country functioning on its own again and to create a democratic, free country who is allies with the US. Basically, they worked to make the country free and functioning again.

Like the south in the Civil War, the USA is trying reconstruct Iraq after the war on Terror. Iraq's was destroyed economically, socially and physically. The US is now rebuilding the infrastructure and trying to install a democrat government for the Iraqi people.

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The reconstructions of Iraq and the south were both failures and have many of the same problems. Many people want life to be back to the way it used to be(slavery south, Saddam's rule). There are groups that still fight the Americans(KKK south, Al Qaeda Iraq). Lots of people are poor in both countries. Their economy was never fixed. The governments are not the way they would like(south state governments small federal government, Iraq Saddam being the dictator and controlling the peoples lives). These are my reasons why I don't believe the reconstructions weren't successful.

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The reconstruction of Iraq is a failure because we're still fighting with them and we're putting so much money into something thats not going anywhere.

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The reconstruction of the north and south was a success because our main point was to fix slavery and we did

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Both in the civil war reconstruction and today in the Iraqi Reconstruction, resistance was present. The majority of this resistance came from those who originally opposed slavery and those who didn't support the US invasion of Iraq. Both of these groups of people lost their respective wars and are angry about that. They felt like they didn't need the help of these other people. Another similarity between the two is the economic impact it had on the losing sides' economy. The South had raw materials but lacked a large number of factories to process these goods in. In Iraq, the US invasion caused a depression. Now the US is trying to rebuild Iraq as a country. Similarly, the Union did this after the war with the South.

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The are 3 main things that will affect future reconstructions. Politically, if the government that is reconstructing is corrupt or stable. Socially, if the people are opposing or accepting of reconstruction. Economically, if the reconstructing country invests money into the businesses and fixes the infrastructure.

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The Reconstruction of the USA was a success in both cases. In both wars for example the other side was using other people for their benefit. In the civil war the south wanted to keep the salves for their own benefit and right after the war during the Reconstruction black people where not equal to white people. Things did not get much better even after a longer period of time we where still segregated from the blacks and they still did not have the same rights as white people. But at the end of the war blacks where still free so the Reconstruction on the civil war was a success. For the war in Iraq it was a success because not only did we win the war but it also helped us find osama bin Laden, so that is another success for the USA

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I think that the opposition to the reconstruction attempts may cause potential problems in Iraq as it did in the US. The South resistance has allowed there to still be prejudice in many parts of the US. I believe that many social problems could occur between different Muslim groups as a result of mixed support of the reconstruction. I also think that Iraq, like the South did, could end up with major economic problems. This could be the result of inexperienced leaders and/or debt from the war.

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The US is trying to make it safe in Iraq. We are helping to reconstruct them by building power lines, we are rebuilding from bombs. This is helpful and is a success. The Iraq people want to take control of thier country.

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I feel that the reconstruction was a success because it helped our country get back on track. But i also think it was a failor with iraq because we are still kind of at war and we fight. but even though we help iraq a lot i think that, that part was a failure.

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For the civil war the reconstruction was a somewhat a success. Majorly it freed slaves, and gave them land. The U.S became one. But if you think about it, people still today think differently about black people. Although you think about things today and we really still have "slavery" people everything think they are better then everyone else, and force people to do things. I dont know, do you think there is still slavery today?

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i think it did work. i believe that the iraq reconstruction worked. i think it worked beacuse of how the buisnesses were helped out and how we gave them things not everybody had. For example we gave alot more electricity and cleaner water and so they could use the water... toilets.

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i think that the reconstruction was a sucess because without it the slaves wouldn't be freed.

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I don't think that reconstruction on Iraq was a failure. We will never have a good relationship with them. We are trying to help them be stable, but will it ever be there? I think it will never be stable, because it is mostly a dictatorship over there. I think that maybe someone might try to recreate a war there.

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I think that the reconstruction in iraq is working so far because we are helping rebuild their country along with their economy and government. It is still going to take some time but we are slowly help moving the people in the right direction. Compared to the lives they had before, this is definitely the way to go.

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south,

lied to us for extra money to be used for unknown items,

still have racism even to today,

the anti black (kkk) was formed against black people

Iraq,

lied to us for money on operation they did not tell us,

still there are peogainst the usa,

there is a terrist group that is anti usa (alqaedea)

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I also think the civil war a success because it made the U.S a huge working place. The south brought the big plantations and the north already had industrial places, and they combined and made it one. We wouldnt have a lot of things we have today.

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U.S. Officials trained the Iraqi security forces and has spent 44.6 million in tax payer’s money to rebuild Iraq and half of it went to support their army and police force but still they had little reconstruction in iraq/middle east and muslims are still fighting over whos belief is right.

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Socially, i think for awhile the civil war is a failure. Right away there was still a lot of hate between everyone. The north wanted the south here, but the south still was full of hatred. and right away i dont think that they wre on the same level, also a lot of people had to get used to the black and immigrants.

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One thing that i think is going to be a struggle is the reconstruction for iraq. Even though we are trying to help them there are still people who hate america, such as Al Queda. I think they are still going to try and gain power even the Hussian is dead. I think that is something that the U.S will have to take in consideration.

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i think that the reeconstruction was a success before but a failure now because other countries dont get along with US

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South- the south socially was wrecked because everyone didn't have slaves to do their work. The south politically was the same because the political people were the same and had the same thoughts. The economic in the south was bad because their were big plantations lost following the slaves not be slaves anymore.

Iraq- Iraq socially was a lot better because their were less military forces and al-Queda members around. Iraq politically was changing because of the U.S taking out Saddam Hussien for the top of the government. Iraq's economy dropped to the worse because they had to pay the damage of the Iraq war,so they lost money.

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i believe the reconstruction was a success because the north and south were reunified, it also freed the slaves and gained more rights

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I think that in some ways we were successful but we also failed.

-Successes- One of the most important changes was that it freed slaves.During Reconstruction, the building of roads, bridges, and railroads improved transportation and trade. The building of hospitals, schools, and increased care for the handicapped increased health and education levels in the South. Tax systems were revamped in order to pay for these improvements.

-Failures- The KKK was created and murdered anyone that wasn't against blacks and anyone who was black. Taxes were raised for rebuilding. Blacks were supposed to be equal but they were actually treated even worse now that they were free. There weren't any good jobs for blacks on purpose.

I think that overall the Reconstruction was kind of a failure because of the South being too racist and making their "freedom" even worse than being a slave, basically just creating an illusion that they were actually free.

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The reconstruction of the U.S was a success for the northern whites because they won the war and the blacks are free and the U.S is no longer divided.It was a failure for the southern whites because they lost the war they no longer have slaves to work on there plantations witch makes them lose business and money. it was a success to the Northern blacks because they don't have to worry about getting captured by the south. to the southern blacks it was a success because they were free but they didn't know anything outside of the plantation so it was hard for them to get back on there feet but they did

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The reconstruction could have been a success or failure depending on who you asked. If you asked people if it was a success or a failure back when it was going on you would get mixed results: Southerners would be against it, Northerners would be for it, and so would the black slaves. But I bet the majority of the people today would have said it was a success, because without it our nation would not have been unified. It unified the nation socially by bringing the North and the South on equal ground, and it also made it possible for the blacks, whites, and women to be treated equal. It unified the nation politically and economically, because it brought the North and South together in one government so it could advance in the economy.

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The US is a failure at reconstruction becuase today there is still prejudice against black people and somewhat between the north and south too. Back during the time of the reconstruction the political leaders tried to make laws saying that blacks were free. The southern peoples` views about the blacks though didn`t really make it seem as though they were free at all. Also we spent billions of dollars trying to reconstruct Iraq and it didn`t work. We couldn`t get them portable water and we failed to restore the electic system. It also failed becuase when we tried to help train their police officers, they just weren`t interested.

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I think that reconstruction in the south was a success. While raceism still exists, there is not as great a division between the north and the south as there had been after the civil war. Therefore, I do not believe that reconstruction in Iraq can be, at this point, called a success or a failure. Reconstruction was started by Lincoln and was passed down through several presidencies. Reconstruction in Iraq is nowhere near finished and is being handled differently than the reconstruction done in the south after the Civil War. We will see over the next presidential terms how reconstruction will continue to be handled in Iraq.

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I think that the United States is not totally successful in the social asspect of reconstruciton. To this day, racism dating back to the Civil War still exists. In addition, through reconstruction in Iraq, there are people who label others that look like they are middle easterm as terrorists.

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Both reconstructions took a while to happen. Hopefully, the Iraq reconstruction will be successful

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The reconstruction of Iraq will be a success eventually in my opinion. We have put a lot of money towards building schools, health clinics, and businesses. I think most people in Iraq respect America for helping them. I think politically it is going to take more time to establish a democracy just because people are not used to that form of government. In the news now a days you do not hear too much about Iraq anymore. Iraq is different from the civil war because the war was a civil war with another country built into the problem. The people of Iraq will probably not get along completley but it will be better than before therefore over time I think Iraq's reconstruction will be a success.

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reconstruction was a huge failure because the south is still unstable...it has gotten better however, there is still fighting going on. The KKK still exists, there is still a huge amount of racism in the world, and wars are still going on.

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the reconstruction was a success but i dont see why you would destroy everything and then have to rebuild it back up.

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The reconstruction was a success because we are united today and there isn't as much fighting

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very true, but we still are in many wars which is fighting, but at least its not within the country.

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I also think it is true, but there are still some wars going on

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I do agree that we are fighting against other countries, not ourselves

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The reconstruction of the Civil War was a success because the point of the war was to free slaves and unite the country again. After the south lost the war the north and south wre united once again and successfully freed the slaves. Therefore, the reconstruction was a success.

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I think that the reconstruction for the most part is a sucess for the blacks because they got freed and they wanteed to unite the country again. after the souuth lost the was the north and south were united and the slaves were freed so I think that the reconstructioin was a sucess.

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I think the U.S. mostly succeded in their reconstruction. President Lincoln started the reconstruction out great by getting rid of slavery but he got assassinated before he could do anything. The presidents after Lincoln tried their best to do what Lincoln wanted.

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the reconstruction was a success because it freed the slaves and united the north and south.

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i see the reconstruction because they stopped slavery and the rebuilt the south economy to even better than before and we helped alot of businesses.

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I think the reconstruction was a success with some struggles, we became a better country, it helped us get out of debt after the war was over so we wouldn't go completely bankrupt.It helped us to be able to start trading again, and trying to say that we don't support slavery.Some issues may have been impeachment of Andrew Jackson and Lincoln was assassinated which both caused problems politically.However overall, I think we succeeded in Reconstruction and in reuniting the country.

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I think that the reconstruction was a failure. The southerns still want slavery and some still criticize the northerners. Even some of the schools teach that the south won the civil war.Things that are similar between Iraq and America's reconstruction is that they both had destroyed their infrastructure and their economy. They probably both won't recover completely. I think that in the future america socially would be split because the south would still hate the north more or the same as they do now. The south would be driven by plantations and the north by factories.

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Reconstruction had both failures and success but I think there was more failure in ways, socially and in the economy. Economically in the south it could not function because of the lack of an investment. Socially because the blacks were no longer slaves.

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The reconstruction after the civil war was a success because it freed slaves, reunited the country, rebuilt the south, and allowed any land owning educated man to vote.

The Iraq reconstruction was similar because we changed their government to a democracy, and rebuilt their country after destroying it

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the reconstruction was a success because it got our country back on track and helped our country grow and develop fasrter

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From a scocial point of view i have changed my mind, i think in the other areas it was a succese, but scocialy a failure. I think this becasue parts of the south are still very segregated and in some parts the kkk still exist. Even in the north, that kid died in the back of the police car because he was black and the police did not care, even though he was begging for help. The north and south are connected politicly and economicaly, but i do not think they are connected scocialy yet.

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These Southern controlled the newly freed Black slaves. They did not want to accept them as. From 1865 to 1867, Southern states passed a few laws known called The Black Codes. After the reconstruction it did free the blacks but they were not really free.

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I believe that the Southern Reconstruction was a success because overall as a country, we're a lot better than how many years ago. I mean yes, at first, the South did not want to cooperate with the laws given to the slaves and had formed groups against those laws, however, over time, the country as a whole fought through it, and we are still currently making progress.

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The reconstruction also helped bring industrialization to the South and more farming to the North.

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The US reconstruction was mostly a success, but we still have people flying confederate flags and supporting slavery, and we still have two groups of people who constantly fight with each other.

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There were people who supported and opposed both the Iraqi construction, the construction in the South, and there will be in reconstructions to come. People that supported the reconstruction in the South were White Northerners and African Americans. They supported it because they achieved the cause of freedom that they were fighting for, and they no longer were put into forced labor. They could start new and better lives now that they were "free". People that opposed the reconstruction were White Southerners and members of the Ku Klux Klan. They had lost the war and their economy was going to suffer because they lost their means of labor. The KKK also opposed it because now the people they hated (African Americans) were now free and had rights...to an extent. The same is true for the reconstruction in Iraq. The supporters of the reconstruction would be the Kurds and Shiites, and the UN. Now that Hussein is out of power and the US is helping to rebuild the infrastructure of the country and create a democracy, the people that were being mistreated in the country and the people that were at war with the country can relax. However, people that oppose the reconstruction would be the Sunnis and Al Qaeda. Their leader is no longer in power and they are in turn losing power thanks to the reform of government. They don't like western influence and now that people from the west are helping rebuild the country not in favor of them, it creates more hate towards them.

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The reconstruction after the Civil War helped us stay out of Bankruptcy and debt. So it was a success.

The Iraqi reconstruction was successful because it kept the government from corruption and kept them on track economically.

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I agree that both were a huge success. It did a great job of keeping the government on track economically and from corruption. They did a nice job of bringing us out of the war.

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They had to destroy everything in order to make it better. to redo everything and fix it.