Who's To Blame For The Civil War

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Who we should blame? Edouard Drumont claims, “France was collapsing into dissolution. Jews had monopolized all of the public wealth, had invaded everything, except the army”(Jewish France); and Adolf Hilter believes,“All great cultures of the past perished because the original creative race was destroyed by poisoning of its blood”(Mein Kampf). I dislike their ideas, because they blame others and never criticize themselves. I believe if we can understand, respect and learn from each other, we can make our countries stronger and better. France has major influence on culture, economy, military, and politics in Europe. During the 17th and 18th centuries, France colonized large parts of North America and Southeast Asia, but it suffered during…show more content…
In fact, the United States is one of the strongest countries in the world. Whether a country is strong or not, depends on its cohesion which is the unity of its people. Racism can be the strongest poison to the unity of people. It increases the hatred and conflict of different groups of people. War can break out when the hatred and conflict rise to a certain level. It can be destructive to a nation; Civil War is a good example. We should not regard other races as enemies. If we can understand, respect, and learn from each other; if we don’t judge people by their color of skin, language they speak, or where they come from, it is the day that we can trust each other and the cohesion of a nation will become stronger. Therefore, I believe mixing blood is not the reason that a great culture perishes. There are no stronger races, but stronger nations. Works Cited Drumont, Edouard Adolphe. La France Juive(Jewish France): Essai D'histoire Contemporaine. Paris: C. Marpon & F. Flammarion, 1887. Print. Hitler, Adolf. "Mein Kampf, 1926." Mein Kampf, 1926. N.p., n.d. Web.
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