Freedom during World War I

As you remember my topic is freedom. Many American men left to fight in the war. America’s factories lost many workers. Hundreds of thousands of African Americans served in the military, as did many Mexican Americans, German Americans, and American Indians. Thousands more African Americans left the South to work in factories in the north. America helped the Allies win the war. On November 11, 1918, the Allies and Central Powers signed on armistice. Leaders from each alliance met in Versailles, France. They signed a peace treaty. President Wilson wanted the treaty to include a new organization. It was called the League of Nations. The organization would work for peace. Many Americans felt they had done enough for outer countries. There was a growing feeling of isolationism. The United States did not join the league of nations.

Freedom during the Civil War

As you remember my topic is freedom, which I'll be applying to the civil war period. The obvious thing to right about is emancipation, which started with the emancipation proclamation  I read this link.  Although the proclamation took effect on January 1st 1863, Lincoln had released it several months prior following the union victory at Antietam. It originally applied to parts of the confederacy, but introduced abolition to northern war aims for the first time. Eventually all slaves were freed in 1865 by the 13th amendment.