Progressivism And The Progressive Era
.... of Progressivism were as follows: to extend political democracy by shifting control of government from the political bosses and powerful industrialists to the people; to curb the power of big businessmen, in order to give greater economic opportunities to small business and labor; and to eliminate the social ills of society through needed reforms. Although the aims of Progressivism were shared by all Progressivists, support came from many different groups.
Progressives came from both major parti .....
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Kent State University: May 4th 1970, Monday Bloody Monday
.... but is this just cause for murder? Were the guards lives in danger?
The protest they [guards] were sent to end would result in others across the country. Why is murder okay until the common man commits it.
Does the state have to much power?
The students were tense, yet peaceful. Animosity was strong between the two sides, the students felt the soldiers were arrogant abusers of power.
Shots were fired; 67 total in a matter of 13 seconds, on the unarmed students. Some would die as their result.
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Native Americans
.... World, he called the native people indios (Spanish for Indians) because he thought he had reached India.
Because of European colonization of North and South America since 1500, Native Americans have been greatly reduced in numbers and largely displaced. In Central and South America a large percentage of the modern population is of mixed Indian and European ancestry, and in the Caribbean and parts of South America a portion of the population is of mixed American Indian and African descent.
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The Salem Witch Trials
.... Proctor at first believes that Abigail is lying to him about what was being done in the forest. Abigail denies any accusation of witchery, but Proctor believes that they were practicing witchery. “Now then, in the midst of such disruption, my own household is discovered to be the very center of some obscene practice. Abominations are done in the forest-“ Due to their belief that the devil is a living entity, Proctor accuses his niece of witchery with out any knowledge of what truly happened. This accu .....
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The Women Of The American Revolution
.... They were bold and courageous.
The women’s plan spread to other colonies and towns. Women in New Jersey,Maryland and Virginia got involved and collected funds.It was a struggle to gain funds however their enthusiasm, drive and strong leadership allowed for significant amounts of money you be collected. They achieved because they struggled together to reach their goal of relief for the hard pressed troops.
In conclusion to this disappointing story of struggle, is that the women of the seventeenth .....
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The United States' Involvement In World War 2
.... Britain had insufficient military equipment to aid the attack. America, though having nothing to do with the war, began aiding the allied attack by passing a law making it illegal to send material assistance to belligerent countries. Poland was crushed in three weeks. Germany was on the move. (Renouvin 177)
The movement continued as Germany seeked to conquer Norway and Denmark. Norway held much of Germany’s valuable shipments of iron, which was crucial to warfare. Hitler feared that the allies would .....
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F.D.R. And The Work Reform Programs
.... to be set up in 1933 was the Federal Emergency Relief Act, (FERA.) This program was much different from the PWA because it didn’t create jobs it was more of a hand out. The federal government gave each state money to help their own state. The head of the state could do with the money as they pleased. When FERA went into play, the states set up their own program. They called it the Civil Works Act, (CWA.) This program told the people to go out and fix things that needed to be fixed around town, and th .....
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World War 2 And The American Navy
.... together of their 21 ships sunk equal 100,231 tons. “Flasher” also bagged the most ships, 26.
“Batfish” is the champion submarine in killing. It sunk 3 ships in 3 days.
“Archerfish” made the biggest bag in one attack against the Shinano, a 59,000 ton aircraft carrier.
Japanese losses totaled 128, and Germany’s losses counted between 700-800 U- boats.
Though many victories were added to the pile, many losses top them all. 52 submarines and their crews were lost. The first ship to be lost was the Sta .....
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The Boston Massacre
.... away jobs from the people living in Boston, which only upset them more.
Some of the Patriots would taunt the soldiers and throw stuff at them, like eggs and rocks. When the king made Thomas Hutchinson governor of the colony, the colonists were even more angered, because they did not agree with the governor’s thinking. They attempted to boycott stores that bought from England. Caught up in the patriotism, young boys would throw dirt, oyster shells, and dirt at those who went into the stores. On F .....
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The Revolutionary War Was An Economic Revolution
.... the night of December 16, 1773, three hundred and forty two chests of tea belonging to the East India Company were thrown into the Boston Harbor by American patriots. Patriots disguised themselves as Indians, the event was not secret, supporters cheered from the wharf. Why, given low price for tea, would the colonists be upset by the Tea Act of 1773? The merchants could no longer compete with the low prices offered by the agents of the East India Company. The colonial merchants would be dr .....
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The Colonial Economy
.... were initially imported from Europe. They dressed like Europeans. Their religions were from the Old World. The governments they created were patterned after those in Europe; ultimately all were based on England's. In New England they followed the English pattern established in the Feudal period of farmers living in villages. Most of their trade was with England and other European countries, although they also traded with Asia and Africa.
For several decades their survival depended on imported goods, a .....
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The French And Indian War
.... a big rivalry between France and Great Britain there as well. There were also British and French clashes at Fort Duquesne, one of the prominent Ohio River valley forts. Whoever had control over fort Duquesne had a quite a strong hold over the Ohio River Valley.
The British had many strategic advantages over the French and Indians. They had a strong militia in their colonies that could fight at any given time. They also had many more people, about one million. They also had a very strong navy and cont .....
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The Compromise Of Henry Clay
.... the compromise wouldn’t exactly fit the bill either. The problem with the compromise to me as a Northerner is that it doesn’t offer that which I want. As a person of the North, I am interested in the abolition of slavery. I will not be fooled by a so-called compromise that doesn’t include that which I really want. As an abolitionist, the only good part of the bill is that California is admitted as a free state. While this does strengthen the abolitionist movement, it does not ban slavery. By a .....
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The Civil War Campaign Of 1862
.... of the river. This became known as the Battle of Seven Pines, a confused and bloody affair in which Johnston was severely wounded.
Lee was given command of the army and began shuffling troops around in front of McClellan to convince him that he was faced with an enormous force. Lee then moved across the river and attacked the Union forces there; these fell back so that Lee could attack the southern half on its flank, and this, in turn, fell back. Lee continued in this manner, pushing one flank and then .....
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Nationalism = The Widespread Feeling Of Unity As A Nation
.... He had his own problems, why should he distress over such distant conflicts?
This attitude began to change with the coming of the war. Soldiers and statesmen from all across the colonies sat together in war strategy meetings and fought side by side in the battles and they found after talking amongst themselves that they had more in common than they had originally imagined. (1) They discovered that they were all fellow Americans who, for the most part, spoke the same language and shared the same go .....
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