The Emergence Of Ghettos
.... many blacks jobless and stuck in the ghettos.
Urban problems were also a major effect on the ghettos. Railroads had brought many blacks up from the south and into the ghettos. More importantly, blacks were competition to the whites for jobs. During the 1900-1920 time period racial violence broke out in major cities around the nation. Riots took cities by storm. Blacks that lived in white neighborhoods had their homes blown up. Blacks were being thrown off of trolleys on their way to work. This was all .....
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The Midnight Ride Of Paul Revere
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During the early development stages of our country, there came a time when the overpowering mother country of Britain imposed a new system of taxation to control the colonies and the colonists. The Sugar Act of 1764 was the first step in bringing the new taxation system into affect. The Sugar Act, which replaced the Molasses Act of 1733, was designed to raise income without regulating the trading system that the colonies had established. Soon, Britain began to establish methods of taxes without any .....
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The National Anthem
.... in the night sky, but him and the people that accompanied him at Fort McHenry knew that if they could still see the flag that the United States still was holding their ground. This gave Key some ideas for the National Anthem, because at times in the battle he could not see the American flag through the mist, and drizzle, even though the night was lit by ‘the bombs bursting in air.’ In the morning to his relief, Key saw that the American flag was still flying above Fort McHenry. He took out a letter that .....
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The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Of 1911
.... That paragraph just blew me away when I first read it. I can’t imagine little, innocent, eight, nine, ten year olds working long hours in a very big, tough, factory. I find it to be very sad to see business tycoons putting little children to work. Another sad fact, “And when the inspectors came around, do you know what happened? The supervisors made all the children climb into one of those crates that they ship material in, and they covered us over with finished shirtwaists until the inspector had l .....
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New Worlds For All: Indians, Europeans, And The Remaking Of Early America
.... religious zeal. Even though both cultures could have probably coexisted quite peacefully the Europeans felt that they were superior to the Indians and set out to dominate and suppress the Indian population.
Many Europeans were drawn to the New World because it held promise, something that their homeland lacked. They wanted to create a world that was similar to the one left behind, proof of this is evident in the names that were given to places such as New France, New England, New York, New Sweden, New .....
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David Walker’s Appeal
.... great presidents in United States History. It speaks about Thomas Jefferson and about how he had such a great belief in the common people. It also talks about his democratic views on things that ranged from the structure of the government to his economic process. It basically draws the reader in and enthralls him/her into a admiration for this man. This man, for the historians who wrote the textbook, was to be looked at as one of the founding fathers of the country for the great things that he accompli .....
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The First Atomic Test
.... a remote 18 by 24 square mile portion of the northeast corner of the Bombing Range was selected for the Trinity test by the military.
The selection of this remote location in the Jornada del Muerto (Journey of Death) Valley for the Trinity test was from an initial list of eight possible test sites. Besides the Jornada, three of the other seven sites were also located in New Mexico: the Tularosa Basin near Alamogordo, the lava beds (now the El Malpais National Monument) south of Grants, and an area so .....
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Evolution Of Individual Rights Prior To The Constitutional Convention
.... Subject and Setting the Succession of the Crown)" (1628) They declared, in principle, the parliament supremacy, the right to free elections, freedom of opinion, the right to bail, prohibition of the cruel penalties, the obligation of informing the convict without delay on the reasons for his arrest, the right of being judged by a tribunal with a jury etc.
The first recognition of the human rights in an official document appeared over the ocean, in America during the Independence War carried by the Englis .....
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Overview Of The 60`s
.... on, drop out." you know why the
nation celebrates Martin luther king, jr.'s birthday. all of the social
issues are reflected in today's society: the civil rights movement, the
student movement, space exploration, the sexual revolution, the
environment, medicine and health, and fun and fashion.
The Civil Rights Movement
The momentum of the previous decade's civil rights gains led by
rev. Martin luther king, jr. carried over into the 1960s. but for most
blacks, the tangible results were minimal. only a .....
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The Atomic Bomb Flashed Above Hiroshima
.... the children laid down on them. They slept until about two, when they
were awakened by the roar of the planes going over Hiroshima. As soon as
the planes had passed, mars.Nakamura started back with her children. They
reached home a little after two-thirty and she immediately turned on the
radio, which was broadcasting a fresh warning. She put the children in
their bedrolls on the floor, laid down herself at three o'clock, and fell
asleep at once. The siren jarred her awake at about seven o'clock, sh .....
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The Bay Of Pigs Invasion
.... Seven people were killed at Libertad and forty-seven people
were killed at other sites on the island.
Two of the B-26s left Cuba and flew to Miami, apparently to defect to
the United States. The Cuban Revolutionary Council, the government in exile,
in New York City released a statement saying that the bombings in Cuba were
". . . carried out by 'Cubans inside Cuba' who were 'in contact with' the
top command of the Revolutionary Council . . . ." The New York Times
reporter covering the story alluded t .....
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The River Rouge Manufacturing Complex
.... and the Rouge plant was the ultimate in that use of the assembly
line. This photo shows the depth of the plant, being able to manufacture
all components of the cars without having to ship parts to or from other
locations in the country.
The next collection of photographs is of the exterior of the Rouge plant.
These photos were obtained from the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan.
These pictures are of the Rouge during the switch of all production, from
the Highland Park plant, to the .....
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The Civil War
.... to exchange that staple for the foreign manufactured goods they
needed.
The South's most important advantage was that it had only to defend
relatively short interior lines against invaders who had to deal with long
lines of communication and to attack a broad front. The Confederacy also
had no need to divert fighting men to tasks such as garrisoning captured
cities and holding conquered territory.
In a short war, numerical superiority would not have made much of a
difference. As the war co .....
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Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
.... Parks, and Chugach National Forest.
Within hours, smaller tanker vessels arrived in order to off load the
remaining oil. Unfortunately, the cleanup effort was hindered by an inadequate
cleanup plan that had been created during the 1970's. These plans outlined how
an oil spill would be handled, including provisions for maintaining equipment
such as containment booms and "skimmer boats." The plans also called for a
response team to be on twenty-four hour notice. Unfortunately, the plans were
good on pa .....
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Causes Of The Civil War
.... system was superior it must be guarded from southerners.
When the Republican candidate, Abraham Lincoln was elected in 1860,
the South felt threatened, and because expansion was vital to the survival
of slavery they also felt their way of life was being threatened. Because
slavery was such an important part of Southern society, the South felt that
they could not survive without it. That's why they were not willing to
compromise with the north. To own slaves was a sign of wealth and social
prestige and .....
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