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- 3411: Unions
- ... bomb four anarchists were found guilty and sentenced to death. Ever since the Haymarket square symbolized for radicals and trade unionists everywhere the injustice of a capitalistic society but also associated negatively unions as un-American, criminalistic, and violent. Many other activists died or received injuries for their cause all around the country. In July of 1877 strike riots halted the movement of U.S. railroads. After a few weeks of ... ten coal-mining activists were hanged. October 1887 the Louisiana militia shot 35 unarmed black sugar workers striking to gain a dollar-per-day wage and lynched two strike leaders. 1894 federal troops killed 34 American Railway Union members in Chicago attempting to break a strike. July 1892 three hundred Pinkerton guards helped introduce scabs into the workplace by opening fire on striking Carnegie mill steel workers, this resulted in the ... being injured, dead or fired they set the way for unions in the future to be successful in their endeavors. These demonstrations were successful in the fact that they showed management and companies that the American worker can unite and be heard as one voice rather than a mass of passive workers that would take any injustice given to them. It is to these unions that we owe many of ...
- 3412: Martin Luther King Jr
- ... of oppressed peoples. At Morehouse, Crozer, and Boston University, he studied the teachings on the nonviolent protests of Indian leader Mohandas Gandhi. King also read and heard the sermons of white ministers who protested against American racism. All of these things were especially important in shaping Kings theological development. While in Boston, King met Coretta Scott, a music student and native of Alabama. They were married in 1953 and would ... gain so that the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibited segregation in pubic accommodations, as well as discrimination in education and employment. As a result of Kings effectiveness as a leader of the American civil rights movement, and his highly visible moral stance, he was awarded the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize for peace. SELMA MARCHES In 1965 the SCLC joined a voting-rights protest march that was planned to ... ways, the nations appetite for civil rights progress had been filled. King also lost support among white Americans when he joined the growing number of antiwar activists in 1965 and began to publicly criticize American foreign policy in Vietnam. Kings outspoken opposition to the Vietnam War (1959-1975) also angered President Johnson. On the other hand, some of Kings white supporters agreed with his criticisms of the ...
- 3413: The Economic Growth of Asia
- ... When President Deng announced that they needed Western money and expertise, China flung their trade doors wide open and China went on a capitalist drive without ever looking back. By mid 1960's, the Chinese Revolution settled down to the job of ruling China. Its main goal was essentially nationalist: a prosperous modern economy. While here continued to exist substantially economic inequalities, distribution of wealth was probably a bit more equal ... 54) Of the coast of China, there was another growing country. Japan recovered tremendously well after the bombing of Hiroshima in World War 2. Under post war conservative governments, Japan made a remarkable economic recovery. American aid of $2 billion gave an initial boost and then the Korean War acted as a further stimulant by creating a demand for military hardware. (Rich 191) By the early 1970's, Japan was the ...
- 3414: Sojourner Truth
- Sojourner Truth Sojourner Truth (c. 1797-1883) is perhaps the most famous black woman in American history, but only recently have historians begun to discover new "truths" about her. A slave for nearly thirty years, the illiterate Truth gained fame as an itinerant minister and outspoken advocate for African Americans and ... and children, a reminder that slave masters in Northern states were no less cruel and profit-minded than those of the South. Throughout her own life story, Truth documents her double bondage as an African American and a woman in a society dominated by whites and men. Female slaves, for example, often did both men's and women's work. One master boasted of Isabella that she was "better to me ... he was all over' -- that he pervaded the universe -- 'and that there was no place where God was not.'" By finding and following the Holy Spirit, Truth marched in a lengthy historical parade of African-American women who have adopted sanctified faiths, such as contemporary Pentecostal and "holiness" churches. Despite her conversion, Isabella would not become "Sojourner Truth" until 1843. Then living in New York City, she felt called by ...
- 3415: Neil Armstrong
- ... Conrad Junior, and Richard Gordon Junior. The objectives of the mission were: A. (Main) Rendezvous and dock with Gemini Agena target vehicle (GATV) and conduct EVA operations. B. (Secondary) Rendezvous and dock in the 4th revolution. Perform docked-vehicle maneuvers, Evaluate systems and conduct 10 experiments. The mission was set to launch on March 15, 1966. Due to minor problems with the spacecraft and launch vehicle hardware the launch was delayed ... on the lunar surface. They gathered 47 pounds of soil samples, took photographs, and set up solar wind equipment, a laser beam reflector, and a seismic experiment package. The two men also put up an American flag, and talked, by satellite communications, with United States President Richard Nixon in the White House. The men found that walking and running at one-sixth the gravity of Earth was not difficult. Also by ...
- 3416: Lyndon B. Johnson
- ... and sexual discrimination. In 1964 the Republicans nominated Senator Barry M. Goldwater of Arizona as their presidential nominee. Goldwater was an extreme conservative in domestic policy and an advocate of strong military action to protect American interests in Vietnam. Johnson had increased the number of U.S. military personnel there from 16,000 at the time of Kennedy's assassination to nearly 25,000 a year later. Contrasted to Goldwater, however ... rights law-the Voting Rights Act of 1965. At this point Johnson began the rapid deepening of U.S. involvement in Vietnam; as early as February 1965, U.S. planes began to bomb North Vietnam. American troop strength in Vietnam increased to more than 180,000 by the end of the year and to 500,000 by 1968. Many influences led Johnson to such a policy . Among them were personal factors ... A Political Biography (1966); Geyelin, Philip, Lyndon B. Johnson and the World (1966); Goldman, Eric F., The Tragedy of Lyndon Johnson (1969); Johnson, Lady Bird, White House Diary(1970); Kearns, Doris, Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream (1976); Schandler, Herbert, The Unmaking of a President: Lyndon Johnson and Vietnam (1977); White, Theodore, The Making of the President--1964 (1965); Wicker, Tom, JFK and LBJ: The Influence of Personality Upon Politics ( ...
- 3417: Andrew Carnegie 3
- ... wouldn t be so economically strong without the contributions of Andrew Carnegie, the wealthy industrialist who showed the world a profitable and proper way to operate a business. Andrew Carnegie is the real reason why American business and economy had become so dominant in the 20th century. Carnegie was born in November 25, 1835 in Dunfermline, Scotland. His parents were handloom weavers who barely had enough money for food. Carnegies were ... money not spent for good causes. Carnegie established an idea that wealthy Americans had an obligation to do something beneficial to others. In 1889, Carnegie published an article the Gospel of Wealth in The North American Review arguing what people should do with their money. Carnegie was against giving the money to children who would become too soft and dependent. He was also against giving it to trustees to give away ... the main gifts Carnegie gave to our nation. After Carnegie retired from business, he also got involved in world politics. His two main wishes were to abolish the British monarchy and make it adopt the American system, and promote peace throughout the world. Carnegie wrote various articles and books and soon became an unofficial diplomat in the cause of reducing differences and promoting peace. He thought that countries had to ...
- 3418: English Only
- ... English speakers. They conclude that it violates the diversity embodied in our Constitution, creating restrictions and limits instead of protecting individual rights, and it does not help the integration of language minority citizens into the American mainstream. I personally support keeping the U.S. as a multilingual nation. I feel that the nation is running smoothly enough and it does not need to be changed in that way. There are many ... gotten by without declaring English our official language. Congress had never even considered declaring English the nation's official language until 1981. The only previous official-language legislation dates back to 1923: a bill designating "American" the national tongue. Americans have traditionally resisted language legislation, beginning in 1780, when John Adams proposed to establish an official Language Academy to set standards for English. This idea was rejected by the Continental Congress ... participate in the government and the workforce. If immigrants were not proficient in English, they would be subjected to the low-skilled and low-paying jobs. Knowledge of English leads to the realization of the American dream of increased economic opportunity and the ability to become a more productive member of society, which benefits everyone (USE). Many organizations also feel that official English can save money from the unnecessary duplication ...
- 3419: Economics
- ... disequilibrium. The accelerator theory suggests that the level of planned investments varies with the rate of change of income or output rather than with the rate of interest. It will be hard for the big American company to fulfil their expectations of expansion in Europe with no investors being pleased with their progress. Best Foot forward at Reebok On October 18th Reebok published a 41 page report on how it is ... effect. A result of the protesting could be that Reebok would fire all the labour in Indonesia and employ more workers in the USA. This would lead to an increase in the buying power of American citizens. The two Indonesian contractors have spent 250,000 dollars to meet the reports mild criticism. The price varies inversely with the buying power. This means that if Reebok increased their prices, due to and ... of production would increase. Also since the labour would be more expensive now some of the labour might lose their job. Reebok might also atomise and this would result in technical unemployment. As a result American athletes would either have to bay more or the firms profits would decrease. The gap between the rich and the poor is widening. The poorest quintile of the population is shown to earn 9 % ...
- 3420: Tenskwatawa
- ... Tippecanoe. During the following years Tenskwatawa served as a major leader in the village, greeting incoming representatives who wished palaver and dealing with them personally. For a very long time the majority of people, both American and British viewed him as the main authority figure in the village. In most cases it was not until Tecumseh himself came into direct contact with an individual that they realized what influence he had ... to attack Prophet's Town. They saw the village as a dangerous symbol of native resistance and a barrier to white settlement. The ensuing Battle of Tippecanoe was not a major military encounter. Although more American soldiers died in the skirmish than native warriors, Harrison's troops advanced into the village and razed it to the ground, claiming a great victory. After the battle, Tenskwatawa was blamed for allowing the community ... its leader may have been, was meant to solve the very real problems, which the influx of white culture had incurred for native people. Tecumseh has become one of the most heroic figures in North American history, but he could not have achieved that status without the tragic character of Tenskwatawa by his side. Bibliography Bibliography Edmunds, R. David. Tecumseh and the Quest for Indian Leadership. New York: Longman, 1984.
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