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- 4051: Life Of The Settlers
- ... free Africans who had come or been brought to Canada generations before. More, however, were the descendants of Black Loyalists who had been promised freedom and assistance if they fought for the British during the American War of Independence around 1783. Many others had supported the British during the War of 1812 in return for similar promises, while still others were escaped slaves who had sought refuge in Canada after slavery was abolished throughout the British Empire, including Canada, in 1834. Canada was thus widely seen by American Blacks as a place where their rights and privileges would be protected. It had other attractions as well: it was close enough to be reached by land; in Ontario, it was English speaking; the climate ...
- 4052: Life In Ancient Greece
- ‘What it was like to be poor, unemployed and homeless in 1930s USA.’ For an American to go without food for more than a day to us seems unimaginable. The country that so many see as the world leader today, has not always been as strong though. Less than 70 years ... and unemployed Americans were starving to death. What they went through could be compared to some of the less well off nations today. To begin to understand the plight of the poor, homeless and unemployed American of the depression I will place an average Melbourne family into that situation. To begin with, take away the house. Banks reclaimed a large number of houses of those who could not keep up the ...
- 4053: Lewis And Clark Across Idaho
- ... deer (MacGregor 125). Some of the men’s feet and horse’s hooves were injured due to the rough, rocky terrain. The next day, they were entering mountains far more difficult to pass than any American had ever attempted (Ambros 284). Clark describes the route: “Throu’ thickets in which we were obliged to cut a road, over rocky hillsides where horses were in perpetual danger of slipping to their certain distruction ... Nez Perce Indians. After eating, the party proceeded to the village, which they reached at 5:00 p.m. They had covered 160 miles in eleven days, marking one of the greatest forced marches in American History. When Lewis arrived at Weippe, he tried to describe his emotions: “The pleasure I now felt in having triumphed over the Rocky Mountains and descending once more to a level in fertile country where ...
- 4054: Korean War 2
- ... the deadliest war in history, it took many lives in such a short span of time of three years. Even after all these deaths, the conflict isn't completely resolved in Korea. There are still American troops stationed in South Korea, in case the Communists decide to take aggressive action. In WW II, Japan had gained control in Korea. At the end, when Japan was defeated by the Allies, the US ... Korea ended up being the way it was when the war started. One outcome remains to be decided and dealt with. It's if North and South Korea will ever reach peace because even today American troops are stationed there, just in case. Bibliography Gardner, Lloyd C. " The Korean War. " The World Book Encyclopedia. London: Scott Fetzer, 1989, Vol 11. Middleton, Harry J. The Compact History of the Korean War. New ...
- 4055: Kkk 2
- ... Early 1900's: In 1915, William J. Simmons, a former Methodist clergyman, organized a new Klan in Atlanta, Ga., as a patriotic, Protestant fraternal society. The Klan directed its activities against groups it considered un-American, including blacks, immigrants, Jews, and particularly Roman Catholics. Ku Klux Klan: Pronounced KOO kluhks KLAN, is a group of white secret societies who oppose the advancement of blacks, Jews, and other minority groups. The Ku ... Rule: Klan members, who believed in the superiority of whites, soon began to terrorize blacks to keepthem from voting or exercising other rights they had gained during Reconstruction, the period following the end of the American Civil War in 1865. The Klan threatened, beat, and murdered many blacks and their white symphathizers in the South. To hide their identity, Klan terrorists wore robes and hoods,draped sheets over their horses and ...
- 4056: Karl Marx 2
- ... gone through the German philosophic school and whilst abroad they came to the same conclusions but while Marx arrived at an understanding of the struggles and the demands of the age basis of the French Revolution, Engles did so on the basis of English industry. (The Story of His life, Mehring, page 93) Friedrich Engles was born in 1820 in the Rhine Province of the Kingdom of Prussia. Like Marx he ... he discussed the issues in the manifesto with Engles. It documents the objectives and principals of the Communist League, an organization of artist and intellectuals. It was published in London in 1848, shortly before the revolution in Paris. The manifesto is divided into four parts, and the beginning of the entire document reads "A specter is haunting Europe" The first part outlines his ideas on history and a prediction on what ...
- 4057: Islamic Terrorism
- ... resistance to the Israeli presence in Southern Lebanon. Hizballah followers are radical Shi'ite which adhere to Khomeinistic ideology.(5) The principle goals established by Khomeinism are the equality of all Lebanon's citizens, complete American and French withdrawal from Lebanon, the complete destruction of Israel, and the establishment of Islamic rule over Jerusalem(5). The Hizballah has tried to accomplish these goals through the use of terrorism, of which 704 ... 1997Report/ . March 22, 1999. 14. Paz, Reuven. "Is There an ‘Islamic Terrorism.'" September 7, 1998. Available: Http://www.ict.org.il/articles/isl_terr.htm. March 22, 1999. 15. Schweitzer, Yoram. "Resonding to Terrorism–the American Dilemma." September 2, 1998. Available: Http://www.ict.org.il/articles/articledet.ctm?articleid=44. March 22, 1999. 16. "1997 Global Terrorism." Available: http://www.state.gov/www/global/terroeism/1997report/. March 22, 1999. 17 ...
- 4058: Influences Of Socratic
- Infant Circumcision: Can they really feel it? As an American living in the twentieth century, I can state with certainty that one of the biggest things we pride ourselves on is our technological superiority and advances in healthcare. That is why I was so shocked ... 53 beats above the baseline compared to the drug group whose rate was only 20.2 above. I believe this evidence conclusively shows that infants due in fact feel pain during routine circumcisions and the American Medical Association seems to also agree. In the recent issue of the Journal of the AMA researchers urged Physicians to routinely apply ring block anesthesia before performing the operation. The ring block method, which in ...
- 4059: Impact Of New Deal On The
- ... it was responsible for the rise of organized labor. When the depression struck, only 5 percent of the work force was unionized, compared to 12 percent in 1920. However things began to change, when the American Federation of Labor's Committee for Industrial Organization broke away. As the Congress of Industrial Organizations, CIO began unionizing the mass production industries after 1938. Strikes were successful because of the combination of the reluctance ... in a way as a first aid to the dying United States. It helped the United States just enough so that it would slowly recover. New Deal's greatest achievement was to restore faith in American democracy at a time when many people believed that the only choice left was between communism and fascism.
- 4060: Immigration To America
- ... difference. While the immigrants provided industries with a cheap source of labor, Americans were both afraid of and hostile towards these new groups. If an immigrant gains employment, he does so only by displacing an American who previously held that job. For an immigrant to find an employer, he would have to offer himself at a lower wage than an American worker was earning. In addition to, if Americans were to keep their jobs, they had to match the lower wages. Although they stood alone on the doorsteps of the nation's largest cities, immigrants overcame ...
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