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- 4591: John F. Kennedy and Cuba
- ... Two of the biggest were the big businessmen and the "rednecks". Both of these groups were intimidated by the Kennedy administration. Kennedy tried to find a middle road between black and white radicals. His human-rights activities earned him the hatred of all racists. And as for big business, he angered them by obliging steel manufacturers to reverse price increases, as well as introducing a tax-reform legislation that would end ...
- 4592: The Watergate Scandal
- ... Millions of people watched the committee vote on television. There were twenty-seven votes for the impeachment and only eleven against it. He was accused of misuse of his authority and also violating the constitutional rights of citizens by ordering the FBI and Secret Services to spy on American citizens. The last thing he was charged with was refusing to obey congress's subpoenas. Nixon had broken his oath to up ...
- 4593: The 60’s: Decade of Challenge and Change
- The 60’s: Decade of Challenge and Change The sixties was a decade of dissent. The Civil rights and anti- war movements drew people into the streets, where public protests raged. It was a decade of dynamic change for the nation’s youth, the new generation to whom JFK said,” the torch has ...
- 4594: The Beginning of the Civil War
- ... Taylor. Zachary Taylor opposed Clay's ideas. He fought Clay to his death. Filmore was just his opposite. He liked Clay’s idea of a compromise and passed the Compromise of 1850, or the Omnibus Bill, allowing California admission into the Union. Even though a lot of people we unsatisfied with the Compromise of 1850, most hoped that it settled the slavery question. Both major political parties vowed to avoid further ...
- 4595: Events of The Civil War
- ... number of hours and near its end, Lincoln made his orders clear: "Let them once surrender and reach their homes, they won't take up arms again. They will at once be guaranteed all their rights as citizens of a common country. I want no one punished, treat them liberally all around. We want those people to return to their allegiance to the Union and submit to the laws." (Porter, David ...
- 4596: American Foreign Policy Towards Cuba
- ... Castro even was in control of the country they continue to this day. Two legislative Acts of congress have been particularly harsh. In 1992 Congressman Robert Torricelli introduces the Cuban Democracy Act, and says the bill is designed to "wreak havoc on the island” It is approved by congress. A June 15 editorial from the NY Times has this to say about the act. "…This misnamed act (the Cuban Democracy Act ...
- 4597: The USA Becoming Less Democratic Prior To The Revolution
- ... of persons, some are entrusted with power and authority to rule others.....whilst others are in places of inferiority and subjection." (Doc. J) In an authentic democracy, such open disregard of concern for others human rights should have not, and would have not been tolerated. Had America been becoming more democratic, this situation should not have occurred. A sure sign of social unrest is military action against those in power. It ...
- 4598: The Controversial New Deal
- ... rates from rising, but even saw them decrease, and this all without taking drastic measures conveying the United States government. Roosevelt's first act was to secure the banks. By forming the Emergency Banking Relief Bill, Roosevelt erased the depositors fears of losing their investments, due to the fact that all operating banks were licensed by the Treasury Department. The public gained confidence in the banks, and Roosevelt had successfully suspended ...
- 4599: Radical Reconstruction
- ... Reconstruction and started worrying about themselves because of the economic crisis. It allowed having traditional white leadership in control. Therefore, another secret society called the redeemers gained power and Southerners passed laws that restricted political rights of the blacks. The laws contained subtle discrimination; it allowed only males to vote who could pass the literacy test or pay poll taxes in order to vote. Furthermore, the grandfather clause stated that a ...
- 4600: Government Lies From Vietnam
- ... into individual battles, CIA involvement, and involvement of the press. In order to understand the government’s situation, one must understand the social conditions of America in the 1960’s. First and foremost, the Civil Rights Movement was preparing to go into full swing. Many government agencies were involved somehow with this. For the most part, African-Americans felt they had put up with enough discrimination. It was now the time ...
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