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- 421: October Crisis/War Measures Act
- October Crisis/War Measures Act From the early 1960s to the mid 1970s, Quebec was going through a very rough political era. Rising feelings of Quebec inhabitants was leading to disruption in political events, and many places of ... obvious, through the outbreak of two legal and one underground separatist, political parties, though the act of terrorism and crime is never excused. The government of Quebec knew this, and for that reason issued the War Measures Act. These historical occurrences led to mounting frustration by French Quebeckers, actions by two legal parties and violent outbursts by a third party, and finally the need for the institution of the War Measures Act to regain control of the province. With the political issues of independent nationhood present in Quebec, the pressure and frustration of separatism, had already began to mount. (Ben, 759) This appeared as ...
- 422: Faulkner's "The Unvanquished"
- Faulkner's "The Unvanquished" Though Faulkner's The Unvanquished is set during the Civil War, another war is being fought simultaneously. This second war is not one of guns and thievery, but one of beliefs. It is a conflict between two philosophies: idealism and pragmatism. This war rages on throughout the ...
- 423: Benito Mussolini
- ... and cruel suggestions and ideas in the newspaper. So the he was fired. He then decided to created his own newspaper. He called it, "Li Popolo d Italia" (The People of Italy). He hoped the war between Italy and Turkey might lead to collapse of society that might bring him to power. He wrote violent news articles trying to get an Italian war. When Benito was promoted to the officer of the police force (the commander). He was told to calm down on what he was writing in the newspaper articles. When World War I broke out, Mussolini was against the war. Two months after the war began; he was in favor of Italy entering the conflict and was expelled from the Socialist Party. In 1915, Italy entered ...
- 424: Alcatraz
- Alcatraz Island has quite a distinct history. Many people know that Alcatraz served as a federal prison, but most are reluctant to know that this island served as fort. Built before the Civil War, it served two main purposes. First, that it was to guard the San Francisco bay area from enemy ships against a foreign invasion, and second, to hold hostage prisoners of war or POW's as they were called. In this report, I'll show you how this fortress came to be a federal prison, why it is no longer in operation today, and most importantly, ...
- 425: A Portrayal of Honor
- A Portrayal of Honor For minorities, as for other Americans, the Civil War was an opportunity to prove their valor and loyalty. Among the first mustered into the Union Army were a De Kalb regiment of German American clerks, he Garibakdi Guards made up of Italian Americans, a ... and hundreds of Irish American youths form Boston and New York. But in Ohio and Washington, D.C., African American volunteers were turned away from recruiting stations and told, "This is a white man's war." Some citizens questioned the loyalty of immigrants who lived in crowded city tenements until an Italian American from Brooklyn turned that around. In the New York Senate, Democrat Francis Spinola had been a vigorous ...
- 426: Fbi
- ... from a force of Special Agents created in 1908 by Attorney General Charles Bonaparte during the Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt. The two men first met when they both spoke at a meeting of the Baltimore Civil Service Reform Association. Roosevelt, then Civil Service Commissioner, boasted of his reforms in federal law enforcement. It was 1892, a time when law enforcement was often political rather than professional. Roosevelt and Bonaparte both were "Progressives." They shared the conviction that ... investigation of a resurgent white supremacy movement also required creativity. The Ku Klux Klan (KKK), dormant since the late 1800s, was revived in part to counteract the economic gains made by African Americans during World War I. The Bureau of Investigation used the Mann Act to bring Louisiana's philandering KKK "Imperial Kleagle" to justice. Through these investigations and through more traditional investigations of neutrality violations and antitrust violations, the ...
- 427: Harriet Beecher Stowe
- ... s Cabin sold out in 48 hours. "The phenomenal success of Uncle Toms Cabin was unprecedented. It wound up selling over 2,500,000 copies in the United States, before the start of the Civil War, and Europe, particularly England" (Faber 45). The political and historical context was evident in her writing. In fact, historical documents tell us that President Abraham Lincolns first words upon meeting Stowe were, "So this is the little lady who made this big war" (McAlpine). Though skeptics question the validity of this comment, "few will deny that this work fed the passions and prejudices of countless numbers"(Ward, afterward). The "big war" refers to the American Civil War. " ...
- 428: World War I and Bringing People Together
- World War I and Bringing People Together George Creel, was correct when he said World War I "welded the people together into one white-hot mass instinct of fraternity, devotion, courage, and distribution of wealth between the classes, harmony, and tolerance, launching the nation into a decade of peace, equality, and greater justice for all" Critically evaluate the statement, explaining why you agree or disagree. In your essay, discuss the effect of the War on racial relations, the treatment of immigrants, and First amendment freedoms. Explain the legacy of the war from 1919 to 1929. Explain the culture wars of the 1920s. George Creels statement was not only ...
- 429: Norwegian Security Policy after the Cold War
- Norwegian Security Policy after the Cold War Despite widespread diplomatic discussion, and sentiment that the UN Security Council must be expanded in order to maintain its long-term legitimacy, no generally acceptable formula for expansion has emerged. Concerns for obtaining or retaining ... restructuring proposals, and suggests a formula that, while not fundamentally affecting the distribution of power on the Council, might satisfy many states' minimal requirements for an acceptable package of changes. The end of the Cold War between East and West has strengthened Norwegian security, which makes Norway no different from most other European countries. There are now more dimensions to security policy than there were when the overriding aim was deterrence by means of one's own and allied military forces. Cold War perceptions of military threat no longer exist. In Norway's particular case, however, it is possible to talk about a remaining strategic threat, when referring to Russian deployments in the far north. Such a ...
- 430: The Spanish-American War
- During the last years of the nineteenth century, the United States would find itself involved in what John Jay, the American secretary of state, later referred to as a "splendid little war; begun with highest motives, carried on with magnificent intelligence and spirit, favored by that fortune which loves the brave." From an American standpoint, because there were few negative results, and so many significantly positive consequences, John Jay was correct in calling the Spanish-American War a "splendid little war." The defeat of the Spanish forces marked the end of their rule in the Americas and also marked the rise of the United States as a global military power. The Spanish-American War affected ...
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