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- 6851: Salem Witch Trials
- ... of his findings of all the proceeding happening in the town of Salem. He argues that it is too late for him to do anything because it has gotten to be a little out of control. He understood that they were to be put on trial, but the evidence was ridiculous and it had to be stopped (Petitions Relating to Rebecca Nurse). "
If it be possible no more innocent blood be ...
- 6852: Roaring Twenties
- ... speakeasies. Police were often bribed not to intervene in the activities of smuggling. Bootlegging, although prosperous to the ringleader, was a dangerous activity in which over 500 gangland murders occurred as underworld mobs fought for control of the liquor traffic. (Time Life 166) The United States in the Twenties was still a young country which had not yet established itself an identity. Was the image of the United States going to ...
- 6853: Reconstruction
- ... of the legal system, to own land, to have political power, the right to a good education, and much more. After Republicans lost interest in supporting African American rights and Democrats regained political and economic control of the South, the racially segregated and capitalist government flourished again. The Reconstruction did, for a short time, transform the South for African Americans, but most rights and benefits gained during that time were lost ...
- 6854: Political Policies Between The United States And The Soviet
- ... of the United States in Soviet internal affairs producing a hostile Kremlin. Jimmy Carter spoke grandly about his "ultimate goal, the elimination of all nuclear weapons from earth" (Isaacs, Downing 1988:354). Disarmament and arms control were a high priority for Carter and he was proposing to introduce radical cuts in arms levels which was flatly turned down by Moscow. In 1977, the Soviets stepped up there nuclear arms in Europe ...
- 6855: Panama Canal
- ... George Washington Goethals. George Goethals, the most organized of the three chief engineers, was in the army. He was unable to resign from the canal and also the canal was now under a "military-discipline control" (Jones). He was used to working within the governments rules and he knew how to get exactly what he needed (Jones). Part of Goethals success was the fact that he took time out of his ...
- 6856: Genetic Engineering And Its Future Impacts On Society
- ... this is that it induces conformity and eliminates individuality. This is not so. Take a beauty pageant for example. All the women there are different, and yet all considered to be attractive. Lastly we can control the evolution of our species. We can determine how we wish our species to evolve. Using genetics we can give ourselves enhancements that would allow us to live longer, better lives. We can fix problems ...
- 6857: Oppressed Slaves To Champion Soldiers
- ... the spread of slavery and in a thousand ways given to increase the power and ascendancy of slavery ! over all departments of Government and now, as our reward, this slave-holding power comes with sword, gun, and cannon to take the life of the nation and overthrow the great American Government (Long 26). "There is no more moving and telling an expression of the Black's view of the Civil War ...
- 6858: Nuclear Warfare
- ... devastating power. The potential for human error causing a nuclear accident can be ascertained by considering the causes and effects of accidents that have already occurred. In 1952, at Chalk Rivers Nuclear Reactor, four control pads were unintentionally removed, causing a partial meltdown of the reactors core. In 1957, a fire at the Windscale Pile No. 1 plant, just north of Liverpool, England, resulted in the contamination of 200 ...
- 6859: Normandy
- ... was a precondition for the bombing and the buildup. The Allies were fortunate that Hitler was had no interest in naval warfare. By 1943 the Allies had mastered the North Atlantic. The bombing offensive established control of the skies, which was another precondition for the invasion. The actual effect on German industrial production is still controversial, but there's no doubt that the bombing drained away German air resources that might ...
- 6860: New Orleans - Before The Civil War
- ... The first documented parade in 1837 was made of a costumed revelers. The Carnival season eventually became so wild that the authorities banned street masking by the late 1830's. This was an attempt to control the civil disorder arising from this annual celebration. This ban didn't stop the hard core celebrators. By the 1840's, a strong desire to ban all public celebrations was growing. Luckly, six young men ...
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