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- 8411: Historical Analysis On 1920s
- ... period of American prosperity and optimism. It was the "Roaring Twenties," the decade of the bath tub gin, the model T, the $5 work day, the first transatlantic flight, and the movie. It was a high point in African-American history as well. The Harlem Renaissance took shape; it was a time when African Americans began an intellectual movement. Harlem became the center of African-American culture. Most African-Americans began ...
- 8412: The Course Of The Great Depres
- ... the Keynesian view. It is not clear if the contraction of the money supply was a cause of, or reaction to, economic weakness. Banking Panics In contradistinction to emphasis on the money supply, a third school of thought, which gives considerable weight to financial matters in explaining the Depression, focuses on banking panics and the consequences of the multitude of bank failures that occurred throughout the period. It is not, however ...
- 8413: WHAT MADE THE AMERICANS EXPAND
- ... of hundreds of Indian nations with rich and distinct cultures, who had populated the land for thousands of years-from the desert of the Southwest and the grassy prairies of the Great Plains to the high valleys of the Rocky Mountains and the salty beaches of the Pacific Coast-Americans considered the west to be an empty wilderness. And in less than fifty years, from the 1803 purchase of Louisiana Territory ...
- 8414: Plains Indians
- ... clansmen. The fork of the lodge represents the eagle's nest. The eagle plays a large part in the Sun Dance for it is one of the Plains Indians' most sacred animal. The eagle flies high, being the closest creature to the Sun. Therefore it is the link between man and spirit, being the messenger that delivers prayers to the Wakan-Tanka (god). (Atwood) In addition to being a messenger, the ...
- 8415: The New Deal
- ... order to extend the benefits of wealth more equally. Many economic, political, and social factor lead up to the New Deal. When staggering statistics such as 25% unemployment, and the fact that 20% of NYC school children were underwieght and malnourished (World Book, p.200) hit the White House, the government knew something had to be done. With the economy at on all time low people wanted change, Roosevelt's legislative ...
- 8416: America
- ... 101 sentenced to die, not only the one the D.A. selects. Those in positions to solve the problem of crime only cut the surface weeds. To stop crime would be to shut down very high paying jobs within the multi-billion dollar corporation called "The Judicial System." Even justice is for sale in America. I'm guilty of my crime, but no more guilty than the man who could afford ...
- 8417: The Trail Of Tears
- ... the Cherokee nation in 1827 continues his roll in the land, shared with another seventy tribes. They had opened up schools in the Indian Territory to continue their education for their children. The first Cherokee school opened in 1801 when the people were learning their language. Their written language which consists of 85 characters, was said to be created by a Sequoia (1760-1843) , a Cherokee leader. Sequoia translated the Bible ...
- 8418: Evaluation Of The New Deal
- ... jobs. "Black cabinets" or "black brain trust" became advisors of the president. William Hastie and Mary Leod Bethune were of the top names in this group of African Americans. They helped thousands to stay in school and learn new trades. With the help of Eleanor Roosevelt, many women took jobs at the White House. In 1936 the democratic convention declared that every platform should have an alternate of the opposite sex ...
- 8419: Civil War Journal
- ... will be enlisted in soon. I am frightened for what that boy has to go through. I am praying that he will be able to dodge that conscription set out. Emily is doing well in school. She is reading a lot, but, I think, she is pro-Union. She has been reading that Negro book, Uncle Tom's Cabin. I am quite upset that she is rebelling against her father's ...
- 8420: The Trancontinental Railroad
- Blake Higgins 4/29/00 Vail Mountain School Grade 8 The Transcontinental Railroad Although many changes occurred in the mid 1800’s in America, such as the Industrial Revolution and the Civil War, the Transcontinental Railroad profoundly changed the U.S. This tremendous ...
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