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- 1341: The 1920s: An Era of Transition and Tension
- ... even more popular. Their downfall however was due to their leadership which were made up of opportunists. The Nativists were somewhat similar to the organization of the Ku Klux Klan, however they did not use violence or muscle power. They utilized the political system to get this country's cultural value back in track again. They resisted immigrants moving in, Catholics, Eastern Europeans, African Americans, and Asians. This organization became so ...
- 1342: Theory of History
- ... basis of life and death. Anarchy is the theory of life and conduct under which social interactions exist without government interference or assistance. It is not chaos, nor terrorism, it has no affiliation to senseless violence; anarchy is basically existing without or rebelling against being governed. To live in a perfect society would be obtained not by submission to laws, or by obedience to any form of government authority, but by ...
- 1343: The Vietnam Anti-War Movement
- ... Kent State tragedy ignited a nationwide campus disaster. Between May 4 and May 8, campuses experienced an average of 100 demonstrations a day, 350 campus strikes, 536 colleges shut down, and 73 colleges reported significant violence in their protests. On that weekend, 100,000 people gathered to protest in Washington. By May 12, over 150 colleges were on strike (VN H. and P.) Many of Nixon's activities during the second ...
- 1344: Anti-Vietnam Movement in the U.S.
- ... Kent State tragedy ignited a nationwide campus disaster. Between May 4 and May 8, campuses experienced an average of 100 demonstrations a day, 350 campus strikes, 536 colleges shut down, and 73 colleges reported significant violence in their protests. On that weekend, 100,000 people gathered to protest in Washington. By May 12, over 150 colleges were on strike (VN H. and P.) Many of Nixon's activities during the second ...
- 1345: Prelude to Revolution
- ... by Samuel Adams, dressed up as Native Americans boarded the vessel carrying 342 chests of tea and them all overboard. The Boston Tea Party had many consequences. It led the way to more acts of violence by colonists, who continued to harass tea agents and to destroy cargoes and ships. The first Skirmishes at Lexington and Concord occurred April 19, 1775, the year of the American Revolution. the battle was between ...
- 1346: The Ku Klux Klan
- The Ku Klux Klan The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) is one of America's oldest and most feared groups. Driven by the dream of a world with only one master race, the KKK often uses violence and moves above the law to promote their cause. They didn't start of violent, or to promote white supremacy. They have been in the shadows for over 130 years and continue to thrive in ...
- 1347: "Speak and You Shall Be Heard"
- ... hatred or resentment, just love for all mankind no matter what color or creed they may be. Martin Luther King Jr. came across as a kind human being, not a person full of anger and violence. In speaking to one another we should have the same tone in speaking as Martin Luther King Jr. in order to be heard. We should watch that we do not offend someone when speaking. We ...
- 1348: The Women's Rights Movement (1848-1998)
- ... hundreds of communities worked on grassroots projects such as establishing women's newspapers, bookstores, and cafes. They created battered women's shelters and rape crisis hotlines to care for victims of sexual abuse and domestic violence. They came together to form child care centers so women could work outside their homes for pay. Women health care professionals opened women's clinics to provide birth control, family planning counseling, and to offer ...
- 1349: The Turbulent Sixties
- ... two main focal points which were principal in many early sixties protest songs (Pichaske 58). Dylan used conventional symbols to blatantly state his point; a white dove representing peace, flying cannon balls describing war and violence, and roads and seas symbolizing the hardships and struggles there would have to be with eliminating the war. Demonstrations against the Vietnam War took place in many major cities and college campuses. While many of ...
- 1350: The Defining of a Nation
- ... people enraged by the injustice of the decision. From the time of the first refugees fleeing from religious persecution over three centuries ago, to a court's decision causing racial tension and riotous outbreaks of violence, irony has charted the maps of America's past and it is this characteristic that helps to define this country even more. As my home land continues to grow, it defines itself, each day, in ...
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