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- 1621: Anti-Vietnam Movement in the U.S.
- ... the most significant movement of its kind in the nation's history. The United States first became directly involved in Vietnam in 1950 when President Harry Truman started to underwrite the costs of France's war against the Viet Minh. Later, the presidencies of Dwight Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy increased the US's political, economic, and military commitments steadily throughout the fifties and early sixties in the Indochina region. Prominent ... to American demands (VN History and Politics). The antiwar movement would have emerged alone by the bombings, and the growing cost of American lives coming home in body bags only intensified public opposition to the war (VN H. and P.). This movement against the Northern bombings, and domestic critics in general, played a role in the decision to announce a bombing pause from May 12 to the 17, of 1965. Antiwar ... the national teach-in, contributed to the resignations of many government officials, including the resignation of McGeorge Bundy in early 1966. This well-publicized debate made the antiwar effort more respectable. As supporters of the war found themselves more popular, they were driven increasingly to rely on equating their position with "support for our boys in Vietnam." (Brown, 34). The antiwar movement spread directly among the combat troops in Vietnam, ...
- 1622: What is Fascism and Why does it Emerge?
- ... question the state. Nationalism often relies on the use of a scapegoat. The most blatant example of this was Hitler's scapegoating on the Jews. He would blame them for the defeat of Germany in World War 1, or claim they were the downfall of Germany. Hitler took this idea to an extreme and later went on to ethnic cleansing which resulted in the death of 6 million Jews. Another method of ... trying to mobilise the nation to its full capacity. This system of government usually emerges when other forms of government have failed. Where democracy lacked in a sense of hope and faith, fascism excelled. Post war Germany, Italy and Argentina in 1955 can all exemplify this theory of emergence: After World War 1, Italy had a poor economy and its national identified diminished. To build the nation and strengthen it ...
- 1623: Catcher In The Rye- Use Of Lan
- Not many great novels were produced during the post World War II era. Perhaps the greatest novel published was J. D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye. This book, just like all other great works, was met by scathing criticism and unyielding praise. Many literary ... make Holden Caulfield, the main character, unbelievably realistic. Through Holden’s thoughts and dialogues, Salinger successfully created a teenage boy. Because of that The Catcher in the Rye became one of the few great post World War II works. The language used in The Catcher in the Rye has been a topic of controversy in the literary critic’s realm. Holden Caulfield’s thoughts and comments serve to deepen his ...
- 1624: Uncle Tom's Cabin: An Analysis
- ... Was this only an “ event,” the advent of a new force in politics; was the book merely an abolition pamphlet, or was it a novel, one of the few great masterpieces of fiction that the world has produced?”(Wilson 24). The compromise of 1850 satisfied neither the North nor the South. The admission of California as a free state was regarded by Calhoun as fatal to the balance between the free ... the slave states, and thereafter a fierce agitation sprang up for the recovery of this loss of balance, and ultimately for Southern preponderance, which resulted in the repeal of the Missouri Compromise, the Kansas-Nebraska war, and the civil war. The fugitive slave law was hateful to the North not only because it was cruel and degrading, but because it was seen to be a move formed for nationalizing slavery. It was unsatisfactory to ...
- 1625: The Battle of the Spanish Armada
- The Battle of the Spanish Armada The great naval battle between Spain and England in 1588- one of the most important battles in the history of the world- is known as the Battle of the Invincible Armada. But in a sense, this is a misnomer. An invincible armada is one that cannot be defeated, yet the mighty fleet of warships that Spain sent ... an abundance of precious metals and gems, which made Spain the envy of all the other European nations. By 1580, King Philip II was ruling over an empire that covered three-fourths of the known world. Even the ancient Romans would have been envious of its size. (Walker 15-19) Religion was one of the compelling motives behind the actions and ambitions of Spain. Philip's father, Emperor Charles V, had ... his attention to another serious threat to Christendom: his Protestant neighbors. Devoutly religious and good friends with Pope Sixtus V, he was willing to use all of his resources, including his treasures from the New World, his large army, and his huge fleet of warships, just to unite Europe under a common Catholic faith. (Marx 28-33) He probably would have accomplished his goal too, if it weren't for ...
- 1626: Cassablanca
- ... 1942, the year of the creation of one of the most historical movies known to date. That movie, Casablanca, based on the play "Everybody Wants to go to Rick's", still captivates audiences around the world. The setting of the movie is Casablanca, Morocco during the second world war. Casablanca is the jump off point to get to Spain and then to America, but refugees must obtain a fairly costly exit Visa to get onto the plane. In the middle of all this ...
- 1627: The Sixties - Years of Hope, Days of Rage
- ... Wall Street sit-in at the Chase Manhattan Bank rallying against loans being made to South Africa. He demonstrated with a vast majority of protesters at the White House in Washington, DC protesting against the war of Vietnam. He went door to door recruiting and organizing Appalachian white immigrants from Chicago to join an interracial movement of the poor to support his theory. Todd Gitlin was publisher and editor of the “underground” newspapers. He voiced his democratic opinions to all who would listen and gave numerous speeches against the war of Vietnam. He went to conferences, walked many picket lines, and traveled to Cuba in 1967, where he shared his views and beliefs. During the Democratic Convention in 1968, police were called, tear gas was ... and aggression”(Gitlin, 203). “Let’s get together” brought religious yearning into the Sixties pop. Unlike religiosity’s such as 1953’s smash “I Believe” and the 1958 gospel hit “He’s got the whole world in his hands,” the Airplane’s sermon implored a beloved community to take the whole world in their own hands and remake it under the sign of love. The counter cultural made the immense ...
- 1628: Yugoslavia-a Land Torn Apart
- ... so densely that it is probably impossible to separate them and make everybody happy. It was a witness to two bloody Balkan wars that took place in 1912 and that contributed to the outbreak of World War I. The conflict seems intrinsic to the region, with painful fragmentation after the fall of the Hapsburg empire and further discord during and after World War II. In fact, there was hardly any time when there was little or no conflict. The events that started the most recent escalation of conflict took place in 1991. The first republic to ...
- 1629: India's Hunger Problem
- ... shortage in food supply, affects much of the region in India. Many health and economic problems result due to famine. As India became independent their economy failed and left most of the region starving. After World War I, India was fighting for its independence from Britain, when it finally succeeded, they began to modernize the nation. This led to future problems in India. The economy was poorly ran and they suffered from ... they needed to increase food production. Attempts that have been made to assist in India's famine problem have been successful and some have failed; yet attempts were made to help the starving nation. Before World War II, the United States and Canada provided relief programs for Indian people and aided entire country. These measures failed after World War II, starvation was more obvious than ever and increased. Another attempt ...
- 1630: Julius Caesar and Mussolini: The End Justifies Any Means
- ... Tradegy os Julius Caesar. In The Tradegy of Julius Caesar Brutus and the conspirators thought that the assassination of Julius Caesar would be for the good of Rome, and Benito Mussolini thought entering the Second World War would be for the good of Italy. In The Tradegy of Julius Caesar, Caesar was accused of being too ambitious, he was said to have wanted to become dictator of Rome, even though he continually ... night. The conspirators were a lot of Caesars' friends and fellow colleagues that had turned against him. Like Caesar, Mussolini was accused of being too ambitous. In March 1919, Mussolini and other young veterans of World War I founded the Fasci di Combattimento, which was a nationalistic, anti-liberal, and anti-socialist that attractedlower middle class support. The Fasci took its namae from an ancient symbol of Roman discipline. Fascism ...
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