Category: American History
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The Civil Rights Movement of The 1950’s and 1960’s
Though previous attempts at racial equality created little , the Civil Rights Movement was a largely successful social movement. The Civil Rights Movement of the mid-1900’s has been one of the larger social movements in recent, American history. Before the Civil Rights movement officially began, there were push factors, which were conditions that enticed people…
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The Role of American Women During World War Ii
American women played important roles during World War II, both at home and in uniform. Not only did they give their sons, husbands, fathers, and brothers to the war effort, they gave their time, energy, and some even gave their lives. Reluctant to enter the war when it erupted in 1939, the United States quickly…
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The Many Terrors of The Dust Bowl
Did you know during the dust bowl people’s homes were covered in dust therefore they could barely see the floor? The dust bowl affected many people and their everyday lives. Passage 1 is Letters From the Dust Bowl by Caroline A. Henderson, passage 2 is from The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those…
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The Dust Bowl – an Analysis of Ken Burns’ Documentary
The Dust Bowl is a documentary film by Ken Burns that utilizes interviews with moral witnesses of the event and their descendants to really highlight the emotional toll that disaster had on the citizens of the Great Plains. The film describes the Dust Bowl as “the worst man-made disaster” in and uses eyewitness accounts to…
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Slavery and Indentured Servitude in Colonial America
Throughout history slavery has been used to improve labor demands. Slavery has been illegal since 1865 when Congress passed the 13th ammendment abolishing slavery in the United States, but it is still used in today’s society in many forms. Before slavery became of use, Colonists used indentured servants until it became more beneficial for them…
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Women and Their Rights in American History
Throughout history women served one purpose, to be the watcher of the house and children. Especially in the U.S, due to being a newly founded country, women haven’t gotten the opportunity to enhance their political and social roles. Men in society have always been the gender to bring in the food and income to their…
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Comparison of The Civil Rights Movement with The Suffragette Movement
Suffragette movement launched by British women is to fight for the voting right between 1897 and 1918. And Civil Rights movement in America led by African Americans aims to end between 1950 and 1968. These two movements share the similar aim, gaining equal rights, for fight for equal voting right with men while the black…
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The Havana Convention – The Convention on Maritime Neutrality
After the World War I, President Wilson lead to the establishment of the League of Nations but was unable to guide the United States into this general society of states. Because the International Commission for Air Navigation was originally linked with the League, it became a reason for the United States not to join the…
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Chester William Nimitz: Five Star Admiral
Fleet Admiral Chester William Nimitz was one of the limited five star Admiral in the history of US Navy and most respected Officers by the US Presidents. Considering his leadership, strategic ability, skills, managerial ability, capacity to carry out multiple tasks, intelligence, evaluating and controlling his subordinates with the willingness to do necessary changes in…
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Overview of The Major Events of The Reconstruction Era of The United States
Expectation as a result of war should be that of a positive outcome, however, that is not always the case. General Ulysses S. Grant imagined a perfect society, but this was probably more of his optimistic imagination rather than what was happening and would not come to be realized. At the end of the Civil…