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The Most Difficult Desicion Ever
The Most Difficult Decision Ever President Truman stood in the oval office full of many advisors, but was truly alone ready to make the hardest decision, which would change the world forever. Is dropping the bomb the right decision for the president to make? Dropping the bomb wasn't the right decision to make, because many people lost their lives and it wasn't right to make that move. On December 7, 1941 the Japanese bombed Pearl
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The Most Difficult Desicion Ever - Dropping the Bomb
The Most Difficult Decision Ever President Truman stood in the oval office full of many advisors, but was truly alone ready to make the hardest decision, which would change the world forever. Is dropping the bomb the right decision for the president to make? Dropping the bomb wasn't the right decision to make, because many people lost their lives and it wasn't right to make that move. On December 7, 1941 the Japanese bombed Pearl
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The Motown Museum in Detroit
The Motown Museum in Detroit is truly a motivational part of America’s history; it stood for another way for African American voices to be heard on a much greater scale both national and even world wide. Motown has become America’s pop soul music for anyone and everyone. The birth of Motown music came to be in a small recording studio aptly named Hitsville, U.S.A. Barry Gordy, who came from a large middle class family had
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The My Lai Massacre
The My Lai Massacre Most cannot imagine what it would be like to be a soldier in the Vietnam War. There is no doubt that what happened in My Lai was an atrocity beyond measures. On March 16, 1968, in the village of My Lai, U.S. soldiers committed vicious and unthinkable acts of violence on innocent Vietnamese civilians. In only four hours, U.S. soldiers had burned villages, destroyed crops, and brutally tortured and/or murdered any
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The My Lai Massacre and Its Aftermath
The My Lai Massacre and its Aftermath Resulting from the American fear of spreading communism in South East Asia, the Vietnam War was America’s longest and most exhausting conflict. President Lyndon B. Johnson inherited this problem of spreading communism in 1964, and was at first somewhat against the prospect of conflict having known it may hurt his reelection chances. However, as conditions worsened in South Vietnam Johnson began to slowly launch the massive war effort
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The Mystery of the Salem Witchcraft Trials
The Mystery of the Salem Witchcraft Trials In a plain meeting house in 1692 a woman stands before her judges. She is accused of tormenting innocent girls with an unseen evil. Standing there, the poor woman is ridiculed in front of her whole town. She is surrounded by people accusing her of witchcraft based only on the hallucinations of attention-hungry schoolgirls. It makes us wonder was there no justice? It did not matter; superstition got
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The Myth of the Confederacy
The Myth Of The Confederacy “Had the Confederate States of America been a human being rather than a nation, its tombstone might have read, "Born: Montgomery, Alabama, Feb 10th 1861; Died (of a theory): Irwinville, Georgia, May 10th 1865", and been recorded as a statistic of infant mortality. The life of the fledgling state - the "Other" America, as it were - was short indeed, its lifespan numbering but fifty-one months. Of those, all but
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The Narrative of Frederick Douglass
The Narrative described Frederick Douglass’s experience under slavery from his early childhood until his escape to the North. Through his experiences and from the power he gained from educating himself, Douglass progresses from an unenlightened victim of the brutalities of slavery to an empowered and determined man. With his experiences and education, he gains the resources and strength to escape to the North and wage a political fight against the institution of slavery. He accomplished
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The Natchez War
The Natchez War The Natchez are Native American people who originally lived in the Natchez Bluffs area near the present-day city of Natchez, Mississippi. Archaeological evidence states that the Natchez people lived in the Natchez Bluffs region since as long ago as 700 A.D. The Natchez Indians were among the last American Indian groups to inhabit the area now known as southwestern Mississippi. Only after several disputes with the French were the Natchez dispersed. The
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The Nation of Islam’s Elijah Muhammad
I am writing about the Nation of Islam's Elijah Muhammad because I'm trying to show how this group strived to amass economic stability, independence and religious freedom under the devout, pious, reverent, and pietistic leadership of Mr. Muhammad. In order to explain how under Elijah Muhammad's guidance the Black Muslims were able to gain economic wealth and stability, as well as independence from the federal and state welfare systems. Elijah Muhammad was born as Elijah
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The Natives Pains and Europeans Ambition
The excerpt from A People's History of the United States or more specifically the chapter, "Columbus, the Indians, and Human Progress. The chapter told of the mistreatment of America's Natives by the Renaissance era of Europeans. Also of an author and former priest Bartolome de las Casas view on the matter. When the ships Santa Maria, Nina ,and Pinta arrived at the Bahama Islands, the Arawaks were nothing but generous to the Spaniards. The Spaniards
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The Navajo Indians
THE NAVAJO INDIANS The Dineh, or “The People,” as the Navajo call themselves, migrated to the Southwest from the North around the 15th century. They were first noticed by other people between the 14th and 15th century, between the Champa and upper San Juan rivers. The Spaniards brought sheep and horses which the Navajo used for their nomadic lifestyle. It is thought that the Navajo originally consisted of four clans and today has expanded to
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The Necessary Separation of Church and State in America
The Necessary Separation of Church and State in America On January 1, 1802, Thomas Jefferson wrote a letter to the Committee of the Danbury Baptist Association in Connecticut in which he stated: “Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between Man & his God, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legitimate powers of government reach actions only, & not opinions, I contemplate
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The Necessity of the Bill of Rights
The side I take in this debate would be on how to prove how immensely important the Bill of Rights really is. “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances” is the most significant amendment of the ten
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The Need for Slavery in the Colonies
The Need for Slavery in the Colonies Farming, sewing, and taking care of livestock were just a few responsibilities that were left to slaves during the 1600’s. White families received all of the benefits from the work done, yet they rarely had to lift a finger, unless it was to correct a slave. Today’s generation reads about slavery and regards it as morally wrong. While I agree that slavery was one of America’s greatest wrongdoings,
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The New Deal
The New Deal During the 1930's, America witnessed a breakdown of the Democratic and free enterprise system as the US fell into the worst depression in history. The economic depression that beset the United States and other countries was unique in its severity and its consequences. At the depth of the depression, in 1933, one American worker in every four was out of a job. The great industrial slump continued throughout the 1930's, shaking
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The New Deal
The Great Depression was a devastating time in world history especially in United States history. The most powerful nation on the planet was on its knees. Many hardworking middle and lower class people lost their jobs. The depression had dramatic effects on families, businesses and especially the economy of the United States. It didn’t only cause an economic depression but it caused citizens of the United States to go into their own physical depression. Luckily
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The New Deal
Leading up to the Great Depression, there were many problems that needed significant attention. The stock market crash was the primary contributor to the long years of national depression of the 1930s, but the events that came along with it were also very trying. Bank failures, mass unemployment, agricultural collapse, and industrial failures were all factors in this era of overwhelming melancholy, but with the election of 1932, a new plan was formed to change
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The New Deal
On October 29, 1929, the crash of the U.S. stock market reflected a trend of a worldwide economic crisis. That day was known as “Black Thursday”. From 1929-1933, unemployment in the U.S. soared from 3 percent of the workforce to 25 percent, while manufacturing output collapsed by one-third. Upon accepting Democratic nomination for president on July 2, 1932, Roosevelt promised "a new deal for the American people," a phrase that has endured as a label
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The New Deal - Roosevelt’s Program
The New Deal was Roosevelt’s program for ending the depression and repairing the economy. It consisted of three parts: Relief, Recovery, and Reform. It brought forth the alphabet soup agencies. http://www.bibl.u-szeged.hu/bibl/mil/ww2/who/pics/fdr.jpg F.E.R.A. Federal emergency relief (F.E.R.A.). The F.E.R.A. gave an estimated $500 million to families in need. It was the first of Roosevelt’s major relief program, it was set up to provide assistance to the unemployed and their families and the organization itself employed over
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The New Deal. Radical? or Conservative?
The New Deal. Radical? Or Conservative? HIE 314B Dr. Brushett OCdt Carr 23439 The New Deal was introduced to the United Sates by Franklin Delano Roosevelt in order to provide immediate relief to the dying economy. The introduction of the New Deal came at a turning point in American politics. After World War I and the crash of the stock market, the American public felt that the government, considered too progressive at the time, was
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The New York Conspiracy Trials
Fear begets hate and hate begets violence. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the 1741 New York slave conspiracy trials. Much like the violence in the Salem Witch Trials, a set of natural circumstances coupled with the word of one or two people from a lower order of society caused hysteria and bloodshed. This case is flimsy by modern-day standards and is also very flimsy by the standards of the 1740s. The conspiracy rumblings
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The Nez Perce
The Nez Perce By: Anne Meinke The Nez Perce have been known by many different names since they have been a tribe. A tribe elder said that before they had horses they were called “Cuupn’itpel’uu” which means “ we walked out of the woods”. Next, they were called “Nimi’’ipuu” which means “real people” or “ we the people”. Then, Lewis and Clark gave them their well known name Nez Perce, which means “pierced nose” in
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The Nomination of William Rehnquist to the Supreme Court and the Power of a Supreme Court Chief Justice
Established in Article III of the United States constitution, The U.S. Supreme Court is the only federal branch that is comprised of non-elected members. Justices are appointed by the President with the advice and consent of Congress. The court adjudicates cases that arise through U.S. Constitutional issues (as opposed to state issues), U.S. laws and treaties, interstate cases and cases where a state itself or the U.S. is a party in the case. The Supreme
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The Normal Heart
The Normal Heart In the play “The Normal Heart” by Larry Kramer there were a couple of scenes that really impacted me. One of these was when Ned was taking to his brother Ben for some help for his fight against AIDS and the other was the last scene when Ned and Felix were married. Both of these scenes really show the impact of Aids on New York City. In the first scene where you
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The Northern and Southern Cultural Differences
The Northern and Southern Cultural Differences During the 18th century differences in life, thought, and interests had developed between the Southern and Northern colonies. The origin of these differences grew from the differences in religion, economics, and social structures between the Southern and Northern Colonies. Slavery, manufacturing, education, and agriculture influenced the everyday way of life for the colonists. This has had everlasting effects on America till this day. Agriculture and environment were factors in
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The Old South
The Old South The task system also showed assimilation into the British world, African words an customs survived long in South Carolina than the Chesapeake Newly imported slaves spoke Gullah a 2nd language pidgin language. Gullah bagan with phrases common to many West Africans language. Gradually English words were added and became the natural language of later generations. Everywhere slavery took hold it required brute force to sustain it. Slaves convicted of arson were often
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The Old South
The Old South The task system also showed assimilation into the British world, African words an customs survived long in South Carolina than the Chesapeake Newly imported slaves spoke Gullah a 2nd language pidgin language. Gullah bagan with phrases common to many West Africans language. Gradually English words were added and became the natural language of later generations. Everywhere slavery took hold it required brute force to sustain it. Slaves convicted of arson were often
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The Olympic Games
The Olympic Games were a vital part of Greek culture which was heavily influenced by athletics. Today, the Olympic Games are the world’s largest presentation of athletic skill and competitive spirit. Thousands of athletes and spectators participate in this universal event. Revived in 1896, the Olympic Games had their beginnings in ancient Greece, and since then the event is very much comparable to modern Olympic events. In a city in southwestern Greece, called Olympia, is
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The one and only
Here at Archiving Early America, you will discover a wealth of resources -- a unique array of primary source material from 18th Century America. Scenes and portraits from original newspapers, maps and writings come to life on your screen just as they appeared to this country's forebears more than two centuries ago. As you browse through these pages, you will find it easier to understand the people, places and events of this significant time in
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