Was The Women’s Liberation Movement Radical' Debate: Was the Women’s Liberation Movement Radical' During the 1960's and 1970's many groups in the United States found themselves protesting for their rights. The Constitution and Bill of Rights had been written nearly two hundred years before, yet some people still felt their rights were not being protected in the greatest democratic cou

George Washington George Washington George Washington was more than just the first president of the United States. Not only did he serve as a role model for countless soldiers during America’s Revolutionary War, but he set the pace for Presidents of the future. He will always be remembered for his dedication and bravery. Although Washington had more total loses than he did vidtories,

Washington Vs Dubois Booker T. Washington vs. W.E.B. Dubois Despite their obvious differences, Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Dubois, agreed that the blacks in the south had to reach one goal: first-class citizenship. Their methods of reaching this goal varied between the two black men. Booker T. Washington believed that blacks needed to gradually work their way from the bottom to t

Weapons Of World War II "World War II, the most mechanized war in history, was fought with a profusion of complex, formidable weapons which radically affected the course of events in our century. It is nearly impossible to understand the war-to read its history or the memoirs of it participants, or even to watch documentary films about it-without some knowledge of the terrible machines

Martin Luther King August 28, 1968 Martin Luther King Jr. marched to the Lincoln memorial to talk about freedom exactly 100 years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed by Abraham Lincoln. He was there to talk about how the Negro’s still weren’t given the rights. Martin Luther King Jr. emphasized his point by using florid speech. “We are still saddened by the manifolds if segr

What Caused Political Divisions Before And After 1789. Before and after 1789 there were many causes, which caused a political division. The change from the Articles of confederation to the Constitution in 1788 brought a division as to what kind of government should be set up in American, and some of its laws. Hamilton’s financial plan which was to better the U.S. economy but only for som

What Problems Did Reconstruction Seek To Solve' Was It Successful' Reconstruction sought to solve many problems that the United States was now faced with after the war. Following the Union victory in 1865, the nation was preserved as a whole and slavery was defeated. The United States now had to cope with the damage and conflict left over from the war and work towards resuming normal lif

Confederate States Confederate States of America, the name adopted by the federation of 11 slave holding Southern states of the United States that seceded from the Union and were arrayed against the national government during the American Civil War. Immediately after confirmation of the election of Abraham Lincoln as president, the legislature of South Carolina convened. In a unanimous v

William Moraley William Moraley disembarked from the ship Bonetta in Philadelphia a week before Christmas, 1729. Like Benjamin Franklin who had arrived six years earlier, Moraley landed in the City of Brotherly Love as a poor man. While Franklin was a runaway apprentice, Moraley was a bound servant awaiting purchase. Wearing a dilapidated red coat, coarse checkered shirt, bad shoes, and

Why Did The South Seceded From The Union There were many reasons why the South wanted to secede but the main reason had to do with the North's view on slavery. There were a few reasons other then the slavery issue, that the South disagreed on and that persuaded them to ceded from the Union. The North favored a loose interpretation of the United States Constitution. They wanted to grant

Women Marines: Fewer, Prouder Women Marines – Fewer, Prouder “Once a Marine, always a Marine” holds no gender boundaries. Neither does “Semper Fidelis” which translates to “Always Faithful”. “OOH-RAH” has roared from the mouths of “The Few, The Proud, The Marines” since the beginning of time and continues to leave the mouths of those who earn the right. To be a United States Mari

Woodrow Wilson Woodrow Thomas Wilson, twenty-eighth president of the United States, might have suffered from dyslexia. He never could read easily, but developed a strong power of concentration and a near-photographic memory. By 1912 times were good for most Americans. Farmers were enjoying their most prosperous period in living memory, the cost of living rose slightly, unemployment was l

World War II In the time period of 1939 to 1945, the world was involved in a crisis known as World War II. On December 7, 1941, the Japanese armed forces bombed Pearl Harbor in Hawaii resulting in the decision of the United States to enter into the war. (“Depression”, 1) The United States was effected in many aspects as a result of being in World War II, in both positive and negative w

World War 1 Weapons Imagine a war so great and powerful that new weapons and ideas were created in order to fight it. This is exactly what took place during World War 1. Both sides of the war invented different types of weaponry and artillery. These weapons that were invented were never introduced to society before the war. The men going to war had no idea what the other side was goi

Debate over Columbus The Debate over Christopher Columbus Even after an approximate four hundred and ninty four years after the explorer’s, Christopher Columbus ,death, his voyage to the Americas remains a controversy. Columbus is viewed as audacious adventurer that opened up the worlds eyes to the Americas;on contrary, he is also preceived as a symbol of genocide and slavery .Furt

Zoot Suit Riots The Zoot Suit Riots The 1943 Zoot Suit Riots were a type of war between the military and the “zoot suitors” which happened because of false accusations and fear. The newspapers and others used Mexicans (aka) “zoot suitors” as scapegoats for peoples’ concerns about Mexican Americans. The “zoot suitors” were beaten, murdered, and harassed just for trying to be differen

Founding Brothers, By Joseph J. Ellis Book Review The opposing ideologies during the post-revolutionary era of individual liberty (the Jeffersonian outlook) versus collective nationalism (the Hamiltonian outlook) had the potential to swallow the infant American union into an abyss of anarchy. As Ellis puts it, “The politics of the 1790s was a truly cacophonous affair.” (page 16). Simila

Declaration of Independence The colonists that came from England helped establish what is known as the New World. After several conflicts between different nations for control of the new world; England and the British colonists gained control of the majority of the Atlantic coast of the New World. Britain in an effort to gain financially from the New World began to commit what the colo

Declaration of Independence A Latin statement commonly used in the Middle Ages to define the purpose of government reads: servitium propter jura, non potestas praeter jura. This succinct statement translates to mean, “service to and for the sake of rights, not a power exercised beyond or outside of rights.” This age-old definition of what gains a government should work toward, coupled wi

Decleration of Independence Rafi Jacobs A.P. American History Report About two months ago I still thought that the Declaration of Independence was something written a few hundred years ago, and was very famous, but had no real historical value. I just thought it was a nice thing, and after it became famous was adapted as a work of art. And to be hone

Colonial Development In Virginia And New England After the discovery of a “New World”, people flocked to America for a new life. There were different reasons for everyone: power, religion, money, independence, change. Regardless of their intention, each person who emigrated during this time shared a common vision. America was a land of opportunity. Even the knowledge of Native Ameri

Anti- Federalists The formation of our Constitution was a difficult task for our founding fathers. The goal was to establish a new working government to rule an American Nation. This new government would be in the benefit of the citizens as well as the individual person. Just as all great ideals come with great intentions the outcome may not be of the desired result. With the populat

Civil War Long before the Civil War the mis-education of Negroes began. Missionaries were sent south to teach freed slaves and schools began to form. Rather than help the Negroes develop they instead set out to transform them into what they wanted them to be, allowing them to learn what they wanted them to learn. Freed men who considered themselves well educated taught other freed

Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was born into a modest family, but later became to be one of the greatest statesmen in the country. He shaped this country’s course of events, which forever changed the way we live today. Ben Franklin made many contributions to the revolutionary cause. One could say he was one of the greatest fi

The Battle Of Cerro Gordo: American Victory, Luck Or Skill We mean to conduct war against Mexico with all the vigor in our power….we shall invade her territory; we shall seize her strongholds; we shall even TAKE HER CAPITAL, if there be no other means of bringing her to a sense of justice.” President James K. Polk From 1846-1848 the United States took up arms against Mexic

Search For Order Search for Order from 1877-1916 During the late 1800’s and the early 1900’s the United States had a great undertaking of finding order. Order, in the general term of life, both on the personal aspects and the country as a whole had been disassembled during the civil war and the events that occurred shortly there after. This paper is to illustrate how Americans execut

The Declaration of Independence Many people know famous lines from the Declaration of Independence such as “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal…” but what many people do not know is that these lines are the result of revisions that were made to the original Declaration. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration in June of 1776, but over a one-month perio

The Declaration of Independence The Declaration of Independence Many people know famous lines from the Declaration of Independence such as “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal…” but what many people do not know is that these lines are the result of revisions that were made to the original Declaration. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration in June

Nickel And Dimed Tiffany Torrez Since the earliest days America has been thought of as a land of opportunity and a place in which people could escape religious persecution. America was one of the few places in the 1800’s where people were able to increase their social and econom

Theodore Roosevelt The first president to push for conservation was Theodore Roosevelt. With the assassination of President McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, not quite 43, became the youngest President in the Nation's history. He brought new excitement and power to the Presidency, as he led Congress and the American public toward progressive reforms and a strong foreign policy.(pg1)