The American Century “ Promises to Keep” Notes Chapter 1: Crucible of Change: World war 2 and the forging of Modern America World War 2: Lots of postwar issues: Us‚ Gb and Soviet Union led coalition…. That defeated Axis powers (Germany‚ Italy and Japan) Soviet Union becomes form ally to a deeply mistrusted adversary( enemy of the Us Ww2 laid groundwork for Germany and Japan as economic giants and major trading competitors After ww2‚ American century took its toll: American democracy
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Working people had very little leisure time. They spent a lot of time working and they were left with little time to enjoy themselves. For those who worked in factories‚ the line dividing work and leisure was becoming more and more rigid. What little opportunity there was for recreation was in the few hours spent away from work. According to Charles Shaw (1903) autobiography‚ pugilism and dog-fighting were among the main choices of entertainment. In every street where there was a beershop‚ there
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H) Have you ever been so tired you wanted to fall over and go to sleep? Well this was the case for many Americans traveling in the early 1800s before the invention of cars. (OI) The invention of cars has changed the world drastically.(T) Cars have changed the world by making it possible to drive to your destination‚ get places faster‚ and travel without having bad weather interfere with your trip. (R1) Cars have been one of the greatest inventions by making it possible for people to drive and not
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Analyse how the beginning AND ending of a text show an important change in a character or individual in a text (or texts) you have studied. The film American History X directed by Tony Kaye is about how a white supremacist who tries to prevent his younger brother from going down the same path which he took. The beginning and the ending of the film revealed a change in the character of Derek from a hate-fuelled racist to an open-minded person who finds his mistakes. Kaye uses black and white cinematography;
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During the early 1800s‚ slavery played a major role in America‚ specifically the southern part of the nation. African-American Nat Turner greatly opposed slavery and those who enforced the act that questioned individuals’ humanity. Nat Turner’s actions proved that he had the strength to revolt and stand up for what he believed in. His actions portrayed the anger that some slaves felt that came with the conditions of being an African American in the slaveholding south. Following Turner’s violent rebellion
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Before 1800‚ the English diet was mainly meat‚ supplemented by bread‚ butter and cheese (Chapaman). Parmentier tried to change that‚ by sending a potato plant as a gift to Queen Elizabeth I (Irish Potato Federation). The Queen held a feast featuring potatoes in
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India as colony 1850 to 1947 Colonial India was part of the Indian subcontinent which was under the control of European colonial powers through trade and conquest. Alexander the great was one of the first European power that arrive in India. Later‚ trade was carried between Indian states and the Roman Empire‚ but Romans never sought trading settlements or territory in India. The spice trade between India and Europe was one of the best in the world. India was searching for health and prosperity and
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standard for the possibilities social history offers to understand the events and people of early America. Through a painstaking and creative look at local records such as legal records‚ the Salem Village record book‚ the minister’s book‚ and tax records Boyer and Nissenbaum discovered a long-standing pattern of contentious behavior of which the witchcraft accusations in 1692 was just one episode. Their analysis provides an invaluable insight into the social history of New England generally‚ and the
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The National Museum of American History opened to the public in January 1964 as the Museum of History and Technology. It was the sixth Smithsonian building on the National Mall in Washington‚ D.C. The Smithsonian was established in 1846 by an act of Congress as an institution for the "increase and diffusion of knowledge." By the 1850s the organization was called the U.S. National museum and housed in the first Smithsonian building. Smithsonian collections developed both as specimens and as historical
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From as early as the time of the early European settlers‚ Native Americans have suffered tremendously. Native Americans during the time of the early settlers where treated very badly. Europeans did what they wanted with the Native Americans‚ and when a group of Native Americans would stand up for themselves‚ the European would quickly put them down. The Native Americans bow and arrows where no match for the Europeans guns and cannon balls. When the Europeans guns didn’t
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