1. American Civil Rights Movement THE BLACKS 1865 and 1870 - Three Constitutional amendments: The Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery‚ the Fourteenth Amendment gave blacks the rights of citizenship‚ and The Fifteenth Amendment gave them the right to vote. Until the modern civil rights movement (1950s) blacks were denied access to public places such as restaurants‚ hotels‚ theaters‚ and schools. There were separate facilities marked "colored only"‚ which was sanctioned by the courts. 1896
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Between 1906 & 1914 the liberal government introduced a series of reforms to help the poorest in society. Historians still debate today the reasons for these reforms. Some argue that concern over poverty was the main factor in pushing through the reforms. However others argue there were a number of factors that contributed. Many believe that national security was a main concern after 25% of army recruits were turned away because they were unfit. National efficiency concern might also have pushed
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The antislavery movement was led by abolitionists of both races and genders who hoped to emancipate all slaves and end racial discrimination in the United States. Such a task required these individuals to work together and employ different methods for spreading their ideas and reaching the people. As many abolitionists became disappointed with the progress of the movement‚ many began to change their methods and policies‚ which caused a split in the abolitionist movement. The writings of both white
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19th century provided theories for how differences between people came about. Johann Blumenbach‚ a German professor of medicine‚ categorized humans into five races‚ with environmental differences resulting in degeneration from the Caucasian race into the other races. In endeavoring to classify humans and provide an explanation for their differences‚ Blumenbach inadvertently engaged in creating a rank-order hierarchy‚ which Garland E. Allen‚ an American historian‚ describes as a hierarchy that is greatly
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AIM‚ standing for American Indian Movement‚ was an advocacy group for Indian rights in the United States. Known for its militancy‚ AIM was one of the most dazzling and promising Indian organizations after its creation. However‚ it turned out to have a mixed and to an extent ineffective result due to its general failure in fulfilling its main goals of positive imaging‚ enforcement of past treaties and reclamation of lost lands‚ let alone its ultimate wish of the resurgence of Indian power. One of
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Analyze the extent to which TWO of the following influenced the development of democracy between 1820 and 1840. Jacksonian economic policy Changes in electoral politics The Second Great Awakening The Westward movement Background information/Intro: Thesis: Both Jacksonian economic policy and westward movement in America were indicative of the development of democracy between 1820 and 1840. It was in this antebellum era that the United States‚ with economic and sectional changes
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next decade more and more Americans would move west; however‚ the country would heed problems with money‚ politics and the natives. Nationalism was at a high point‚ but how high would it go before it crumbled again. The cities were becoming overcrowded and people wanted to move west. The westward expansion was caused by the overpopulation. Americans wanted to own their own land‚ make it productive and provide for
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As said previously The Black Power Movement was for the enrichment of African- Americans against the odds of racism that they faced at this time. But the movement did not solely involve Black supremacy. It dealt with improving the African-Americans standard of living socially. Its goals were simply to promote Black Nationalism and Black solidarity‚ also to create social and political institutions for African-Americans. At this time‚ Trinidadian-American black activist Stokely Carmichael was rising
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In the period from 1825-1850‚ a majority of the reform movements in the United States sought to expand democratic ideals. However‚ some did so indirectly and unintentionally. The reform movements were spurred by the Second Great Awakening‚ which began in New England in the late 1790’s‚ and would eventually spread throughout the country. The Second GA differed from the First in that people were now believed to be able to choose whether or not to believe in God‚ as opposed to previous ideals based
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The struggle for human rights for Mexican-Americans in 20th century America is just one of the many examples of humans fighting for their natural rights bestowed upon them at birth. This struggle is nothing new to history and has been going on for generations. Dating back to the period of renaissance humanism and on through the Age of Enlightenment‚ the idea that a human being was granted a set of uninfringeable rights on the basis of just being a human has become a central theme in many social struggles
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