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    Imagine being famous living the American dream. Imagine being famous for the wrong reason. Imagine starting an organization to help the good of the African- American people‚ but then that organization becomes one of the biggest target in the eyes of police‚ and white America. Imagine having to take on the hatred of millions‚ with havoc and disaster being sparked out of the organization created for the good of the people. What was asked to be imagined has already happened right here in America. The

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    Chapter 18- The Industrial Society‚ 1860-1900 Industrial Development The Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia‚ P.A. symbolized America’s quick transition into an industrial nation‚ showcasing items such as the Corliss engine. The flourishing economy and determination of investors and entrepreneurs catapulted the United States into the global market‚ even ahead of the leading European competitors of Great Britain‚ France‚ and Germany. Expanding markets and labor conditions grew the industry and

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    has remained a part of the southern culture to this day. The Confederates in the Civil War stood for the right to own people and force them to work. The Confederate Flag in the 1860’s was more a symbol of people fighting for beliefs‚ but today is a symbol of modern racism. The Confederate Flag is offensive to African-Americans‚ and is a symbol of racial segregation. The Confederate Flag is a symbol of racism and should be taken down from federal businesses and buildings The confederate flag was a symbol

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    of mini movements that were centered around the idea of equality. Movements during this period included the African American Rights Movement‚ the Women’s Rights Movement‚ the Worker’s Rights Movement‚ and the American Indian Rights Movement. Some consider this multitude of protests to be the final step for the American Dream to be accessible to all. Legally‚ these strides have been made but socially there is still work that has to occur in order to overcome certain inequalities in American society

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    By the late 1700s‚ colonists in Latin America‚ already aware of Enlightenment ideas‚ were electrified to hear of the American and French Revolutions. The success of the American Revolution encouraged them to try to gain freedom from their European masters. A simple example of this can be Air Alert. Air Alert is a workout that trains you to jump higher. When other people hear of your success using this workout‚ they will be interested. The same happened with the colonists in Latin America. Individuals

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    RIGHTS MOVEMENT OF 1964 1 The Civil Rights movement results from the African American Civil Rights movement completely transformed the lives of African Americans and helped to integrate public schools‚ places and help them get their natural rights back. From the earliest of time‚ white people enslaved and frowned upon African Americans. In the southern states‚ African Americans were not allowed to even associate with whites. This is what we call segregation. African Americans were not

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    JAMES LAND History – To what extent were the social reforms of the Liberal Government between 1905 and 1914 a response to fuller knowledge about the extent and intensity of poverty? During the late nineteenth century the British government‚ under the Liberal party‚ acted according to the principle of laissez faire. This term refers to an economic doctrine that opposes governmental regulation of or interference in commerce beyond the minimum necessary for a free-enterprise system to operate

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    Goal: In groups‚ students will teach the Latin American Independence Movements by focusing on the leaders of the movements. Procedure: 1. Students will be divided into 6 groups:  Simon Bolivar (Venezuela) Liberator of the North  Jose San Martin (Argentina) Liberator of the South  Bernardo O’Higgins (Chile)  Toussaint L’Ouverture (Haiti)  Miguel Hidalgo/Jose Morelos (Mexico)  Benito Juarez (Mexico) 2. Each group will be given media time to research and create a power point on their

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    How did the tensions of the 1860s show the human side of the Civil War? Three perspectives of the Civil War were the children‚ African Americans‚ and the medical staff. Most of the effects of the tensions made were not good. One side of the Civil War were the children. Tens of thousands of fathers were killed in the war. This caused many children to become orphans‚ causing the opening of many orphanages all across America. Some children wanted to become soldiers and they would slip through the cracks

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    The Reform Crusades

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    The Reform Crusades Historical Paper Senior Division After America had established its own government‚ it also had to establish a new American culture. To improve its society and create a more stable culture it would need to undergo multiple changes. These changes were referred to as the reform crusades. Temperance supporting organizations were established limiting the amount of alcoholic liquors available to public. Religious leaders felt as though the public was beginning

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