Constitution Dbq The Constitution was made in order to keep peace between its people however‚ certain topics were not talked about. As an emerging country many new problems and situations occurred and were brought up. Economically the North and the South were completely different. The constitution failed to address slavery‚ which was important to the South By not addressing this topic the North and the South began having tension between each other. Not talking about slavery backfired because the
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The Civil Right Movement of the 1960s and 70s in America against racism gave rise to disability rights. Disability rights groups argued that the problem lay with way society respond to people with disabilities. Disability group took actions against institutional discrimination‚ poor access‚ social environments and inequalities. In 1945‚ many disabled people were killed. Also many people were isolated and sterilised. The Disability Employment Act‚ (1944)‚ is to provide shelter‚ employment and jobs
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Life for a black woman in the 1960’s was about as easy as finding a job once you’ve been called a thief. No one treated you right‚ everyone looked at you as if you had some sort of disease‚ you got bossed around and you had to take it. A symbol represented in the book is a white apron. A white apron represents the help since that is what they have to wear everyday of their lives while working for their white peoples. The idea a white apron represents is the injustice black people have to deal with
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The American Civil War In 1860‚ arguably the world’s greatest nation was locked in Civil War. The war divided the country between the North (Union) and South (Confederate). The war lasted five years and by 1865 the Confederate forces were truly beaten. Out of this horrendous war though‚ where some 600‚000 men died grew a greater sense of nationalism than is today‚ unrivalled around the world. Slavery was a major issue that triggered the American Civil War. Slavery started out‚ as a few individual
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LSD and Politics in the 1960’s Joseph Archer The 1960’s: A Global Counter Cultural Movement Fall 2014 Lysergic acid diethylamide‚ more commonly known as LSD or acid is a powerful hallucinogenic drug that fascinated a generation of Americans during the 1960’s. LSD was first discovered by Albert Hofmann accidently in 1938 while he was looking for a blood stimulant. In 1943 Hofmann would discover the psychedelic effects of the drug by accidentally consuming some in his lab. While the discovery
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the fact is‚ the 60s were a time of turmoil‚ controversial‚ and groovy moments. There was war going on known as the Vietnam War‚ and inequality for African Americans sparked protests and new laws. Politics in the 60s covered a variety of different changes for the U.S which consisted of new laws and new ideas to better the nation. It was a time where there was too much going on‚ and the hippie era begin‚ which is where music changed and drugs were always used. The 60s were a time of revolution for the
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It can be argued that the Industrial Revolution was the beginning of Modern America. However‚ it wasn’t until the 1920’s where America brought new sense of fashion (Doc I)‚ started building and expanding from a great change in technology (Doc G)‚ and excelled economically in the mass production of automobiles (Doc H). Therefore‚ the 1920’s was the beginning of Modern America. From the beginning of now showing more than just their ankles‚ women became more independent. Both men and women were leaving
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The Voting Rights Act of 1965‚ originally designed as a temporary emergency measure‚ quickly suspended the use of all literacy tests‚ as well as good character requirements. Congress believed that enacting the voting rights act was necessary because it enforced the pre-existing 15th and 19th amendments. As President Lyndon B. Johnson stated after signing the voting rights act on August 6th‚ that day was “a triumph for freedom as huge as any victory that has ever been won on any battlefield”. Not
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Were the Sixties Good .or Bad for America? There are two different positions taken about the 1960’s in America. One side says that the sixties were good for America and changed the way Americans live for the better. The other side says that the sixties were bad for America and gave Americans new freedoms and ideas that changed their lives for the worse. Both positions have evidence to support their arguments and make the sixties look like a time of social and economic freedom and reform or make
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Discuss how the artifact relates to a major event in U.S. history. The event that this artifact best relates to was the Second Great Awakening. This happened around the years 1730s and 1740s . One reason this event occurred was because: Religious reasons. Tell me what happened during this event. People participated in this event through three main ways: In antebellum America‚ a religious revival called the Second Great Awakening resulted in thousands of conversions to evangelical religions. Itinerant
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