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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The American Revolution Website Evaluation The United States revolution is one of the most iconic events in not just American‚ but world history. So when performing research on a platform as vast as the internet‚ proper precautions must be taken. A well designed and thorough web evaluation should be done to ensure the credibility and integrity of the website’s content. Certain Criteria involve who authored the website‚ when the website was created‚ when it was last updated‚ who the website was
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Throughout history there have been many important events that are historical. Some that were good and others that were bad. Some of these events are things such as The Great Depression‚ The Civil Rights Movement‚ and the Vietnam war. The Great Depression was a huge turning point in American history. The Great Depression started on October 29‚ 1929 and ended in 1941. It was a time period when our economy had a major stock market crash. This stock market crash later became known as Black Tuesday.
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New York at Max Yasgur’s dairy farm. The effects from this event in history are still being felt today‚ by American society. Between August 15th and August 17th in the year 1969 the largest music festival in history was held at a dairy farm in upstate New York to celebrate peace and music. During the Vietnam War‚ More than half a million people were said to be there. But the effects from this concert in American history are still being felt today. Woodstock inspired other
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American History and Government Mid-Year Exam Review Sheet Test day is Wednesday‚ January 23‚ 8:00-10:00 at the Kingswood Gym. You will not be allowed to use notes or outlines on the exam. The exam is counted as 20% of your semester grade. Mr. Karinen Mid-Year 2012-13 For the mid-year test you should know the following terms‚ ideas‚ people and concepts. You should be able to define each and/or explain its significance/importance. Concept of God‚ Gold‚ and Glory Christopher Columbus’
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American History X The movie American History X is designed to show a better understanding of the serious racism-taking place in America today. The graphic and somewhat upsetting film shows anger and dislike between a “ghetto” black community and a white neo-nazi gang. One of the main ideas in this movie is to show how someone whose whole life has been centered around racism and later he realizes that all races should be treated with equal respect. Derek who is the main character of the movie
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Our American History: The Causes of Disunion‚ and Was it an Inevitability? History 1311 Professor Coach The University of Texas at Arlington Our American History: The Causes of Disunion‚ and Was it an Inevitability? I. The multiple causes of disunion in the 1850’s stemmed from decades of differing views between Americans in the North and South. From the time of the American Revolution through the Secession of the seven states which made up the
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One of her other dishes that I felt highlighted Mrs. Levin’s description of Chinese cooking was her sour vegetable with beef. The first step she did was add 2 spoons of olive oil‚ enough so that it wouldn’t stick to the wok‚ but not too much as to make the food all oily. She diced onions and garlic‚ put them on the wok‚ and turned
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American History X is clearly a film dealing with racism. The interesting thing about this film is the way in which the subject is treated. First of all‚ it is obvious that‚ though racism is always a difficult subject to deal with‚ American History X presents it without any reservations or dumming down. Second‚ the film’s figurehead for racism‚ Derek Vinyard (Edward Norton)‚ is not an unintelligent redneck racist as films often portray them‚ but is in fact well-spoken‚ charismatic and intelligent
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Huge moments in American history are the Civil Rights Movement and the Women’s Suffrage Movement‚ which have had significant implications on the struggle for social justice and equality. These movements led by prominent personalities and their powerful demonstrations prompted national debates that culminated into legislation‚ thereby shaping society even up to now. Moreover‚ through peaceful protests‚ legal battles as well as a strong commitment to change‚ activists within these movements challenged
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