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    “Embassy” to represent a displaced nation. The McMahon Liberal Government made a statement in which land rights were rejected in favour of 50-year leases to Aboriginal communities‚ the activists were against this and this was the reason that this protest started. The activists were repeatedly asked when the protest would end and they said that they would stay until Aboriginal Australians had land rights‚ which could be forever. 2. Is source 2 a primary or secondary source? Why? Source 2 is a secondary

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    Causes of World War Ii

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    Causes of World War II The German people were very unhappy about the treaty and thought that it was too harsh. Germany could not afford to pay the money and during the 1920s the people in Germany were very poor. There were not many jobs and the price of food and basic goods was high. People were dissatisfied with the government and voted to power a man who promised to rip up the Treaty of Versailles. His name was Adolf Hitler. The causes of World War Two can be divided into long term causes and

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    60’s to the 80’s were known as the decades of change. (JFK and the 1960’s) The more autocratic change of power in the federal government allowed the president more control after the New Frontier and Great Society‚ which was caused by the shift in the Civil Rights Era and by civil tension in the counterculture from the Vietnam War and Watergate. The shift in power which gave the president more control began with the Executive order 9981 signed by President Harry S. Truman in July of 1948. It allowed

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    were many aircrafts in World War II‚ this is the history and the different types of aircrafts. The World War II aircrafts were a deadly weapon and there were many of them. These aircrafts pretty much make up the war. The attacks and battles in World War II mostly used aircrafts to attack enemies from the sky. The history of the aircraft goes way back. Manufacturers made many different aircrafts for many different purposes. World War II allies needed many aircrafts to win the war‚ and 100‚000 aircrafts

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    WWII and Appeasement Essay The Second World War was a culmination of conflicts in Europe‚ which many argue resulted from the First World War itself. After the Treaty of Versailles condemned Germany to a multitude of reparations that needed to be paid‚ the country’s people were in need of a strong leader‚ which they soon found in Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party. Hitler started as a mere war veteran but rose in ranks‚ eventually taking all power over Germany for himself. He started strengthening

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    The Civil Rights movement of the 1960’s based their agenda primarily on the goals of equality for African-Americans. The call for better treatment of African-Americans rallied society together in the fight for increasing tolerance and further awareness of the injustices occurring in the seemingly tolerant United States. However‚ despite fruitful and positive intentions‚ the movement was unable to accomplish the idealistic goals they preached. Though the Civil Rights movement of the 1960’s was able

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    The Economic Effect on Japan during Post World War II Japan’s economy was greatly affected by the atomic bombs dropped on both Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Japan’s economic recovery as a result of this incident transformed Japan’s economic growth which has become known as the "Economic Miracle." The bombs caused Japan to reconstruct many more facilities in which the economy moved forward. The Economic Planning Agency‚ which used to be known as the Economic Stabilization Board‚ helped Japan to

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    Americans in the Civil Rights movement during the 1950s to 1960s because of frustration caused by the time consuming and ineffectiveness of peaceful non-violence. After the initial hype of non-violence during the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycotts‚ non-violence eventually lost its influence as it was not yielding the results the African-Americans had hoped for. In addition to this‚ non-violence was met with police brutality and violence‚ making it dangerous to be involved in Civil Rights Movements and discouraging

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    slaves after being brought to the American society. Other minorities groups‚ including female and LGBTQs‚ had unequal opportunities in the society as well. As the society developed‚ civil rights policies‚ which are designed to improve the living conditions of minorities‚ were made into laws; however‚ not all civil rights policies were effectively in solving inequalities. The United States had made both successful and failed civil rights approaches. In testifying the outcomes of the past civil rights

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    In the year 1964‚ there was a very important movement called the Civil Right Movement. This movement protested unfair laws against blacks‚ and it fought for their equal rights. “The Civil Right Act enacted‚ making it illegal for business‚ hotels‚ restaurants‚ and public transportation to deny citizens service based on their race” (4). It was never easy for blacks to protest for this right. As trying‚ they were bombarded‚ beat up and shot. White people who truly believed in white supremacy made it

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