Fighting the War at Home Teaching German was outlawed in several states The invention of liberty cabbage “Liberty Streak” Remember Belgium by George Creel’s CPI It gets worse Espionage Act- Spys were put away for the was The Sedition Act- Can’t say anything bad about the war Schenck vs. United States- Can’t help people get out of being drafted Great Migration- blacks moving north (race riots) Slackers- Label people they don’t like and get rid of them The Palmer Raids Attorney General
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intrigue us so much? 10.5 million people tuned in to watch Kim Kardashian’s fairytale wedding even though it aired months after her divorce.We tune in week after week to watch people try to survive in unknown locations or sit at home and eat salads and plan their next vacation.The point is we still always tune in.Why is reality T.V. so popular? The history of reality television is actually not very long.In 1971 PBS decided to film a documentary called "An American family revisited".It was aired in
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Explain why relations between the USA and the USSR changed between 1943 - 1956 Between 1943 - 1956‚ the relationship between the USA and the USSR dramatically changed. During the Second World War‚ 1939 - 1945‚ the USA and the Soviet Union had been fighting together - along with Britain - as allied countries to defeat Nazi Germany. This was known as the Grand Alliance. In 1946‚ the Grand Alliance broke down and that is when the relationship between the USA and the Soviet Union intensely changed
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Islam spread so successfully because the Byzantine and Persian empires were weak and tired‚ so this made it easier for Muslims to conquer them. From Arabia‚ Islam spread northwards towards Persia and Baghdad in 640AD. In the east they overpowered Samarkand in 676AD and the Borders of India in 707AD. Towards the west Islam expanded into Morocco and Spain in 708AD. Simple but effective military tactics helped spread Islam because they were easy and not too complicated for the Muslims to carry
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the most serious economic situation that the world has ever seen. It all started in late 1929 and lasted until 1939. Although the origin of depression was the United Sattes but the US economy is highly correlated with the global economy‚ Efffects patients were seen in the world with high unemployment‚ low production and deflation. Overall‚ it was the most severe depression ever experienced by the industrialized Western world. Stock market crashes‚ bank failures and many more‚ let inefficient governments
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Hamilton’s vision was the most appropriate for America in 1790 because of his argument about the ways of funding debts‚ the creation of the banks‚ and the protective tariff. For funding debts‚ he believed that national government should pay any debts such as foreign debts‚ state debts‚ etc. so that they can build up credit with new national government. In addition‚ he believed that if this properly worked‚ the nation’s economy will be balanced and stable. When it becomes stable‚ that benefit could
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Smith entered the University of Glasgow when he was fourteen and studied moral philosophy under Francis Hutcheson.[7] Here‚ Smith developed his passion for liberty‚ reason‚ and free speech. In 1740‚ Smith was awarded the Snell exhibition and left to attend Balliol College‚ Oxford.[8] Smith considered the teaching at Glasgow far superior to that at Oxford‚ which he found intellectually stifling.[9] In Book V‚ Chapter II of The Wealth of Nations‚ Smith wrote: "In the University of Oxford‚ the greater
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inherited the throne of Scotland when she was just six days old. From that moment forward every decision made needed to provide for Mary’s personal safety‚ her claim to the Scottish throne‚ and her right to practice her Catholic faith (Ashby & Ohrn 47). When she was just a toddler‚ Mary’s mother chose to send her to be raised at court in France where she was well educated and free to attend Catholic services. In order to return to Scotland as a young adult Mary was forced to agree that Protestantism
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Imagine if Julius Caesar was the president of the United States of America. Andrew Jackson is the closest comparison that could be made to having Caesar as president. His power as a president was great‚ almost rivaling the power of the monarch of Britain. Jackson’s power was so great that he even defied the supreme court. To achieve this power Jackson formed links with the public to get what he wanted and ignored the personal thoughts of his fellow associates and instead relied on the “Kitchen Cabinet”
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I enjoyed reading Bertrand Russell’s essay “Unpopular Essays”. I gained a lot of useful ideas and knowledge from reading it. The mentioned section where Russell talks about “the demand for certainty…” was a fairly difficult part to fully understand. Russell talked about how as humans we thirst for absolute knowledge (certainty) and it is only human nature to do so. Ever since the civilization of man we have strived to master natural forces‚ of acquiring the knowledge and the skill required to produce
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