Was the Hunger Strike Campaign of the 1980’s the most significant IRA action of that decade? The Hunger Strike campaign during the 1980’s were well known in Northern Ireland and Britain and some say this one action was the most significant of the IRA’s during that decade. In this essay I will be exploring how actually The Hunger Strikes were maybe not the most significant actions as during this decade the Brighton Bombings and The Long War were other‚ very momentous action plans the IRA put into
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The Homestead Act was signed on May 20‚ 1862 by Abraham Lincoln. The Homestead Act was proposed by northern republicans. Southern representatives in congress kept voting against the Homestead Act because they saw it as an opportunity for the development of Free states that would tip the scale in the free vs. slave states. It was originally passed by congress in 1860 but then vetoed by President James Buchanan. After southern representatives left congress was when the act was then passed. The act
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In the film‚ The Empire Strikes Back‚ Luke unconsciously follows in his father’s footsteps by being corrupted by anger and impatience in his training with Yoda‚ his encounter with his own soul in the cave on Dagobah‚ and in his showdown with Darth Vader in the carbon freezing chamber in Cloud City. First‚ Luke subconsciously follows in his father’s footsteps when he exhibits anger and impatience in his training with Yoda. After the battle of Hoth‚ Luke travels to Dagobah with his trusty droid companion
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Chapter 26: The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution 1. The Native Americans originally resigned in the Great West. The boundaries were established in tribes along the Great West. 2. The Indian wars in the West were often savage clashes. Colonel Chivington’s militia massacred Indians at Sand Creek‚ Colorado in 1864.In 1866 a Sioux war party attempted to block construction of the Bozeman Trail and they ambushed Fetterman’s command and the Indians left not a single survivor. 3. The spread
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Labor in the Nineteenth Century 2. A. The Lowell Mills Strike of 1834 took place in Lowell‚ Massachusetts in 1834. The dominant work force in the Lowell Mills were young‚ rural‚ unmarried women. Working in the Lowell Mills was dangerous because the machinery could easily injure a young girl if she made a simple mistake. Also the women worked long hours with little pay. Despite these treacherous conditions there was sense of unity among the women who all came from similar backgrounds. In 1834
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The Agricultural Revolution of the West was significantly affected by the relationship of economic developments and environmental changes between 1865 and 1898. The Homestead Act of 1862 provided many new opportunities for farmers to get an abundance of Western land in an affordable manner. While this was great for many farming families who got suitable land‚ there was a different opinion from those in the Great Plains. They faced great challenges posed by Mother Nature‚ especially drought. The
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Peakers” swarmed the area all in attempts to strip the land of its gold and silver. The fact that there were more miners than gold didn’t really seem to slow the swarm down. Alas many returned back east with no money or gold at all. The ones that did strike it rich stayed and continued to real in hauls of golden dust and silver. More gold discoveries in Nevada‚ Montana‚ and Idaho brought many to the west with a goal and a dream. Eventually‚ all the surface gold was swallowed up by the greedy plunderers
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Historical Fiction Narrative My name is Elizabeth‚ I’m 15 and I’m moving to the West with my family. We are going there for something called the Homestead Act. The Homestead Act is when you get 160 acres of land for free for 5 years. During the 5 years‚ you must grow crops. But my father is going to the West for mining gold. It’s May 8th‚ 1861. Tomorrow my family and I leave for the West. We are going by railroad. It will be my first time going on the railroad. I’m so excited yet nervous. I
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unions’ rights to strike vary depending on state laws as well as negotiation with state government. While many private sector unions’ right to strike is protected by federal law‚ the public sector unions are not. There is variation on how unions are able to strike. For example‚ unions that are operating under the Railway Labor Act must go through a delay period once a contract expires before they are allowed to walk off the job. Also‚ when public sector unions do have the right to strike‚ their employers
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this time (1880s-1890s) were stimulated by “the recognition that day-to-day combat was not enough‚ that fundamental change was needed.” How do his accounts of the Homestead and Pullman strikes illustrate both the issues and the oppositional forces involved in such change? 8 Explain why “a Senator from Wisconsin” supported the Homestead Act in 1860‚ and why he was wrong. 9 Cite an example of Zinn providing evidence of mutual support and sympathy between (a) urban laborers and farmers‚ and (b) blacks
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