Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered his first inaugural address. "So first of all‚” he said‚ “let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself." The new president acted to create his ’New Deal’‚ a set of social liberal programs which attempted to combat the effects of the Great Depression on the American economy and people. The Depression‚ which had resulted from the Wall Street Crash four years prior‚ was the worst economic crisis in American history. The Deal aimed to cover
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eliminated barriers like literacy tests and poll taxes‚ which did not apply to whites‚ that kept black people from voting‚ especially in the South. The act also set up governmental oversight for voter registration and elections in places with a history of discrimination‚ making sure African Americans could vote without unfair rules or the fear of suffering severe consequences like direct threats or blackmail. As a result‚ many more African Americans were able to register and vote‚ leading to better political
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Slavery had always had its critics in America‚ so as the slave trade grew‚ so did the opposition. The slave labor enabled the colonies to become so profitable‚ that in 1660 England’s King Charles the second established the royal African company to transport humans from Africa to America. When England finally outlawed its slave trade in 1807‚ America relied on its own internal slave trade. By 1860‚ millions of slaves were still moved and sold in the colonies‚ but no new slaves were imported into the
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Historical globalization was influenced by exploration when the world began getting ‘smaller’ as a result of colony building. The transfer and exchange of distinct of goods‚ ideas‚ sciences‚ medicine‚ literature‚ theories‚ and technology dramatically changed the world. Nationalism‚ economic competition‚ missionary spirit‚ and exploration led to imperialism; the policy of extending control and domination over another countries economic and cultural institutions during 1850-1914. The demand for raw
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BAROTSELAND POSITION ON THE UNITED KINGDOM 1. The United Kingdom was a signatory to the International Treaty known as the Barotseland Agreement 1964‚ and benefitted from that Agreement by being relieved there-under from its responsibilities previously owed to both of the two separate former Protectorates‚ Barotseland and Northern Rhodesia‚ who were the other parties to it. Yet the Zambians have on the one hand repeatedly breached‚ abrogated and in 1969 purportedly expressly repudiated the Treaty
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The Industrial Revolution had a significant impact on everyday life in Britain‚ mainland Europe‚ Japan‚ and the United States. The introduction of the factory system‚ advances in transportation and philanthropy had far reaching impacts on the economies of these nations as well. Industrialization had its share of both champions who celebrated these changes and critics who opposed them. While the Industrial Revolution had both positive and negative effects on society and the economy‚ the positive effects
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The Renaissance was a period following the Middle Ages where there was a rebirth of art and learning. The Renaissance started around 1350 and lasted till 1600. The Renaissance initially started in Italy. Individuals in Italy wanted to revive the culture of classical Greece and Rome. Through this process new things were created and accomplished. The Renaissance caused changes in arts and society. Drawings‚ paintings‚ and sculptures focused more on the individual and it was portrayed in a realistic
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trade system‚ The Silk Road. For the first time in history‚ every region of the world now was working with the others. They all desired to collaborate and grow at the same time instead of one trying to take over one another. African slaves worked in plantations to sell sugar to at a cheap price. Sugar and silver was also brought to Europe and China. But Europe was going out considering most of the world instead of all the great empires going to conquer the Americas. I think this is because of the positioning
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Andrew Carnegie moved from Scotland to America‚ when he was thirteen‚ with his parents. The Carnegies lived in Pittsburg‚ which Carnegie described as very unpleasant. Carnegie is on record saying the smoke in the air from the nearby industrial buildings was unbearable. This was the beginning of one of the conflicts Carnegie faced throughout his whole life. Carnegie is disgusted with how the industrialized society affects the world he lives in‚ but he builds a legacy from the same means that he has
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Soviet Union (U.S.S.R) fought for freedom and democracy for all. However‚ in 1947‚ the U.S.S.R blockade Berlin‚ leaving many to starve to death. The US saw its first look in to the U.S.S.R and Communism. After
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