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    Hensler‚1985). The Anti-War Movement attracted individuals from all walks of life‚ such as college students‚ middle-class suburban youth‚ labor union workers‚ and even government employees (Barringer). The motivations for each individual’s disagreement with the war varied much more than one would imagine. Although the movement was fueled by much more than these objections. It was the rise of counterculture and anti-establishment in the youth that really brought the movement the recognition it receives

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    Reform Movements: Part B

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    List several evils that the reformers of the period 1820-1860 tried to eliminate. Gender inequality and slavery were the two biggest evils that reformers tried eliminating in the time period. The abolition of slavery had many reformers behind it. Two very important men trying to achieve this were Frederick Douglass and William Lloyd Garrison‚ a white man‚ going to show there was support from all types of people. Two of the women’s rights advocates were Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Sarah Grimke. They

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    The Vietnam War emerged as a significant outgrowth of the Cold War due to the geopolitical context of the time. The Cold War‚ a period of ideological tension between the United States and the Soviet Union‚ had global ramifications as both superpowers vied for influence and control. The Vietnam War was a manifestation of this broader struggle‚ with the United States viewing Vietnam as a crucial battleground in containing the spread of communism. This perspective stemmed from the domino theory‚ which

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    house their families‚ they lived in the slums. Civil rights movement activists came up with several different ideas on how to change their economic standing. One way civil rights activists wanted to improve their economic standing was to completely create their own business world. African Americans felt as if they needed to educate themselves to run their own businesses to create a separate economy from the white people. "We have to learn how to own

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    to live Christ-like lives. In later years of the Egyptian ascetic movement‚ Constantine’s conversion

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    The Renaissance was a cultural movement that began in Florence‚ Italy. It inspired changes in art‚ literature‚ mathematics‚ science‚ and even beauty ideals. The Renaissance movement started in the 1400s and then spread throughout the majority of Europe; it lasted till the early years of the 16th century. Having a high hairline was an essential trait of beauty. Women would pluck their hairline‚ so that it was farther back. Blonde hair was an apotheosis of the ideal woman. Women with darker hair would

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    Government‚ Religion‚ and Culture Government Two principles were at the heart of the government. Limited government Representative government Influenced the US government By the time the first colonists reached North America‚ the idea the government was not all-powerful had become an accepted part of the English system of government. Magna Carta was the first idea this. It established limited government and this document provided protection against unjust punishment and against the loss of life

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    work. Not to mention how the women were dressing way different then they were in the 1930’s. This didn’t happen over night no i happen over time and do you know influenced the women? Media had influenced the women’s movement in the 1940’s in the way women dressed‚ worked‚ and lived their lives. The media influenced the movement in so many ways one of the major way was fashion. If you look at pictures from the 1930’s and the 1940’s there was such a difference between the two decades. Most

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    The Age of Jackson There is no doubt about it that Andrew Jackson made a huge impact during The Age of Jackson. Historians have also referred to this time as The Age of Reform and The Age of Democracy. During Jackson’s time as president he experienced many highs and lows. One of the lowest points was the Trail of Tears which devastated many Native Americans. He also disassembled the second bank of America and was know as the forefather of a modern Democratic party. His contributions during his presidency

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    The Presidential Election of 1860 was the drive that caused the American Civil War to take place. The date of the election was November 6‚ 1860. The candidates were Abraham Lincoln for the Republican party‚ John Breckinridge from the Southern Democratic party‚ John Bell from the Constitutional Union party‚ and Stephen Douglas from the Northern Democratic party. Abraham Lincoln ended up winning the election. The South did not favor Lincoln‚ so when he was elected the southern states decided to secede

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