identity. Their famous for their white capes and riding horseback at night time to scare previous slaves‚ and other ethnic groups. The white capes were meant to represent‚ the ghosts of confederate soldiers coming back from the dead. The Ku Klux Klan started in Pulaski‚ Tennessee. It was founded by former confederate soldiers at a drinking club.(-Cavendish‚ Richard.). There was also a rumor that it was formed by college students that would wear costumes and run around after dark. After hearing
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Throughout American history racism has always been apparent‚ but the Ku Klux Klan stands out as one of the most prominent racist organized terror groups. In Harper Lee’s novel ¨To Kill A Mockingbird¨ organized racism is apparent even though the KKK itself never appeared in the story as a threat. Its influence is seen when a mob of angry southern white men arrives at the courthouse with the intent to kill Tom Robinson and possibly anyone who gets in their way. That type of behavior mirrors that of
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The Ku Klux Klan is a group of terrorizing whites who use violence to strike fear into their enemies. The name Ku Klux Klan is a mixture of Greek and Scottish‚ and the name is supposed to mean "family circle." Another name for the Ku Klux Klan is the KKK. The Klan was first founded in 1866 in Pulaski‚ Tennessee by Nathan Forrest. They were founded right after the Civil War. The KKK was started by six young Confederate veterans‚ and then later on‚ other whites joined the Klan. The Klan was basically
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The Klan was originally started by six retired confederate soldiers and was founded for a social fraternity. However‚ the Klan filled America with hatred and white terror. They preached white supremacy and they were against the Yankee government of reconstruction. The Klans progression was increasing rapidly however‚ as the klan grew they began going on night rides where they started to threaten newly freed blacks
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“On balance the league of nations proved to be a failure in the 1920’s.” How far do you agree with this statement? Explain. 10 marks. The League of Nations was the brainchild of USA’s president‚ Woodrow Wilson‚ and was one of his suggested 14 points that followed the Treaty of Versailles. The League was based on a covenant‚ a set of 26 articles‚ which all the members had to follow. The main structure of the League was set in the form of The Assembly and the Council‚ of which there were four permanent
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Do you agree with the view that the suffrage movement made ‘substantial progress’ during the first decade of the twentieth century? Source 13 is part of a speech made by Emmeline Pankhurst‚ who founded the WSPU‚ in 1908. It was delivered during her trial at Bow Street Magistrates Court in London; she had been arrested for obstruction caused during a suffragette demonstration. She was arrested on a number of occasions for using militancy. Her speech clearly shows that she felt there had been absolutely
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HOW FAR DO YOU AGREE THAT PARLIAMENT MOSTLY COOPERATED WITH ELIZABETH I? (Explain your answer.) During her time as the queen of England‚ Elizabeth Tudor had to make many decisions on matters both political and personal‚ such as new religious policies‚ whether she would marry‚ whom she would name her heir and also how much power and privilege to delegate to her parliament. The House of Commons and the House of Lords made up Elizabeth’s parliament; the Commons consisted of citizens elected by their
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How far do you agree that family is at the centre of Jerusalem and Death of a Salesman? Compare and contrast the presentation of familial responsibility in both plays. The concept of family has changed since the 1950’s‚ compared to the present day. Back then‚ the old fashioned family value system was seen as the norm – the wife typically stays at home taking care of the domestic side of the household including looking after the children‚ cleaning and cooking. While the husband goes out and does
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the Ku Klux Klan in 1866 in Pulaski‚ Tennessee (Bryant). This new movement created by those six Confederate soldiers was a sinister‚ underground movement whose objective was to have America
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Ironically for a comedy‚ suffering and cruelty lie at the heart of the play‚ how far do you agree with this view? Despite the comical premise of Twelfth Night (TN) there is an underlying vein of cruelty and suffering that runs throughout the play. This is often a direct consequence of the humour conveyed through the narrative. Sir Toby Belch’s trick on Malvolio is an example where the letter orders him to wear yellow stockings ‘ever cross-gartered’. A question is raised as to whether Shakespeare
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