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    Racisim-Zinn and Douglass

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    you are to respond to. Clarify how Zinn makes the argument that “racism” is not natural to human beings‚ but has been socially constructed (or “made” as a result of our experiences). Then‚ use Frederick Douglass’ words to help describe how the historical treatment of black Americans impacts race relations then and now. See the PDF on moodle regarding Analytic Paragraphs to help guide your writing. Remember‚ this is not your “opinion‚” but rather describing what Zinn and Douglass have argued regarding

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    Howard Zinn’s A Peoples History of the American Revolution Chapter 5 If someone was to look back on the most of stories of the American Revolution‚ they would see that the stories of patriotic heroes and colonists risking themselves for their country. But Howard Zinn realizes that the stories are too good to be true so he then exposes the truth about the American Revolution. Howard Zinn had many opinions of the American Revolution. Many of Howard’s opinions were interesting and fluent. Howard

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    Zinn Chapter 9

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    slaves was The Fugitive Slave Act: “The Fugitive Slave Act passed in 1850 was a concession to the southern states in return for the admission of the Mexican war territories (California‚ especially) into the Union as non-slave states. The Act made it easy for slaveowners to recapture ex-slaves or simply to pick up blacks they claimed had run away” (Zinn‚ A People’s History of the United States). This clearly portrays the government’s concern with national unity and power over slave emancipation. These actions

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    Tp what extent was the Spanish-American War a turning point in the development of American foreign policy? The Spanish-American War of 1898 could be seen as the pivotal point in foreign policy as it marks America’s first engagement with a foreign enemy in the dawning age of modern warfare however‚ one could also argue that the idea had always existed in American politics. Until the end of the nineteenth century‚ American foreign policy essentially followed the guidelines laid down by George

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    From 1936 to 1939‚ the Spanish Civil War took place. In this said war‚ General Francisco Franco‚ strong supporter of nationalism‚ fought against the Loyalists‚ in order form a new government system for Spain‚ a Fascist government. Fascism is an extreme rightist view‚ more extreme than Monarchism and Nazism. In the Spanish Civil War‚ Franco was aided by Hitler and the German forces. The nationalists were aided slightly by the newly formed Italian country and their powerful Fascist leader‚ Mussolini

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    Howard Zinn's Analysis

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    Howard Zinn expertly states that “anyone reading history should understand from the start that there is no such thing as impartial history.” Zinn conveys that any written historical account indicates a certain lean or definite bias depending on who writes it. I agree with this statement because everyone must know that each and every chronicle of events has been interpreted and altered by the author according to their inclinations. A good instance of this claim is the portrayal of the infamous navigator

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    Howard Florey

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    World War II has started. Wounded soldiers were in need for penicillin‚ as records show penicillin has been used on D-Day to cure soldiers from gangrene. Medical companies started sending out a 100 billion units of penicillin per month by 1944. After this drug’s miraculous effects on these soldiers‚ more and more of this drug was demanded from the medical companies in the United States. Researchers believe that penicillin was one of the indirect causes of the victory of the allies during the war. Today

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    Word count (excluding titles and references): 1397 The Spanish Civil War. Explain some of the causes and consequences The Spanish civil war was a major conflict between the Republicans and Nationalists‚ which was fierce and bloody as over 500‚000 people were killed. It began in July of 1936‚ and waged on until April of 1939. Although later conflicts have overshadowed it‚ the Spanish civil war remains one of the bloodiest conflicts of our modern era as well as one of the most consequential as

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    In this article‚ “Patterns of Development and Nationalism: Basque and Catalan Nationalism before the Spanish Civil War”‚ Juan Diez Medrano analyses the development and rise of nationalism in both the Basque County and Catalonia. Medrano developed two different hypotheses to support his argument. He first argues that‚ “traditionalist and separatist political nationalism was more intense in the Basque County than in Catalonia because Catalan peasantry and pre-industrial elites were better able to

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    What are the causes of the Spanish Civil War? The Spanish Civil War happened in 1936‚ with the Republicans fighting against the Nationalists. The causes of the Spanish Civil War are the weakness of the government‚ the failure of the monarchy‚ the Spanish army‚ the division of the states and the Catholic Church . The Spanish government was seen as corrupt and unstable‚ often undisciplined and lacked financial and economical care. The Spanish army was hated for their brutality but they had a large

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