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    history‚ the country systematically tries to eradicate the ‘Native American problem’ by extinguishing their very identity. The main force the government used was education as a tool of oppression during the late nineteenth century to the middle of the twentieth century. The North American government would force the American Indians to send their children to either a boarding school or a day school. Eventually‚ the Native Americans would have no other option but to choose to send their children to

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    America around the 19th century‚ they saw the land as their land. The government felt that the colonizing of people was much more the entitlement of the Native American and made several federal policies that insured specific tribes would be moved to pre-determined reservations to continue their traditional way of life. This was done despite how negatively it affected the Native Americans. After being forced to leave their native lands‚ many Indians discovered that life would be pretty difficult

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    half of the 19TH century‚ the United States Government took all appropriate actions to maintain peace with Native American tribes. Furthermore the United States was justified in its aggressive measures used to seize land from unruly Native American tribes during the era.” There little validity in this statement. During this time period American troops were interloping on Native American territory‚ starting violence‚ and forcing them out of their homes. The hostility of American Soldiers toward these

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    America can be seen to be the custodian of international history for the majority of the 20th century playing an important role in practically all key international crisis and events from the First world war to Bosnia. An international event could not be considered major unless the US were involved ( Mckay. 2013‚ p422) The end of the Cold and the fall of the soviet union 1991 marked for many the end of history as such: as Fukyuama describes it “ ‚ the end point of mankind’s ideological evolution

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    Black Americans in the early 20th century were poor and being suppressed even if they were born her in the United States or if they came from Africa‚ Jamaica or anywhere else in the world. More and more of their right were being taken away by the white community. Between the years 1883-1905 more 50 black people a year were being lynched in America. Voting rights for black were being taken away by demanding that the people voting past tests and or by putting up other barriers in front of them. Even

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    During the 20th century African Americans were rapidly entering the prison world for no justified reason other than racial discrimination. According to DuVernay‚ as time passed by‚ The United States prison population number began to increase to about 300‚000 by the year of 1972 and it became the highest in the world. She also stated that‚ “Should a little country with 5% of the world’s population having 25% of the world’s prisoners? One out of four humans beings with their hands on bar‚ shackled

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    18th Amendment Congress is who was involved with the 18th amendment which was ratified on January 16th 1919 and went into effect on January 16th‚ 1920. This amendment was signed in Washington by congress. The 18th amendment prohibits the sale‚ consumption‚ distribution‚ import‚ and export of all liquors. During the world war prohibitionists made it seem patriotic to conserve grain for the war effort and not to make alcohol. The prohibitionists thought that a sober soldier was a good soldier

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    Nearing the end of the 19th century‚ America began to undergo some huge societal changes. Americans who had risen to the top and had power were unstoppable and plenty of political corruption took place as a result. The changes in during this period brought negative impacts to America and the rest of the world. This was mostly spurred by corrupt politicians and unsafe working conditions‚ as well as the problem of American imperialism. With the rise of progressive politics‚ there came plenty of political

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    Life in England and Scotland in the 17th century (English Literature Presentation) 1 – England and Scotland During the 17th century England and Scotland became steadily richer. Trade and commerce grew and grew. By the late 17th century trade was an increasingly important part of their economy. Meanwhile industries such as glass‚ brick making‚ iron and coal mining expanded rapidly. Meanwhile the East India Company was founded in 1600. The English founded a trading post at Canton‚ China

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    American Fashion Fads of the Twentieth Century A fad‚ or craze‚ becomes popular in a culture relatively quickly‚ but also loses its popularity dramatically. A fad that remains for a significant amount of time typically loses its significance in current popular culture as it evolves and becomes accepted into a society ’s everyday culture. In the past hundred years‚ fashion fads have been characterized by politics‚ popular movies‚ music and famous celebrities. Most fads just wither and quickly fad

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