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    Haymarket Riot

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    Proposal • Topics of Inquiry: The Chicago bombing during the Haymarket Riot caused uproar throughout the crowd. It was supposed to be a peaceful protest‚ but turned out to be an unplanned event. Many argue that the bombing itself did not help the cause‚ but I will be arguing that the bombing helped the eight hour movement. - How did this event occur? What led up to this event? - What happened to the protestors after the riot? - How did the event benefit the eight hour movement? • Working Thesis

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    examples of this are Ti Watching a Hippopotamus Hunt and Race Riot by Andy Warhol. These two very different pieces show different historical situations that were happening in that time period. For the Ti mural‚ we see that people in Ancient Egypt found hippo hunting to either be important or was common to a point that it became an everyday thing that was to be painted. Race Riot shows us something important that happened in our history-- the race riots in the 60s-- and is a flashback to that time period

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    The 1960s in America

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    Chapter 28 Outline: Promises and Turmoil: The 1960s Questions | Notes | Has how campaigns have evolved over the centuries made for better campaigns or worse? | Section 1: John F. Kennedy’s New Frontier-A. The Election of 1960: Democrats retained control of Congress for Ike’s last two years.1. Nixon: Nixon unanimously nominated by Republicans. He was known for being a tough and seasoned campaigner.2. Kennedy: Barely had enough delegates to win nomination. He chose Lyndon B. Johnson as his vice

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    Stonewall Riots

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    This was due to that fact that the efforts were shy and attempted to gain recognition slowly with minimal attention--causing them to appear as more isolated and unconfident. However‚ although there was a negative association before the Stonewall riots‚ the harsh connections

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    1960s Equality

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    equality and the "American Dream‚" there have been countless events in this nation’s history that have dramatically changed how equality is viewed in this country. The definition of equality for this context can be seen as people of all religions‚ races

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    Detroit Riots 1967

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    Resurget Cineribus: The Detroit Riots of 1943 and 1967 One can pick many instances in Detroit’s last hundred years and conclude that the two riots of 1943 and 1967 were the presiding factor for this once great city’s fatal turn. Detroit has come to be known as the Motor City due to its insurgence of the automotive industry‚ has been dubbed Detroit Rock City for its groundbreaking revolutionary music throughout the 20th century‚ and has even been hailed as Hockeytown for its euphoric love of the

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    The Burma Road Riot

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    I’se a Man Political Awakening and the 1942 Riot in the Bahamas Abstract When Americans began building their World War II bases in Nassau‚ the Bahamians they hired expected the high wage rates that usually accompanied foreign contracts. Unfortunately‚ the Bahamian government had negotiated much lower rates than were expected. Green‚ with his cry ‚I’se a man‚‛ captured the indignation that many of his co-workers felt. After attempts to address the wage issue by collective bargaining

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    An Oveview of the 1960s

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    Overview of the 1960s The 60s included all of the following: 1. Civil Rights Movement: From MLK to Black Power 2. Several Cold War foreign policy crises. 3. The Assassination of JFK‚ MLK‚ Malcolm X‚ RFK 4. Vietnam Conflict‚ Civil Unrest & the Woodstock Generation There were 3 presidents in the 60s: 1. John Kennedy: 1961 - 1963 2. Lyndon Johnson: 1964 – 1968 3. Richard Nixon: 1969 – 1974 The decade that began with the election of the youngest president and the quote

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    Zoot Suit Riots

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    Zoot Suit Riots Zoot suits‚ associated with the Mexican race‚ consisted of a long jacket that reached almost to the knees‚ pants with a "tight stuff cuff"‚ a "wide‚ flat hat‚ and Dutch-toe shoes" (Berger 193). These zoot suits were worn by the Mexican youth who were accused of murder on August 2‚ 1942. People claimed that Jose Diaz was murdered by a gang that had broken up a party at Sleepy Lagoon ranch located close to Los Angeles. However‚ even though the lower court did convict them of murder

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    Riot in Singapore

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    Employment Relationship in Asia How does organization manage human in a country? In Singapore‚ MOM (Ministry of Manpower is the government body. They outline what are the DO and DON’T. They state the bare minimum standards for employers to follow. For eg‚ * An employee must be entitled to 7 days of Annual Leave in a year * CPF contribution must be paid to part-time employees if they earn more than $500 If an employee has an appointed union‚ he/she should go to the union if there are

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