Many police officers lost their jobs‚ making it harder to protect people‚ and easier for criminals to run about. Crimes increased throughout the 1930s because of this. Well-known criminals during this time included Al Capone‚ Bonnie and Clyde‚ Machine Gun Kelly‚ “Baby Face” Nelson‚ and John Dillinger. Al Capone was a known mobster who was involved in every aspect of street crime‚ including bootlegging
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Segregation and The Civil Rights Movement Segregation was an attempt by white Southerners to separate the races in every sphere of life and to achieve supremacy over blacks. Segregation was often called the Jim Crow system‚ after a minstrel show character from the 1830s who was an old‚ crippled‚ black slave who embodied negative stereotypes of blacks. Segregation became common in Southern states following the end of Reconstruction in 1877. During Reconstruction‚ which followed the Civil War (1861-1865)
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The Battle of Britain (1940) The Battle of Britain was a combat of the Second World War‚ in which the British Air Force‚ the Royal Air Force (RAF)‚ defended the Britain against the German Air Force‚ the Luftwaffe. The battle commenced on July 10‚ 1940 and ended on October 31‚ 1940. The battle was fought over southern England entirely in the air. The German’s aim for the battle was to gain air superiority over southern England and the English Channel by destroying the RAF and England’s aircraft
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Sofia Ruales (slr445) April 26‚ 2016 Part A: Political polarization in the 1940s-70s that led to different regimes in each country. The political polarization in Mexico‚ Argentina‚ and Chile began with the economic crisis experienced in the 1930s‚ which led to political tension resulting in the emergence of populism and the inclusion of previously excluded population into the political system. The region abandoned export-based policies and it focused on a new model of development called
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due appreciation of what happened and what it accomplished in relation to the United States. It is written to awaken your thoughts of past history. The Face of RaceThe Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) was formed in 1942 with the vision to end segregation. They believed in peaceful methods to protest for rights of African Americans. The group raised awareness within black communities about equality and racial issues. They believed in making a strong statement by standing together in unity. African-American
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Prohibition in USA in the 1900’s The prohibition was brought on by the strong temperance movement happening in America in the early 1900’s. These groups were devout Christians who vowed to be sober as they saw the affect alcohol had on families. But the members of this movement campaigned for everyone to give up alcohol. The arguments of the Temperance groups were so strong that they eventually convinced state governments to prohibit the sale and produce of alcohol in their state. Politicians backed
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1940s and 1950s although there are many disputes on the “ birthplace”. 1951‚ in Memphis‚ TN at the Sun Studio‚ Rocket 88” by Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats was recorded‚ which some say was the first rock and roll song. Of course several other cites have made this claim‚ including Wildwood‚ N.J.‚ where Bill Haley and His Comets performed the first song with “rock” in the title (“Rock Around the Clock”)in 1954; Ohio‚ home of the rock and roll hall of fame and Alan Freed who is commonly referred
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dressed and acted in public settings. After the Stock Market Crash‚ the Great Depression‚ and diving into World War II‚ more women were brought into the working force like never before. As Claudia Goldin from The American Economic Review states that “The 1940’s were a turning point in married women’s labor-force participation‚ leading many to credit World War II with spurring economic and social change.” After the war had ended‚ we then see women
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The Results of an era of Discrimination "Discrimination is a disease." This is a greatly popular quote straight from the mouth of Robert Staunbach. Many people consider the 1930’s to be a terrible time of prejudice‚ especially to some violent extremes. Between racism‚ sexism‚ and social prejudice‚ discrimination levels were about the highest America has ever seen. This was a difficult time for African Americans in the U.S‚ and despite the decline of organizations such as the Ku Klux Klan‚ racism
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Waste Management Segregation of recyclable waste at source In all parts of the country‚ people by and large do salvage re-usable or saleable material from waste and sell it for a price‚ e.g. newspaper‚ glass bottles‚ empty tins‚ plastic bags‚ old clothes etc.‚ and to that extent such reusable / recyclable waste material is not thrown out for disposal. However‚ a lot of recyclable dry waste such as waste paper‚ plastic‚ broken glass‚ metal‚ packaging material etc.‚ is not segregated and is thrown
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