War II had notable contributions by minority groups. Which of the following was not an example? (Points : 1) 442nd Regimental Combat Team Tuskegee Airmen Women Air Force Service Pilots 101st Airborne Division 2. The American farmers were especially distraught due to the Depression. Which of the following was not a primary response that the farmers took in response to the economic downturn? (Points : 1) Improving dust bowls Westward migration Farmers’
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seized off the coast of Cuba by the enslaved Africans aboard; the ship was driven ashore in Long Island and the slaves were put on trial; former president John Quincy Adams argued their case before the Supreme Court‚ securing their eventual release American Colonization Society: a society that thought slavery was bad. They would buy land in Africa and get free blacks to move there. One of these such colonies was made into what now is Liberia. Most sponsors just wanted to get blacks out of their country
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unfairly judges another based on race. Racism sees no color. 13th‚ a documentary dealing with the subject of racism‚ acknowledges that racism is about action and systemic discrimination and only those with the power to act‚ and not those who are the targets of discrimination‚ can be racist. In other words‚ this documentary focuses primarily on racism against black people or ¨the targets” rather than racism against all races. The documentary‚ 13th‚ emphasizes the issue of unfair jail sentencings against
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The History of African Americans HIS204: American History Since 1865 Instructor: Steven Harn 04/29/2013 Jewish people had the horrific era ordeal of the Holocaust‚ Native Americans had to deal with the displacement of their people which lead to death‚ starvation and exposure to diseases while in en route to other locations. However one could suggest that African Americans had an extremely rough time‚ and till this day continue to have a rough time fighting for equality in all things. This
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April 11‚2015 Several amendments have been added to the constitution . These amendments changed our government and our society. Amendments like the 19th amendment that was place for the women suffrage and the 18th amendment that allowed alcohol to be sold and drank all were placed for a reason. All the amendments including the two stated have a historical circumstance that led to the adoption of these amendments. Along with that these amendments changes society and te government and
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students moving‚ points them in a particular direction‚ and keeps them going” J.E. Ormrod . (2010). How Motivation Affects Learning and Behavior . Available: http://www.education.com/reference/article/motivation-affects-learning-behavior/ Last accessed 14th Oct 2013. Someone who is motivated to learn a particular task or bit of information generally succeeds‚ even if they have to work long and hard to do so. Learning generally breaks down as the level of interest declines. Individual - Attention Spans
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The Mexican-American war is one of the most important conflicts that the U.S. had to this date. It is what seemed to be an inevitable war all due to the Jacksonian era and its aggressive manifest destiny. This war was against a new Mexican government who was unprepared‚ and they were almost blindsided by the States. They were hoping to become allies but they became enemies all too quickly. First they had one of their territories become independent‚ and then as they were trying to get it back‚ the
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Unratified Amendments The first unratified amendment was the Congressional Apportionment Amendment purposed on September 25‚ 1789. It was the first one of the twelve amendments produced by the first congress not to be ratified. This amendment was to set a minimum representation for the common people in the new government defined by United States Constitution. The amendment was given no expiration except when the population of the country reached 10 million. The second unratified amendment was the
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The 13th Warrior In 922 AD‚ an Arab poet named Ahmed is exiled and sent to the north as an emissary as punishment for his interest in another man’s woman. During the journey‚ they encounter another group of people quite different from themselves—the Vikings. Shortly after‚ the Vikings embark on a journey to defeat a group known as the Eaters of the Dead and‚ according to the Viking oracle‚ the 13th warrior needed for the journey must not be a Northman. As a result‚ Ahmed ends up going on the
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Despite slavery ending with the thirteenth amendment‚ slavery was still maintained in practice long after the end of the American Civil War due to the same amendment. This idea comes from the documentary‚ 13th‚ directed by Ava DuVernay. I chose this piece of media because it directly connects to the class lectures. The documentary begins with a short video of former President Obama voicing that despite the United States holding only five percent of the world’s population‚ it holds twenty-five percent
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