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    organized temperance movements‚ including Australia‚ Canada‚ Britain‚ Denmark‚ Poland‚ and of course‚ the United States. The American temperance movement was the most widespread reform movement of the 19th century‚ culminating in laws that completely banned the sale of all alcoholic beverages. The movement progressed from its humble local roots to nationwide organizations with millions of members and large amounts of political power. The growth of the temperance movement resulted from the changes

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    The Temperance Movement: The Attempted Removal of a Deadly Sin The Temperance Movement was an attempt to better society by ending the sale and consumption of alcohol. This movement began in the 1830’s to the 1840’s from the desire to reform society and abolishing it’s sins by the removal of slavery. Many people saw the negative effect that alcohol also had on society‚ and so they put forth an effort to convince others to refrain. The fight for prohibition originated from the church. The Protestant

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    Organized Labor Movement

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    DBQ: Organized Labor Movement By 1900‚ the United States had become the number one industrial power in the world. One factor that allowed the country to climb to its prime position was its abundant labor supply‚ largely composed of immigrants who had arrived between 1865 and 1900. However‚ the spot came at a cost; laborers were working long hours for low wages under poor conditions for the dominating monopolies of the time. Hoping to better these undesirable situations‚ multiple labor unions would

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    Reformers differed on their goals‚ as well as their methods. This lack of an ability to speak with one voice hindered the progress with which reform took place. There were also major reform movements that met with failure‚ and as well‚ many areas that were ignored. However‚ when the Progressive Reform movement came to an end in

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    The Green Movement Persuasive Essay In today’s society‚ we have become very wasteful. Many Americans have never lived or been exposed to an environment where resources were not plentiful‚ so there is a lack of appreciation for the resources that are easily reachable. The United States of America generates hundreds of million tons of solid waste per year. The commonly known term for solid waste is trash or garbage. Solid waste has become a major problem- it is a potential threat to public health

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    from all the turmoil taking place in The United States of America. The war in Vietnam‚ the Civil Rights Movement and Lyndon Johnson’s “The Great Society” spurred the rise of this hippie movement. A hippie is a person who removes himself/herself from society‚ hereby cutting all political ties. Hippies moved to communes and grew their hair long‚ as a way to reject authority. However‚ the hippie movement is most known for its free love and experimental drug use practices. Hippies would sleep with whomever

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    Chipco Movement in India

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    Chipko Movement‚ started in 1970’s‚ was a non violent movement aimed at protection and conservation of trees and forests from being destroyed. The name of the Chipko moment originated from the word ’embrace’ as the villagers used to hug the trees and protect them from wood cutters from cutting them. Chipko movement was based on the Gandhian philosophy of peaceful resistance to achieve the goals. It was the strong uprising against the against those people‚ who were destroying the natural resources

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    The modern militia movement took off in the mid-1990s‚ with the first large militias appearing in 1994 and growth continuing over the next several years. The movement reflected widespread anger over what was seen as the meddling of a relatively liberal administration in Washington—from gun control to environmental laws to a variety of other federal mandates. But what really ignited the movement was the bloodshed in Ruby Ridge‚ Idaho‚ and Waco‚ Texas. In 1992‚ during a standoff between white supremacist

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    My research paper will examine the impact Canadian temperance movements had on the enactment of prohibition in Canada. By looking at multiple temperance organizations in different provinces the paper will argue that Canadian prohibition was able to be codified due to‚ in part‚ the efforts made by those in the temperance movement. The paper will begin by examining the relationship between early temperance movements and the enactment of the Canada Temperance Act or Dunkin Act of 1864. It will then

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    Environmental movement of the 1960s opened doors for long time conservationists and preservationists. I should say though‚ the movement did not originate in the 1960s‚ but became a more apparent situation due to the changing effects of our nation during this time. Theodore Roosevelt had a part in the environmental movement‚ but of course‚ this took place in the late 19th century. He was responsible for several preservation policies that nearly doubled national parks. Historically‚ this movement has changed

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