Notes on Smuggling moonshine during prohibition -http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/database/article_display.cfm?HHID=441 Enforcing the law proved almost impossible. Smuggling and bootlegging were widespread. Two New York agents‚ Izzie Einstein and Mo Smith‚ relied on disguises while staging their raids--once posing as man and wife. Their efforts were halted‚ however‚ after a raid on New York City’s 21 trapped some of the city’s leading citizens. In New York‚ 7‚000 arrests for liquor law violations
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1.) Discuss the Emergence of Europe during the medieval period. What dynasties emerged and what type of government evolved in these kingdoms? Be sure to mention the leaders and their contributions to medieval life. During the medieval period in Europe‚ many dynasties would emerge and succeed each other‚ controlled by powerful leaders. Their actions would bring countless contributions to medieval life‚ as well as new conflicts among the groups they ruled. Ultimately‚ this will cause Europe as we
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Analysis of What Happened During the 2007-2009 Recession Introduction The US experienced the great recession from the final months of 2007 to mid 2009. The crisis was characterized by massive loss of jobs and a low consumption of products as well as a downturn in investment rates in the country. Significant loss of wealth ultimately led to a decline in consumer spending and not even the slight improvement could create a great enough impact for job creation. Even as the dust was settling‚ high rates
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Poisonous gases changed the experiences of the people in the war for the worse. Breaking on impact‚ the canisters released yellowish green fumes that wafted slowly toward the French and African troops near the Belgian town of Ypres. As the fumes reached the Allied forces‚ soldiers realized the cloud was poisonous chlorine gas. Quoted in Dooly’s Great Weapons of World War I‚ one French doctor at Ypres expressed his horror: “I had the impression that was looking through green glasses. At the same time
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Christmas during Colonial Times Colonial Christmas was a holiday for adults‚ not a magical day for children. Christmas celebrations originated in the southern colonies‚ and activities included parties‚ hunts‚ feasts‚ and church services‚ all of which were adult activities. We do get some of our traditions from colonial days. For instance‚ the main decorations were holly‚ laurel‚ and garland‚ because these were the only plants that looked good during the middle of winter. Mistletoe was hung prominently
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products that were begin made. History saw a boom in the way products were made‚ the way people lived their lives. There were innovations in machinery such as trains and tools in manufacturing‚ but there were also innovations in the way people thought. During the Industrial Revolution we saw minds such as Marx and Darwin begin to set their thoughts onto the people of the world. Having said that‚ there was also unrest in the world‚ this was the time of the Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic War. All of
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Primary Sources: Letter from a German Soldier During World War II By Der Schulungsbrief The article "Primary sources: Letter from a German soldier during World War II"‚ adapted by Newsela‚ was taken from a letter from a German soldier who wrote to his family and was published in a government newspaper‚ Der Schulungsbrief‚ this letter it contained a history of patriotism and loyalty to his country‚ Germany‚ and to the leader Adolf Hitler. In addition‚ he mentioned to his wife that she had to be
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Elizabethan Life During the Elizabethan period‚ Europe was going through the Renaissance. Their culture and way of life was emerging from the Middle Ages into their peak of advancements. Also‚ their lives were very different from ours. They listened to different kinds of music and found other ways of enjoyment such as dancing. The food they ate is also very unusual from ours. Their society was broken into classes‚ women were obedient and their children could not get educated. Their culture
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Jewish Life During the Holocaust Solomon Radasky is one of the few Jews that made it through the holocaust alive. The following is one of his stories told in his own words. 1944 when they give up the lodz ghetto... they give up... they was some in them a people lot of people coming to Auschwitz from Lodz. A lot of people got killed in Lodz. In the ghetto got the children. The Germans hold the people with the children‚ hold the and the children was grown up a little‚ and 4 years is not
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During the middle ages‚ castles were great strongholds for its inhabitants and the town in which it dwelt. These fantastic structures were where culture and entertainment thrived‚ and members of the aristocracy lived. They were symbols of great wealth and power during the middle ages‚ and without them‚ the glory of the middle ages would not have been the same. Castles were great strongholds that were built solely to protect the inhabitants from attacking armies. They were normally situated on top
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