From 1933 to 1939 Hitler aimed to achieve a "social revolution" in Germany. Through his concept of volksgemeinschaft‚ meaning ’people’s community‚’ he hoped to transform Germany into a strong country based on traditional peasant values. Historians have debated how far Hitler actually achieved a "social revolution." Some‚ such as Schoenbaum have argued that Hitler’s "social revolution" was a fake perceived as being real due to the influence of Hitler’s propaganda. Hitler wanted Germany to be a classless
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2. From a range of Native American perspectives that we have studied in these last four weeks of class‚ how did Indians respond to the government’s agenda to solve “the Indian Problem”? Where did they cooperate—and why—and where did they resist—and why? The “Indian Problem” was the “burden” that the United States Government faced throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries. The Government considered the Indians to be a “problem” due to the fact that native tribes were halting the expansionist
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been engaged in. Their superiority was confirmed after defeating great nations like France and Spain which made its military the best in the world. The British had the urge to spread their dominance and so they extended their rule to the American ground. The Americans were on the losing end from the first time the war was declared‚ but an alliance with France strengthened its position and having the advantage of the war being fought in their backyard‚ they were able to defeat the British in a costly
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What is Poverty and why is it a social problem? Poverty is a standard of living below the minimum needed for maintenance of adequate diet‚ health and shelter (Eitzen187). Thirty seven million Americans were reported poor in 2005 (Eitzen 187). The key word is reported because about another 30 million Americans are unreported since many are homeless or illegal immigrants. These millions of people are discriminated in schools‚ courts‚ job market‚ and marketplace. This discrimination has trapped many
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The changes in economics‚ politics‚ and social violence‚ affected many African Americans in the New South. African Americans were believed to be free and no longer slaves; the reconstruction amendments were ratified granting them their rights. However‚ majority of white men opposed the idea of blacks being free. The idea of blacks and whites being together in society was a repulsive idea to many white me. The New South affected African American by dividing color‚ oppurtunity‚ and the restriction
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European settlers also brought new diseases when they began their exploration of the new world. The Europeans brought smallpox‚ influenza‚ measles‚ chicken pox‚ and other sicknesses that the Native Americans had no way to fight (Kincheloe 2). The Native Americans had zero resistance to the new diseases since they had never been exposed to them before. While the Europeans’ bodies were able to defend against these diseases‚ sickness usually ended in fatality for the Native Americans. Neither the European settlers
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now known as Mount Defiance. Unfortunately‚ his propositions were ignored‚ and as the Americans were celebrating their one year anniversary of the Declaration of Independence‚ British troops took advantage of that same hill (Herbst). British troops‚ under General John Burgoyne set up artillery on the hill‚ allowing them to easily fire down at the
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power that did not go through terrible damage. When the second world war was over‚ the Soviet Union had taken control of much of Eastern Europe and began to ally with communists government. The “Iron Curtain” was then set in place by Winston Churchill that divided the western and eastern parts of Europe because of the communism that would be spread throughout every country in Europe. The Cold War was in the beginning stages when President Truman appointed George C. Marshall as the new secretary of
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American Literature influenced and shaped the American Colonies. Studying the six types of genres/categories helps us to recognize the magnitude of history in the New World‚ known as the United States of America Journals and diaries are noteworthy and play a vital role in history because people document their daily experiences that they faced. Several examples of historical figures are Christopher Columbus‚ Captain John Smith‚ and William. Mr. Columbus documented about his adventures‚ so that he
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The American Civil War was a vital event in the history of the United States. The war was a result of a combination of political‚ social‚ and economic elements that led to the violent diversity throughout the country. Jason Phillips‚ the Eberly Family Professor of Civil War Studies at West Virginia University‚ and author of the 2018 book‚ Looming Civil War: How Nineteenth Century Americans Imagined the Future‚ explains that throughout the 1850s‚ a series of events increased sectionalism‚ emboldened
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