In today’s day‚ racism and fascism are still alive‚ regardless of what people’s perception of modern day society. The fourteenth amendment can be applicable to anyone who is not part of the majority and protects their rights. Amendment fourteenth should continue to be part of the constitution. The United States is known for its freedom and liberty and the fourteenth amendment allows everyone to strive for the “Pursuit of Happiness” and the “American Dream.” According to Finkelman (2014)‚”The
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The 1920s What was happening in America in the 1920s with fashion‚ government/politics‚ society‚culture (Harlem renaissance)‚ and more? The first thing on the topic of government is on January 16th 1920 the federal volstead act closed all bars and taverns in the United States‚now it was illegal to sell any “intoxicating beverage” with more than 0.5% of alcohol in it. Another big thing in 1920 that happened was‚on august 18th‚ the 19th amendment was added to the Constitution which
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The persecution of John T. Scopes was a very peculiar case‚ but it was also one of the most famous and important cases to ever appear in the Western world. The Scopes trial is often referred to‚ as Mencken says‚ “completely switching the direction the country seemed to obviously be going in at the time” (Mencken’s Trial Account). The Scopes trial is often misperceived in it’s message for the country‚ it is seen as a random trial against a science teacher that eventually led to an argument over evolution
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from Christianity to Judaism. This amendment was written on June 7‚ 1789 and ratified December 15‚ 1791. James Madison‚ include an attribute said “ The civil rights of none shall be abridged on account of religious belief or worship‚ nor shall any national religion be established‚ nor shall the full and equal rights of conscience be in any manner‚ or on any pretence‚ infringed.’’ Freedom of Religion was important to our Founding Fathers. In Britain there was a lot of Religious Persecution in the 19th
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What was the impact of World War II on Belfast. Northern Ireland was very important to the war effort. During World War 2‚ Northern Ireland was controlled by unionists and therefore was still a part of Britain. Belfast was a very important city in N. Ireland. Many things were manufactured in Belfast such as ships‚ planes‚ uniforms and soldiers . In the early years of the war‚ there were restrictions in place like there was in Britain. These included rationing‚ censorship and travel restrictions
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The Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution is known as one of Reconstruction Amendments‚ along with the Thirteenth and Fifteenth Amendments. The purpose of these amendments was to provide equal protection to former slaves. Previous to this amendment‚ the state governments didn’t have to respect the Bill of Rights and give all citizens the rights stated in it. Consequently‚ the newly freed slaves were not given the privileges and immunities of citizenship. Therefore‚ one of the most important parts
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Timur‚ or Tamerlane‚ was the last great nomadic nomadic conqueror of Asia‚ and founder of the Timurid Empire and Dynasty. During his zenith‚ he commanded an empire which stretched from modern-day Turkey to Nepal. Most of Timur’s life was spent in military conquest. His military expansions often involved the wholsale slaughter and genocide of the conquered peoples‚ leaving dead hundreds of thousands of enemy soldiers and civilians. The life and analysis of Timur’s reign can be divided into three
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Hitler’s final solution was to eliminate millions of Jews from Germany. It took place within Germany. After the British‚ Russian‚ and American troop invaded Germany during the final parts of WWII. Resulting in the freeing of the remaining Jews in the camps. After these horrific events‚ Jews were greatly affected by “Hitler’s Final Solution”. Hitler’s final solution was a horrific event that Jews had to go through. Jews Were basically treated like animals. Nazis would put a star on their clothing
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Democracy In Athens The city state of Athens was thought to be one of the first democracies ever. Cleisthenes made final reforms to the Athenian constitution and united four separate tribes in 507 B.C.E.. This became the seed of Athenian democracy. To this day‚ about 60% of all governments are democracies‚ which makes Athens the father of modern governing. However‚ by today’s standards‚ Athens was far from what one would call “democratic”. Athens had several democratic aspects to its society‚ but
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Collectivisation caused a lot of suffering in the countryside and had devastating effects for people who worked on collective farms‚ with the amount of resources that the state was demanding during the famine it becomes clear that they did not care for agronomists living conditions. A.Nove‚ Source 4‚ clearly shows that the peak amount of cattle was 70.5 million in 1968 and that sharply fell to 38.4 by 1933 before recovering‚ giving weight to the argument because clearly people where struggling to keep up with
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