Communism." The couple was immediately arrested and jailed for 14 hours before the police concluded they had no case. At about the same time a policeman in Wheeling‚ West Virginia‚ discovered some penny-candy machines dispensing goodies with tiny geography lessons. One lesson‚ under the hammer-and-sickle Soviet flag‚ read: "USSR Population 211‚000‚000. Capitol Moscow. Largest country in the world." "This is a terrible thing to expose our children to‚" pronounced
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say if Andrew Jackson was a good president or an evil president‚ because he made good decisions and bad decisions. There are many positive and many negative things that Andrew Jackson did during his presidency. Andrew Jackson was the first true president of common people. Andrew Jackson supported a strong national government. He was a man of the people‚ he wanted the government to be a “simple machine which the Constitution created”. One of President Jackson’s largest actions was the veto of the second
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America’s Best President Most people believe that George Washington was the very first President of the United States. On the contrary to that belief I feel inclined to inform you‚ that George Washington was definitely not the first President of America. During the American Revolution the U.S Congress appointed Peyton Randolph to be President over America at that time‚ and we all know that George Washington was serving as a Major General. Regarding this information‚ Mathew Santoro sheds some light
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Progressive Era was a turning point for the United States. It was a period of time were people were trying to fix the problems that were created before but not all were fixed. Many U.S citizens and the government work together so that they could improve the country and make step forward even with a few steps back. Roosevelt‚ was known as a progressive president during this era and had many accomplishments from limiting or stopping trusts to giving people the right to a direct vote and it was called the
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“America was not built on fear. America was built on courage‚on imagination‚and an unbeatable determination at hand.”-Harry S. Truman. Among the many presidents who accomplished great things‚Harry S. Truman sticks out with his amazing feats. Truman went from being an ordinary young man in the military into dropping an atomic bomb‚starting the korean war‚and almost being assassinated. Not many people can say they have done all that in a lifetime. Many people couldn’t accomplish what Truman did in
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Why its good to follow orders On June 30‚ 1775‚ the Second Continental Congress established 69 Articles of War to govern the conduct of the Continental Army. On April 10‚ 1806‚ the United States Congress enacted 101 Articles of War (which applied to both the Army and the Navy)‚ which were not significantly revised until over a century later. The military justice system continued to operate under the Articles of War until May 31‚ 1951‚ when the Uniform Code of Military Justice went into effect. The
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Why FDR is the best president. Was Lincoln‚ FDR‚ Washington‚ or Jefferson the best president? The answer to this question is a state of opinion. In my opinion‚ FDR is the best president. While others may say‚ Washington was the first president or Lincoln helped the Union stay together‚ FDR concurred both a war and a financial struggle. FDR was a strong human being and overcame polio. FDR got us out of the Great Depression‚ concurred polio‚ and led the Allies to win World War Two. This is why FDR
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The two candidates for president are Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. If Hillary Clinton is elected president‚ she will gain more scientists votes because has she will address the scientific issues in America and fix them. Hillary Clinton has the best science platform because she will lower the cost of healthcare for everyone and make sure every person can afford it. Then she will also make sure energy is reduced in homes‚ school‚ hospital and offices. also make sure to provide STEM programs to
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Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States. He is also one of the most famous presidents ever. He kept the country together during the Civil War. He was also assassinated shortly after the end of the war. Abraham Lincoln did not agree with the concept of slavery. He wasn’t born "The Great Emancipator‚" though. He became The Great Emancipator‚ a major part of which included signing the Emancipation Proclamation. One interesting fact‚ though‚ is that he only freed the slaves in the
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Lincoln was said by many to be the most accomplished and best president to date. He abolished slavery‚ won the civil war‚ and helped America become what it has come today. Was he really the greatest president? Many of our presidents have done something great that has helped us shape America to what we are now. President Lincoln had lied directly to our states in order to become president. Nobody knew his real purpose of abolishing slavery until the Union’s weakest moment. He is clearly not the greatest
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