16th Amendment - allowed the government to levy taxes based upon a person’s income. 17th Amendment - gave voters the power to directly elect their senators 18th Amendment - established prohibition in the United States 19th Amendment - granted full voting rights to women Alexander Graham Bell - patented the telephone in 1876 Bessemer process - was a method of steelmaking that burned off impurities in molten iron with a blast of hot air. Carrie Chapman Catt - became the president of NAWSA in
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Chief of State: President Wilson was steeped in the tradition of Jeffersonian democracy and shared his faith in society. However‚ he lacked a common touch and did not feel for the individual as much as humanity. Wilson was most associated with scholars due to his academic background‚ and looked down upon lesser minds‚ including journalists and those he considered to be unintelligent senators. After World War I‚ President Wilson reached his peak of popularity and power and was viewed as a moral leader
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Although our historical memory remembers our 28th President Woodrow Wilson as the great man who got us through World War 1‚ or the man who founded the League of Nations‚ it likely fails to remind us of who he truly was on the inside. His racist views and his superiority complex to blacks all fail to resurface from our minds. It’s precisely because of the fact that we “heroize” him as being one of our greatest Presidents‚ and we don’t want to see him any other way. Even though he does have another
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the treaty or joined the League of Nations. It was not the strength of the opposition forces in congress that led to the defeat of the treat‚ but rather the ineptitude and stubbornness of President Wilson. It was Wilson and his supporters who complied with the terms of the treaty. In 1918 Wilson constructed 14 points which were policies designed to end World War I and provide peace in Europe. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge‚ republican from Massachusetts‚ counterattacked these 14 points by creating
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BET Awards The BET Awards were established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate African Americans and other minorities in music‚ acting‚ sports‚ and other fields of entertainment over the past year. The awards are presented annually‚ and are broadcast live on BET. The annual presentation ceremony features performances by artists‚ and some of the awards of more popular interest are presented in a televised ceremony. Trophy The BET Award Trophy was inspired
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Candidate‚ Theodore Roosevelt and the Democratic candidate‚ Woodrow Wilson. Both had their own individual views on what the future of the country should be like and what the government’s role should be. Most of their views were opposite of each other‚ but they also had a few that overlapped. Even though Wilson won the election in the end‚ both candidates had strong platforms and a passion to change this country for the better. Wilson named his platform the “New Freedom” and had based all his ideas
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president of The United States‚ Woodrow Wilson on January 8th‚ 1918. This speech was an address to congress as well as the rest of world‚ most importantly the countries involved in the war‚ about not only the U.S. war aims‚ but also Wilson’s plan to create a lasting peace. In Wilson’s speech‚ he addressed what he believed had caused the war‚ as well as what he believed would prevent another great war from ever happening again. A few important takeaways that Wilson stated in his fourteen points for lasting
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Gender’s Role in World War I The World War I officially ended progressivism in the United States and left the nation with great impacts on various groups of the society. However‚ the most significant impacts happened to occur on the role of men and women‚ that the war has altered the status of the genders in the United States. These changes occurred virtually and differently‚ also were somehow permanent and had a long-lasting effect which also helped to inform the nowadays society. The World War
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Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA)‚ founded in 1890‚ and the National Women’s Party (NWP)‚ founded in 1913 and led by Alice Paul. Alice Paul and other women of the National Women’s Party picketed the White House. They wanted then President Woodrow Wilson to support a Constitutional amendment giving all American women suffrage‚ or the right to vote. Women gained voting right in the west before the east and south and many wonder why. I believe it was because of money and development the powers that
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respond? What information would you request? 3. What would you say to the plant manager? 4. Is the cost savings sufficient enough to move the business to Mayes? 5. Can Brian Wilson use the EOQ formula here to establish the lot size? Do all of the EOQ assumptions hold here? Assume that you were in the position of Brian Wilson: A. What would be your analysis of the opportunity to outsource the outrigger bracket? B. If B&L was to outsource the outrigger bracket to Mayes‚ what lot sizes would you
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