also earned from a fight to the Army Relief Fund. When the war was over‚ Louis was determined to retire from professional boxing having to save enough money in the bank and with his dignity still high. However‚ he lost both. The reason behind this was that Louis overlooked the enlarged role of the government. Further‚ he ignored the large sums of money in the form of taxes that he owed the government to assist in keeping it growing. During the tenure of President Roosevelt‚ the tax base had significantly
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The vietnam war was a long war between North and South Vietnam and America was the ally to South Vietnam to possibly stop the communism to take over the regime. America invested a lot of time and money into the process‚ only to be defeated. For the most part the Vietnam War had caused the United States major repercussions. The Vietnam War had established negative issues on the economy‚ foreign policy and immigration in the United States. The Vietnam War affected the U.S. economy in a negative
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The Second Red Scare As World War II was ending‚ a fear-driven movement known as the Second Red Scare began to spread across the United States. Americans feared that the Soviet Union hoped to spread communism all over the world‚ overthrowing both democratic and capitalist institutions as it went. Communism was‚ in theory‚ an expansionist ideology‚ spread through revolution. It suggested that the working class would overthrow the middle and upper classes. With the Soviet Union occupying much of Eastern
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rivalry formed between the two and created the Cold War in which both nations tried to be better in any way than the other. This had great effects on the American Society and Foreign Policy. American Society was changed significantly due to the Cold War. New ways of life developed and many fears from the Cold War changed daily life. One way American society was changed socially was people were in constant fear of a nuclear war. They afraid of a nuclear war with Russia so they went out of there way
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we can have an army without music.” —Robert E. Lee. “If we’d had your music‚ sir‚ we’d have whipped you out of your boots.” — A Confederate officer at Appomattox to his Union counterpart”. The outcome of the Civil War was solely based on the North’s access to music. It gave both sides a way to express their views and differences. Music comforted‚ entertained and gave soldiers something to do other than worry about loved ones. At home‚ it distracted families from all the fears they had and back
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Before the 15th century the red river and the Mississippi river were two different rivers that were basically parallel to each other. During the 15th century however‚ the Mississippi river began to turn to the west and before too long it created a loops which would later be called the Turnbull’s Bend. Because the Mississippi turned and made that large loop‚ the Mississippi river intercepted the red river which had become a tributary of the Mississippi. In turn this caused the Atchafalaya river to
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During the 1950’s politics and power made America play a big role in the world. Foreign affairs‚ political ideologies‚ and presidential ideas all contributed to to how Americans power and politics influenced the world. These events took place nationally and internationally. When it comes to foreign affairs‚ Russia was the primary source of conflict for the United States. Events between Russia and the United States were things such as the Cold War‚ a non violent nuclear race between the two countries
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Civil rights in the United States were limited in some ways during World War I‚ mainly because of the government’s attitude toward the war. As stated by President Wilson‚ “American involvement in the World War I as a crusade not for national aggrandizement‚ but to ‘make the world safe for democracy.’” (1) However‚ the democracy in American home land seemed not to be well protected. As one of the most controversial law in the American history‚ The Espionage Act of 1917 “prohibited not only spying
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Mr. Meuller United States History- 8th 14 May 2011 Struggles with North Korea The United States has had many problems regarding North Korea both‚ during the cold war and post-cold war. They have been the longest standing adversary to the United States‚ and are the victims of countless U.S sanctions and diplomatic agreements. The first problems with North Korea start post world war two when the Korean Peninsula was split in two. The Soviet Union‚ arch enemy of the United States‚ was stationed
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As World War II came to a close in 1945‚ the Communist Party in America was beginning to simmer away. The government was worried that a Communist takeover in America would soon begin. They believed that these far-left ideas would destroy traditional American values. The House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) was founded in 1938. Its original purpose was to find Nazi and Fascist sympathizers in Hollywood. After the war was over‚ the committee began targeting Communists. The government
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