The idea for an equal rights amendment did not come about until the middle part of the twentieth century. An amendment was proposed after World War II in an attempt to gain equality between men and women. Often times‚ women were viewed as weaker and inferior to the male sex. Women’s rights groups were formed to prevent people from discriminating against women. These groups not only believed that women should be better treated by men‚ but they believed women should have the same legal opportunities
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1. Why did Reconstruction end? Reconstruction is where the government try to reunite the Union states and Confederate states as one and help rebuild the Southern states. Lincoln proposed the ten percent plan where only ten percent of the population in the Southern states only had to take the oath to the Union‚ but the government rejected the plan and went the Congress’s plan. Their plans was over fifty percent of the population to take the oath‚ but Lincoln vetoed it. After Lincoln’s assassination
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Why did The Spanish Armada fail? In May 1588 Catholic king Phillip of Spain sent his Spanish Armada to attack England. Relations between these two superpowers have been getting gradually worse. Elizabeth had been encouraging attacks on Spanish to and from the new world. She had also been helping Spain’s enemies in the Netherlands. However‚ the final straw for Spain was when she executed Mary Queen of Scots (a Catholic Queen) and had a papal bull written against her. King Phillip felt it was his
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Why did the Spanish Armada Fail? The Spanish Armada is the name given to the giant flotilla of Spanish warships send by Spain’s Catholic King Philip II in 1588 to destroy Protestantism England under Elizabeth- though hindsight would say otherwise‚ the aim of the Spanish Armada was not intended for an all-out confrontation with the opposing English fleet- but rather to escort the vulnerable barges in which the Duke of Parma (a well respected and experienced general who had been fighting against Dutch
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Scott Fitzgerald of “The Great Gatsby”‚ gives his readers signs on why Gatsby will not reach fail and lost his mind in a fantasy world‚ insisting himself to relive the past life with his former love Daisy. Even though Gatsby is blinded by his past‚ he is able to gain the American Dream‚ to obtain the wealth and power to win Daisy’s heart back. Although he has forgotten‚ it has been five years since he has reunited with Daisy. When time passes‚ memories are made and decisions are formed to each
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country. The Articles of Confederation serve as the first official document that defined the U.S. government. Although we do not use it today because it discriminates against African Americans and supports slavery. Today we are country of free and equal people. Using the articles would not only upset the balance of equality that has been bestowed upon us‚ but would also break the law seeing as slavery is illegal. They also give too much power to the states‚ defeating the purpose of itself‚ seeing
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The Equal Rights Amendment Essay What could be more important than the equality of rights for all American citizens? Women have tried without success for 80 years to be acknowledged as equals in our Constitution through an Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). Currently there is nothing in the United States Constitution that guarantees a woman the same rights as a man. The only equality women have with men is the right to vote. In order to protect women’s rights on the same level as men‚ I am in favor
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Should Women have equal rights to Men? Men and women should have equal rights in the areas of speech‚ education‚ respect and the right to vote. They should be given their rights so that they have the same social‚ economical and political status as men. It has been a cultural belief of many regions that women exist to be housewives and mothers; these beliefs give women limited roles. They are considered inferior to men in terms of intellect; this has underestimated women’s talents leaving them with
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The main reasons that the League of Nations was originally set up was to prevent war‚ encourage disarmament and as a way to settle international disputes through negotiation and arbitration. As stated by Wilson‚ ’This treaty is nothing less than an organization of liberty and mercy for the world’ (Foley 1969:129) The intentions of the League appealed to many countries‚ especially as they were still raw from the war and favourable towards pacifism. With the benefit of hind-sight it is easy to criticise
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The South resisted all attempts at Reconstruction at every turn in an attempt to keep slavery and undermine African American social‚ political and economic opportunities. Reconstruction (1865-1877) is the time in which former confederate states were re-entered into the Union. During this time‚ the South was divided into military districts‚ and occupied by Union soldiers. It was a period in which opportunities for former slaves were expanded‚ as well as a period of unrest and resistance from the South
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