introduced the first bill that proposed Alaska’s Statehood to Congress. Like many past attempts‚ the bill gathered virtually no support. In 1955‚ the territorial legislature passed legislation permitting a constitutional convention. Alaskan voters elected fifty-five delegates from across the territory. They met at the University of Alaska in Fairbanks in November 1955 to write a constitution for the proposed state. Alaskans voted approval of the constitution in April 1956. The new constitution was set
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fighting against the oppression of African Americans‚ while in the United States‚ and West Indians‚ while in United Kingdom. She was also an advocate against women’s oppression and‚ of equality‚ which led to her imprisonment‚ and subsequent deportation in 1955. Jones was also a prominent member of the Young Communist League (YCL) and‚ strongly supported the Communist Party of the United States of America (CPUSA). Life in New York‚ during the 1920s-1930s‚ allowed Jones to experience oppression and exploitation
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Chapter 40 - The Eisenhower Era 1952 – 1960 1. The Advent of Eisenhower 1. Election of 1952: Democrats not favored- had not succeeded in Korea‚ Truman had retired McArthur‚ war had caused inflation‚ and there were accusations of scandal amongst communist-hunters 2. Democrats chose Adlai E. Stevenson‚ the witty‚ eloquent‚ idealistic governor of Illinois 3. Republicans rejected isolationist Robert A. Taft and instead chose World War II hero Dwight D. Eisenhower to run for
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pieces of American Literature‚ To Kill A Mockingbird. People‚ particularly African Americans‚ have been denied basic human rights such as getting a fair trial‚ eating in a certain restaurant‚ or sitting in certain seats of public buses. However‚ in 1955 a woman named Rosa Parks took a stand‚ or more correctly took a seat‚ on a public bus in Montgomery‚ Alabama. She refused to give her seat to a white man and was arrested for not doing so. The reasons and consequences and the significance of her stand
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Japan: Past‚ Present‚ and Future After World War II‚ Japan was completely destroyed. The war cost Japan and many islands in the Pacific millions of lives and left much of the country’s industry and infrastructure in ruins. In 1947‚ Japan adopted a new pacifist constitution that emphasized more liberal democratic practices. After the Treaty of San Francisco was signed the Allied forces left the country and gave Japan the chance to rebuild itself. In 1956‚ Japan was granted access to the United
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fought path to freedom. There were many important events‚ which helped to give blacks civil rights and abolish segregation. One historical event that was important for the civil rights movement was the Montgomery bus boycott that started in December 1955 and finally ended in June 1956 when the courts ruled in favour of the blacks. In this essay the causes and consequences of this event will be described. There were several factors which caused the ‘Montgomery Bus’ boycott. Many of the civil rights
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entitled as the "Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture". He is the only Boholano given the distinction as National Artist of the Philippines in the field of Visual Arts. Among the major works of Abueva are as follows: Kaganapan (1953)‚ Kiss of Judas (1955); The Transfiguration at the Eternal Garden Memorial Park (1979); Fredesvinda in Fort Canning‚ Singapore (1981); Nine Muses at the UP Faculty Center (1994); Sunburst at the Peninsula Manila Hotel (1994); the bronze figure of Teodoro M. Kalaw in front
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Ottawa is a beautiful city located in Canada‚ with roughly 1.2 million makes up the population making it the fourth largest urban area in Canada. There are two predominant languages in Ottawa‚ which are English and French. Ottawa officially adapted two languages‚ French and English‚ in 1999. Geographic wise‚ Ottawa Rivers forms entire northern boundary. Ottawa Canada is a big tourist site. If someone ever decided to vacation there‚ they will never be inattentive. Ottawa tourist sites consist
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BIODATA Name : Abdul Razak Father : Dato’ Hussein bin Mohd Taib Mother : Hajah Teh Fatimah bt Daud Born : 11 March 1922 (Pekan‚ Pahang) Spouse : Rahah Noah Children : 5 Profession : Lawyer Position : 2nd Prime Minister of Malaysia Preceded by : Tunku Abdul Rahman Succeeded by : Tun Hussein Onn Political party : United Malays National Organization Died : 14 January 1976 (aged 53) For
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punishments‚ Mandela and 19 others were charged for a Communism for their part in the campaign. Not much later after Mandela’s nine months of hard labour and two year suspension‚ Mandela had been arrested in a countrywide manhunt on 5 December 1955. In the year 1955 Nelson Mandela
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