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    The Peruvian civil war 1980 to 1992 saw 69‚000 dead‚ and the PCP-SL was responsible for 54% of them. Trying to explain the rise of the PCP-SL historians have emphasized late economic crises; failed state reforms‚ and even radical Maoist leaders. However‚ much of those previous attempts have come under criticism‚ leading some to call for a move “beyond enigma” and to contextualize the PCP-SL and the civil war (Heilman‚ 1). Accordingly‚ some such as Carlos Ivan Degregori have situated the PCP-SL

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    successful force on the battlefield?” There are many explanations as to why Germany was so successful in all of its earlier military campaigns‚ but the largest reason is because of the secret rearmament that took place within Germany‚ years before the war. Several years before Hitler and The Second War‚ World War 1 ended in the humiliating defeat of Germany as a country. The conditions of Germany’s surrender were even more humiliating than the losses on the battlefield. As a result of the Treaty of Versailles

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    Sports in the 1920s Sports went through many changes in the time period known as the "Roaring Twenties." Some sports were just starting out; others were broadening their horizons‚ while others were simply becoming more popular. New heroes were emerging in sports‚ new teams‚ and even new leagues. Although there were many greats in the 1920s‚ without a doubt‚ George "Babe" Ruth was the first and most famous out of all the heroes presented in this time. Ruth changed the whole game of baseball. Ruth

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    ways; Dubs‚ Du Bois‚ and Sinclair capture this illustration with week ten reading‚ Debs also argues about how socialism is best way to address the problems of the twentieth century. Progressive Era was new era that‚ American’s have never experienced before but was the start to fixing social‚ economical and other problems that country was facing. In Eugene v. Debs‚ from “The Outlook for Socialism in America”‚ Debs talks about how the difference between the political parties are neither parties involve

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    many different opinions. Today’s literature for example is written differently of course it has to attract the reader’s generation‚ but some classics might do that as well‚ but differently. Lady Chatterley’s Lover had a tremendous impact during the 1920’s it was a time when no one was ready for a book like this. Shocking many older people‚ but attracting the younger generation of the time and mostly women. Does society tend to put restrictions on the world of literature? When it comes to novels banning

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    The Labor Movement in the 1920s As a correction to the wartime effort‚ inflation and unemployment increased because there was not a need to mass-produce products for war‚ and America had to return to "normalcy". The amount of labor unrest increased during this time period‚ which is very obvious by the increase of labor strikes. There was a strike by the United States Steel Corporation workers in 1919. They were annoyed with their seven 12 hour workdays a week. The leader of the American Federation

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    A vast majority of modern societies around the world view Canada as an accepting nation that embraces a variety of different people‚ and hosts many diverse cultures. For instance‚ in the 1920’s not all Canadians were free from discrimination‚ and although most people were embracing this time of prosperity with new inventions and exciting lifestyles‚ others‚ such as the Indigenous peoples of Canada‚ were struggling to avoid the the overbearing push of extreme cultural discrimination. The residential

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    1920’s Study Guide RISE OF NATIVISM 1. Red Scare ➢ Eugene Debs -Socialist leader -Imprisoned ➢ Palmer Raids -US Attorney General Mitchell Palmer -Hunted down communists‚ socialists‚ and anarchists (People who opposed any form of gov’t) -Many foreigners deported -Trampled civil rights ➢ Mail Bombings -Many bombs were mailed to gov’t and business leaders -Public became fearful of Communism taking over -Led to Palmer Raids ➢ Sacco & Vanzetti -Italian immigrants and anarchists -Arrested

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    A Longer Life In today’s society people are living longer‚ healthier lives as compared to the yester years. Now the average lifespan of the everyday American has risen almost 30 years since the 1920’s and continues to rise due to the built up immunities to old diseases‚ widespread education causing more doctors to be in the office‚ technological advances leading to the medical advances we are constantly using today and tomorrow‚ the media output of disease breakouts‚ and the personal knowledge

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    women openly displayed their disdain towards what was considered normal behavior during that age. The majority of the women did not actually live the flapper life‚ but adopted the new style. According to the 19th Amendment‚ women could now vote as of 1920 in the United States. Millions held administrative or service oriented work positions such as stenography‚ also known as white collar work. Birth control‚ such as the diaphragm‚ became much more accessible. As well as limiting the amount of conceived

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