Fighting the War at Home Teaching German was outlawed in several states The invention of liberty cabbage “Liberty Streak” Remember Belgium by George Creel’s CPI It gets worse Espionage Act- Spys were put away for the was The Sedition Act- Can’t say anything bad about the war Schenck vs. United States- Can’t help people get out of being drafted Great Migration- blacks moving north (race riots) Slackers- Label people they don’t like and get rid of them The Palmer Raids Attorney General
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The First World War broke out in 1914‚ originally involving Great Britain‚ France‚ Germany‚ Austria-Hungary and Russia. There were many reasons why the war started; some were long term causes related with the tensions between the countries of Europe‚ such as the conflicts between Britain and Germany and Russia and Austria-Hungary. However there was one short term cause which invoked all the existing tensions to break out in war‚ the assassination of the Archduke and Prince of Austria‚ Franz Ferdinand
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There could be hundreds of possible reasons that culture differs from one location to another‚ but I believe some of the more prominent reasons include the demographic of the area‚ different beliefs‚ ideas and habits. Many cultures differ depending on the prosperity or wealth of the location. Wealthy areas are vastly different than poor areas in that physical items are more valued because there is a greater flow of money. Poor areas don’t necessarily value materials as much because they are more
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Were there endemic weaknesses which explain the defeat of the Third Reich? In the aftermath of the Second War‚ historians- their judgement clearer with the benefit of hindsight- have clamoured to give their accounts of why Hitler’s Third Reich was defeated‚ often pointing to structural failings within the state. Nazi Germany’s downfall was not inevitable‚ though‚ and indeed for over two years‚ between the summer of 1940 and autumn of 1942‚ the outcome of the war was far from certain. Yet‚ just
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Group 2 Rural Bank of Suares Case Synthesis: In a stockholders’ meeting of the Rural Bank of Suares (RBS)‚ Peter Arguelles‚ the bank general manager‚ proposed that the bank should open another branch in the capital city. However‚ the stockholders are reluctant with this motion‚ given that there are branches of the big banks of Manila and already two rural banks in the city. For more than 20 years‚ the Rural Bank of Suares struggled financially because of the government’s lending program. Point-of-View:
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I have learned a great deal from this class in a short amount of time‚ but one of the most interesting things studied would have to be the 1920’s. Not only did the United States become the wealthiest nation in the world during this era‚ but some major social changes took place during this time. Consumerism grew during the 1920’s due to products being made more obtainable. Henry Ford’s assembly line contributed greatly to this. Each worker was given a specific task to do on the assembly line‚ and
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Urban ecosystem and Ecopolis Lai Wei March 29‚ 2012 Introduction When people talk about the city‚ the first thing they thought is the building and the traffic. It’s hard to connect city to the ecological and the environment. But as the humanity is rapidly urbanizing‚ by 2010‚ more than 50% of the world population is expected to live in the city. (The World Bank‚ 2010) Cities can be tremendously efficient. It can easier to provide water and sanitation for a large number of people living
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The 1920’s was the best decade of the first half of the 20th century. In the 1910’s there was WWI‚ the 1930’s the great depression‚ and the 1940’s WWII. So much flourished economically and industrially during the 1920’s which made it the best decade. Even though there was so much good in the 1920’s there were some problems too‚ but not nearly as bad as any of the other decades in the first half of the 20th century. During the 1920’s‚ the economy was booming. A big factor of the economy prospering
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What was 1920’s art like? By: Marisol Menendez and Libby Davis Art Influences • Art in the 1920’s was mainly influenced by two movements: Dada and Surrealism. Dada Art • Dada was an anti-art movement . Anti Art painters rejected in some way the conventional artistic standards. • It was born out of negative reaction to the horrors of World War I. It rejected reason and logic‚ prizing nonsense‚ irrationality and intuition. Many Dada artist scattered across Europe after Great War ended. Dada’s
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major war. At the end of World War I in 1918‚ both social and political foundations in American took a dramatic turn. From these changes‚ women of the twenties began to defy social norms and distinguish themselves from women in the 1910s and 1930s. The women of this decade had a newfound social liberty‚ as it was a major period of change. Conservatives and liberals were battling
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