There are many words to describe the 1930s‚ but equality was not one of them. From injustice lynching and kills of blacks to the stock market crash of 1929 that lead the United States into the Great Depression. The 30s plausible could be the worst years in US history. In “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee‚ she uncovers all the hardships there were living during that time period. The story takes place in Maycomb a small town in Alabama and is narrated by the main character‚ a little girl named
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success in achieving major reform in American Society in 1880 to 1920 was a long hard struggle. They fought for labor rights‚ better working conditions and condensed the monopolies‚ mainly the railroad that strong armed farmers due to unfair shipping costs. They fought for laborers rights to assembly and bargain‚ they gave women the right to vote and created governing bodies that promoted free and open markets as well as health. One downside was prohibition. And actually many progressives supported the
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How successful was the National Government 1931-1939 in dealing with social-economic problems they faced? National Government is a concept referring to the coalition of the major political parties which were under Ramsay MacDonald‚ Stanley Baldwin and Neville Chamberlain they held office from 1931 until 1940. The Wall Street Crash was the start of Great Depression and Britain was badly hit. The Government tried to achieve several different‚ contradictory objectives which where ones such as
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How successful was Woodrow Wilson in achieving his aims in foreign policy in the years 1912 to 1920? Democrat Woodrow Wilson was elected as president after Republican William Howard Taft who favoured interventionist foreign policy in 1912. The aims of Wilson in tackling foreign affairs were to maintain isolationism by peaceful and ethical approaches‚ which were achieved almost successfully until the American intervention into the World War One in 1917. One of Wilson’s success in keeping isolationism
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How successful was the New Deal? To solve the economic problems created by the Great Depression of the 1930s‚ President Franklin D. Roosevelt made a New Deal. The aim was to relieve many economic hardships and give Americans faith in the democratic system. The idea of a New Deal was admired by some people and rejected by others. In this essay I will evaluate the successes and the failures of the New Deal: Firstly‚ Roosevelt?s most important step was to prevent banks from collapsing from all American
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Crystal Pan AP US History Demeck 7 February 25‚ 2015 Chapter 22 Essential Questions The 1920s were a period of tension between new and changing attitudes on the one hand and traditional values and nostalgia on the other. What led to the tension between old and new AND in what ways was the tension manifested? Tension rose between groups with new and old values primarily due to new technological‚ social‚ and political developments such as: development of assembly line and higher wages gave workers
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Classwork How successful was Stresemann in Resolving Germany’s Problems between 1923 and 1929? Stresemann was successful in resolving Germanys problems between 1923 and 1929 as he helped Germany with the economy‚ culture‚ politics and foreign policy. Although Stresemann was only chancellor for a few months he was a leading member of every government from the years 1923 till 1929. Stresemann’s greatest achievements was in foreign policy where Germany was accepted in to the League of Nations. In the
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The Progressive Era‚ 1900-1920‚ in American history was a time of immense political and economic reform. This reform was done by reformers‚ such as Upton Sinclair‚ and by the federal government. Some of the reforms include those on food regulation‚ increase in voter power and the breakup of trusts. These reforms were generally successful but had some limitations. An example of a successful reform during the Progressive Era was the Meat Inspection Act‚ and the Pure Food and Drug Act‚ which enforced
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prefered in a relationship. These important qualities help build a successful relationship‚ some of which are trusting one another‚ respecting one another‚ and spending time with one another. First of all‚ trust is a crucial aspect of a relationship. Without trust‚ there is nothing to build any kind of relationship upon. This is an important quality to have because it allows you to be open with‚ have confidence in‚ and rely on your friend‚ family member‚ or partner. According to an article by Steven
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PAPER 1 QUESTION ON THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS a) What were the aims of the League of Nations? (4) You need 4 points to get the 4 marks available or two well explained points The four main aims of the League of Nations were to encourage disarmament‚ to discourage aggression from any nation‚ to improve living and working conditions in all parts of the world and to encourage more countries to co-operate‚ especially in business and trade. As you see this pupil has clearly noted
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