Race Relation Race relations have evolved over the course of the 20 and 21 century. It seen through the book‚ To Kill a Mockingbird. It is also shown through famous trials such as the Scottsboro trials‚ the Emmett Till murder trial‚ the Sacco and Vanzetti trial‚ and the Nuremberg trials. Although it is found a lot between African Americans‚ race relations have evolved between other races as well. In the novel‚ To kill a Mockingbird‚ we see a young naive girl who follows society’s beliefs. She
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Isolationism- A policy of pulling away from involvement in world affairs. 3. Communism- An economic and political system based on a single-party government ruled by a dictatorship. 4. Anarchists- People who opposed any form of government. 5. Sacco and Vanzetti- Were arrested and charged with the robbery and murder of a factory paymaster and his guard in South Braintree‚ Massachusetts. 6. Quota System- The Emergency Quota Act of 1921 set up. 7. John L. Lewis- In 1919‚ the United Mine Workers of America
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To what extent was racial conflict the dominant social tension in the USA in the period from 1919-1929 During the period from 1919-1929‚ many social tensions came to the fore‚ however the social tensions however were to a large extent dominated by racial conflict. The economic boom of the 1920s saw a growing divide between the upper class and the working class‚ and a large amount of these workers where immigrants and African Americans. The growing disparity saw trade unions being formed‚ which aided
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After witnessing the devastating‚ yet human-induced tragedies of World War I‚ the psyche of America was never the same. They abandoned their fundamental beliefs that the Western Civilization was not a model‚ but flawed society and turned their attention towards internal affairs‚ signaling the beginning of American isolationism. As William Allen White put it‚ Americans were “tired of issues‚ sick at heart of ideals‚ and weary of being noble.” The Roaring Twenties reflected this rejection of tradition
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US CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT Federalism- system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units Articles of confederation- he agreement made by the original 13 states in 1777 establishing a confederacy to be known as the United States of America; replaced by the Constitution of 1788 US Constitution- United States Constitution: the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified
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1912 New Nationalism New Freedom Woodrow Wilson Preparedness Selective Service Act Espionage and Sedition Acts Food Administration 100% Americanism American Expeditionary Force The Fourteen Points Treaty of Versailles Knox-Porter Resolution Sacco and Vanzetti The Red Scare The Johnson-Reed Act of 1924 Great Migration Palmer Raids The Polar Bear Expedition Election of 1924 Racial Nationalism Essays: 1. How was the American West related to the development of U.S. foreign policy during the late 1800s
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Henry Ford and Fordism- (Page 486) Fordism is the system of standardized mass production attributed to Henry Ford‚ principles based on assembly-line techniques‚ scientific management‚ mass consumption based on higher wages‚ and sophisticated advertising techniques McNary-Haugen Bill- (Page 489) it sought to keep agricultural prices high by having the government buy surpluses to sell abroad‚ vetoed twice by Coolidge. In his 1927 veto he warned against the tyranny of bureaucratic regulation and control
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Pacific Northwest.6 The fight have many gangs in the outlaw‚ and they live in Texas‚ Oklahoma‚ the Missouri border‚ Montana‚ and Texas.7 Vanzetti’s Speech to the Court on April 9‚ 1927 considers that many people can be death with no reason. Bartolomeo Vanzetti points out with these crimes in the Braintree and the Bridgewater.8 These residences with many struggles in their life and many reason to get rid of this regime. In addition‚ these wars bring to these bad results when people do not want these
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C H A P T E R 2 2 War & the American State 1914–1920 Chapter Objectives: After you have read this chapter‚ you should be able to answer the following questions: I. How & why did World War I begin? II. Evaluate & discuss President Wilson’s decision to enter the war in 1917. III. Why was World War I considered a “total war”? IV. How did the war affect economic affairs & social relationships in America? V. How & why did President Wilson attempt to shape the Treaty of
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Although America had great economic success in the 1920s due to WWI‚ there was a large amount of social tension due to many different ideologies. America was experiencing nativism due to many Americans believing that America no longer needed a large influx of immigrants. Fundamentalism was causing issues in schools and was creating the idea of Social Darwinism. After WWI‚ America wanted to be isolated from the rest of the world to keep America prospering. This created the idea that only Americans
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