“To what extent was the Federal Government responsible for improving the status of black people in the USA in the years 1945 - 1964?” Most People would presume that the Federal Government of the USA would have done the most for Civil Rights‚ as they are in charge and run all of the States in America. However this is wrong as most of the Presidents did not pass Civil Rights Acts straight away‚ in fact it took them at least a year into the Presidency to even attempt to pass an act through
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authorizes $15 million in military aid to the French. This event is important because it begins the United States military involvement in Vietnam. 1953 January 20‚ 1953- Former five-star Army general‚ Dwight D. Eisenhower‚ becomes the 34th U.S President. This event is important because he becomes America’s new President and because he does a lot with the Vietnam War. 1954 April 7‚ 1954- President Eisenhower introduced the Domino Theory in response to a news conference. This event is important because
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s From 1945 onwards ( Indochina- Cochinchina‚ Annam and Tonkin) - The French representative in Vietnam launched a campaign against the Vietminh in 1945 by 1946 he had re-established control of southern Vietnam - October 1946 Ho chi minh was declared president of the DRV (democratic republic of Vietnam-north). This was after the declaration of Vietnam as a free state with a French union in March. - Due to Ho’s weak political direction from Paris (he went to implement the March
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The period 1945 to 1964 was where African Americans campaigned for their civil rights‚ and they aimed to improve the lives of black people‚ to some extent the federal government was involved in the improvement of the stays of black people including the presidents‚ the congress‚ the supreme courts and the FBI. However it was not the federal government alone who improved the status of black people because civil right campaigns such as the NAACP. Harry S Truman was the first american president after
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August General Uprising (and known in the West as the Vietnamese Revolution) by the Indochinese Communist Party‚ was a revolution in Vietnam. On August 19‚ 1945‚ the Việt Minh under Hồ Chí Minh began a revolution against French colonial rule in Vietnam. From August 19 onwards‚ demonstrations and uprisings against French rule broke out in cities and towns throughout Vietnam. Given Japan had surrendered to the Allies at the end of World War II‚ the Japanese forces in Indochina stepped aside and allowed
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How different were the foreign policies of labour and conservative governments in the period from 1945-1964? During the time period Britain was seen as the second while the two superpowers of the Soviet Union and The US were dominating. Both Labour and Conservative wanted to regain their status as a Great Power‚ however more changes happened under Conservative power. Britain realised that after the war they had lost a significant amount of money which meant that they were in an economic downfall
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in Palk Strait. Before the 1964 cyclone‚ Dhanushkodi was a flourishing tourist and pilgrimage town. Since Ceylon now Sri Lanka is just 18 miles away‚ there were many weekly ferry services between Dhanushkodi and Thalaimannar of Ceylon‚ transporting travellers and goods across the sea. There were hotels‚ textile shops and dharmashalas catering to these pilgrims and travellers. The Railway line to Dhanushkodi–which did not touch Rameshwaram then and destroyed in the 1964 cyclone-went directly from
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Elise Burns Timeline Part IV NOTE: Before starting the Timeline project please refer to the "Example Timeline Matrix" document in the Additional Resources folder in Canyon Connect. Instructions: Complete the matrix by providing the Time Period/Date(s) in column B‚ and the Description and Significance of the People/Event(s) to American History in column C. (See complete instructions in the Syllabus for the Module 7 assignment entitled‚ “Timeline Part IV.” NOTE: The timeline project does not
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Explain why the Vietcong was supported in South Vietnam in the years 1964 to 1968 (12 marks) The Vietcong was supported in the years 1964 to 1968 due to the fact that the Americans had failed to win the hearts and minds of the people. Instead they alienated the people and thought them to be sub-human‚ destroyed their homes with bombing and unwanted policies such as strategic hamlets. The Vietcong was presented as both nationalist and a communist movement. This enabled it to have a wide appeal
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INDP Final Project Joe Perry NTC/362 February 11‚ 2013 Phillip Coleman INDP Final Project Kudler Fine Foods is an upscale food store that is located in the San Diego metropolitan area. There are three locations‚ La Jolla‚ Del Mar‚ and Encinitas‚ that make up this company. With each store there is approximately 8‚000 sq. ft. of space that is located in fashionable shopping centers. Each of the stores are stocked with fresh produce‚ meat and seafood‚ and bakery and pastries. In order to
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