Category: History 3303
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Transformations in America in the 1880s and 1890s
Table of Contents Introduction Main body Conclusion Reference Introduction The United States experienced tremendous changes years after the Civil War. Such developments included industrialization, migration, moral movements, and changes in race and gender perceptions. Revolutions happened in both the urban and the rural parts of the country. The paper describes the radical transformations that occurred…
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True Intentions of the Founding Fathers
The transition of the United States from a small and rather helpless group of colonies to one of the most influential powers in the world has been a long journey. Some might argue that it would ultimately have failed if not for the Founding Fathers and their heroic efforts during the Philadelphia Convention. The very…
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Kansas-Nebraska Act and the Dred Scott Decision
How was each section of the country impacted by the Kansas-Nebraska Act and the Dred Scott decision? Both the Kansas-Nebraska Act and the Dred Scott decision promoted slavery against the backdrop of the pressure from the Northerners for the abolition of the practice. The passage of the Act coupled with the Supreme Court decision legitimizing…
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New Deal: Purpose, Positive Aspirations
The New Deal in the United States was a set of programs, infrastructure projects, economic changes, and legislation initiated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to create financial support and solve manufacturing, agriculture, water supply, and employment problems. The most important task was to save and stabilize the US financial system. The New Deals main result…
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The Emancipation Proclamation in American History
Introduction A few events in the United States history had as much impact as the American Civil War, which took place between 1861 and 1865. The Civil War was, in part, fueled by the debate over the future of slavery between the South and the North. Slavery is an alien concept to the modern citizens…
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Defining Terms and Providing Significance
Table of Contents Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire 1850 Fugitive Slave Act President McKinley Massacre at Wounded Knee 1890 1887 Allotment Act Work Cited Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire was one of the most saddening accidents in American history during the twentieth century. The incident occurred on March 25, 1911, at the Triangle…
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Industrial China and Europe in Needham Puzzle
The article under discussion analyzed and explained the notion of the Needham puzzle. The puzzle is about Chinas growth and evolution: its tempo, its perspective, and the reason why China failed to become the country of the industrial revolution, although the capability of its evolution and growth was high even back in the fourteenth century.…
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Events of World History
The League of Nations is the international organization formed as the result of the Paris Peace Conference, which took place on January 10, 1920. The formation of this organization became the end of World War 1. The League of Nations main objective was disarmament, prevention of hostilities, ensuring collective security, settling disputes between countries through…
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20-Century Media in Douglas Where the Girls Are
Susan Douglass book Where the Girls Are: Growing Up Female in the Mass Media is a highly successful attempt to portray the lives of women as being impacted by the media and culture. Douglas attempts to evaluate the effect of songs, TV shows, adverts, and other means of communication on the formation of females image…
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Ivan the Terribles Impact on Russian History
Introduction The legacies of Ivan IV Vasilyevich, who is also known as Ivan the Terrible, attract close attention of many historians because this monarch considerably shaped the history of Russia, especially the political development of this country, its social structure, as well as the size of its territory. This paper is aimed at discussing such…