Category: History 3303
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Labor Conditions and Workers’ Wages in Factories and Plants
One of the most significant historical issues of the 20th of XX century was labor conditions and workers’ wages in factories and plants. The first part of the XX century was characterized by the migration of the population from villages to cities; ongoing industrialization and the appearance of new industrial sites. The processes of urbanization…
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The Voting Rights Act of 1965 as Historical Event
Table of Contents Secondary Sources Review Primary Sources Review Research Question Audience Message References On August 6, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law an act that removed legal barriers some states had created to prevent Black Americans from voting in elections. These barriers existed despite the fact that the Blacks were granted this…
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Van Helden’s Article “The Telescope in the Seventeenth Century”
The article “The Telescope in the Seventeenth Century” was written by Van Helden in 1974. The author discloses the science behind the invention of the telescope and how it affected humanity’s future and development. Van Helden (1974) argues that the telescope was invented in approximately the 1600s but became known to the general public in…
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Religious Influence in the Salem Witch Trials
Table of Contents Introduction Main body Conclusion Works Cited Introduction The 1692 Salem Witch Trials are remembered as one of the most horrific mass hysteria cases in American history. A group of Salem citizens accused their neighbors of witchcraft, leading to the execution of 19 people (Laskaris 1). In 1953, American playwright Arthur Miller took…
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Do We Live In a Post-Imperial Age?
The last fifty years are defined and understood by some researchers (Dunababin, p. 3) as the post-imperial age characterized by strong state power and the rise of new conflicts. The first is the strong nationalist movement in countries that have been the object of political domination or economic exploitation by imperialist Powers. While the attainment…
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Emancipation Proclamation and Gettysburg Address
Table of Contents Introduction Main body Conclusion References Introduction It was not the intention of Lincoln to abolish slavery at the start of the civil war, but circumstances changed along the way. Slavery became a major war issue. As a result, Lincoln and most of his generals became committed to abolishing slavery in the United…
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Advancement of Rights and Division in the US
Table of Contents Introduction Main body Conclusion References Introduction Throughout American history, society has demonstrated different attitudes towards African Americans. These individuals had been slaves before 1865, witnessed and promoted the civil rights movement in the mid-20th century, and are fully-fledged society members today. One can state that the civil rights movement was a crucial…
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American Women’s History: Suffrage Movement
It was 3rd March 1913, the day when Woodrow Wilson arrived at Washington to paradoxically find very little crowd for his welcome. It was the occasion of his inauguration as the President of the United States. Later he found that people instead had assembled to witness the greatest ever history remaking at Pennsylvania Avenue where…
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The New Deal: Successes and Failures
It is important to note that the New Deal was comprised of regulatory changes, financial and economic reforms, public projects, and aid programs to overcome the effects of the Great Depression. There were both successes and failures of the New Deal, where the former included the Emergency Banking Act, the Civilian Conservation Corps CCC, the…
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Mistreatment of the American Colonists: The Coercive Acts
Introduction Colonialism is a very significant but also terrifying period of time that still has numerous positive and negative consequences. Colonial American History describes many unpleasant events and challenges faced by both the Native tribes and colonists. For example, not allowing the latter to live peacefully, happily, and freely, the British government mistreated the colonists,…