Essays on History of The United States

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The Comparison of "Poem About My Rights" by June Jordan and "The Day Lady Died" by Frank O'hara

4 pages / 1735 words

“Poem About My Rights” is a passionate, emotional, and personal poem. Violence toward and oppression of individual African Americans and countries in southern Africa are the overriding themes of “Poem About My Rights.” The poem vulgarly refers to sexual violence experienced by woman and how...

African American African American History Literature Review

1142

The Themes of Power, Race, and Class in a People's History of The United States

3 pages / 1390 words

The novel A Peoples History of the United States by Howard Zinn, narrates the history of the rulers, conquerors, leaders and also the history of the oppressed and slaved individuals. In the first three chapters, the story talks about the discovery of America during the...

American History Book Review Novel

1143

Deployment of Thaad by USA and South Korea

1 page / 556 words

THAAD is a missile defense system designed by the Americans to shoot down ballistic missiles. It minimizes the risk of explosion and destroys ballistic missiles before they explode. This paper will examine what prompted South Korea and the U.S to deploy THAAD. The paper will...

American History World History

1144

The Union Won The Civil War, and The Seceded States Won Reconstruction

2 pages / 1046 words

Although the Union won the Civil War, it was the states who seceded who won Reconstruction. Reconstruction saw the introduction of white supremacy groups, widespread lynching, and political violence. Eventually, those led by the Redeemers brought about the end of the Reconstruction era through a...

African American African American History Civil War

1145

The Impact of The Industrial Revolution on Social Life in Europe

2 pages / 921 words

Introduction The Industrial Revolution increased the material wealth of the European world. It also ended the dominance of agriculture and initiated significant social change. The everyday work environment also changed drastically in society, and the West became an urban civilization. Cities grew and the two...

Industrial Revolution Society

1146

Analysis of The Main Causes of The American Revolution

3 pages / 1305 words

The American Revolution: A Complex Struggle Beyond Ideals The American Revolution was not only the idealistic fight for liberty and freedom that it is usually portrayed as; it was also an expansive conflict that led to many casualties on both sides. However, this conflict was...

American Revolution French and Indian War

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The Events Surrounding The French and Indian War

2 pages / 970 words

At the start of the conflict with the French in 1753, the British were chiefly concerned with acquiring more wealth by settling the Ohio Valley to grow crops and trade with the Indians. After the French and Indian War broke out, the young George Washington...

French and Indian War

1148

How Did The French and Indian War Lead to The American Revolution

1 page / 456 words

Throughout history there have been many feuds between various nations and tribes. When it comes to studying historical events, you will notice that some of these disputes turned into wars, several of which triggered other wars, or revolutions that led to the creating of a...

French and Indian War

1149

The Injustices of The Dust Bowl Migration in The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

2 pages / 954 words

The novel The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck is about the social injustices that took place during the Dust Bowl migration in the western United States. It is composed of a third person view of a family, the Joads, who are kicked off their...

Dust Bowl Grapes of Wrath

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The Causes of The Dust Bowl of The 1930's in The United States

2 pages / 920 words

The Dust Bowl of the 1930’s was an unfortunate combination of natural occurrences, mixed with the nation’s over aspiring greed. Our country began westward expansion with the dream of advancing product sea to sea. Our ancestors saw what the land had to offer, and wasted...

Dust Bowl

1151

Lewis and Clark Expedition

4 pages / 2066 words

York, Captain William Clark’s black “manservant,” accompanied the Lewis and Clark expedition to the Pacific Ocean and back to the East (1803-1806). William Clark’s life-long slave companion, York and William were roughly the same age. He had been bequeathed to William by his father, John...

Lewis and Clark Expedition

1152

Respecting and Understanding The American Flag

4 pages / 1793 words

The History of the American Flag The flag of the United States represents many things that current citizens may never be aware of during their lifetime. The history of our flag is remarkable as that of the America Republic. The origin of the flag up...

American Flag

1153

United States History: The Gilded Age

2 pages / 785 words

Heel to heel with the end of the Civil War, the Gilded Age was a baptism of sorts; it was freedom’s debut and moral consciousness’ rebirth. Slavery was well on its way to becoming a blemish of a freedom-loving country, and the practices of American...

Gilded Age

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The Second American Revolution: Its Impact and Legacy

3 pages / 1790 words

In the period between 1860 and 1890, the government and society of the United States experienced what some historians call “The Second American Revolution” (Foner, Brief 4th ed, p 417). The Civil War and Reconstruction transformed a “union” into a “nation,” shifted an agrarian society...

American Revolution American Revolutionary War

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The Dust Bowl Disaster: America's Great Drought

6 pages / 3073 words

The Dust Bowl, also known as the Dirty Thirties, was a period of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the ecology and agriculture of the American and Canadian prairies during the 1930s; severe drought and a failure to apply dryland farming methods to prevent wind...

Dust Bowl

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An Analysis of The Prohibition in The Great Gatsby, a Novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald

2 pages / 871 words

Prohibition in the Great Gatsby symbolizes the resistance of the American people. F. Scott Fitzgerald gives the readers an inside look to the 1920’s. The Great Gatsby is brimming with the resistance of the alcohol bans set in place by the U.S. government. Made-to-order essay...

Alcohol Law Prohibition Era The Great Gatsby

1157

The Issues of Sea Piracy in History and International Law Prohibitions During The 1400s to 1500s

6 pages / 3140 words

Sea Piracy has been an issue since the 15th century to the 16th century, which is dubbed to be the Golden Age of Piracy. This is due to the lack of unified body to form an agreeable law of the sea to combat sea piracy....

Prohibition

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The Flaws of a Set of Prohibitionist Policies in The United States

6 pages / 2845 words

One of the countries that assume high responsibility as far as drug control in the world is concerned is the United State of America. The country has invested heavily in combating the vice of drug abuse and peddling, aside from establishing an international wide network...

Prohibition

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Impact of The Great Depression on Women

3 pages / 1463 words

The Great Depression affected women and men in quite different ways. The economy of the period relied heavily on so-called “sex-typed” work, or work that employers typically assigned to one sex or the other. And the work most directly associated with males, especially manufacturing in...

Great Depression Woman