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At the close of the American Civil War in 1865, the United States’ government was faced with the tremendously difficult problem of re-integrating the Confederate States into the Union. Between 1865 and 1877 this problem was addressed by various forms of “Reconstruction,” programs whose goals also included the rebuilding of the ravaged Southern economy, and…

The McCarthy Hearings are referred to as “witch-hunts” because of their similarity to the Salem witch trials. The McCarthy hearings are trials in which Senator Joe McCarthy accuses government employees of being Communists. He exaggerates andexploits the evidence and ruins many reputations just as the girls do in the Salem witch trials. The accused, in…

pealed It is generally believed that Martin Luther King, Jr. , was an intelligent African-American who promoted harmony between the races. Numerous books-all of which talk about his deeds of valor to promote good-will between both blacks and whites during a time when riots and strife regularly occurred in America-have been written about his life….

War is not a necessary evil humans must endure. Although, war is not necessary, humans go to war to try to gain power, fortune, and to spread their particular group’s religions and beliefs. By definition civilization is an advanced state of intellectual, cultural, and material development in human society, marked by progress in the arts…

igone essays Antigone as Tragic Hero Heroes come in many forms. Some such as immense in size and strength as Hercules, some in the form of people that are shunned upon, such as Harriet Tubman, and some that are only valorous heroes to some, such as Kurt Cobain. These heroes have many characteristics that make…

Mahatma Gandhi was a great Hindu leader and model for the world to follow. His fervor for an independent India encouraged others to stand behind and support him in his efforts to obtain an independent country. Gandhi was born in India yet he received the majority of his preparation for the India’s movement in South…

The accomplishments taken place upon the onset of the many New Deal legislations owe much to the seeds implanted and unknowingly disseminated by the pre-WWI Progressive movement. Sparked by the new image as a world power, industrialization, and immigration at the dawn of the new century, a new found reform movement gripped the nation. With…

In the post-Civil War era, published news was accessible to the citizens of the United States more than it had ever been before, allowing stories to travel across the nation at a rapid pace. In the South during this time period, the Ku Klux Klan was committing horrid acts of violence against Republicans and African…

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born in a village near Umtata in the Transkei on the 18 July 1918. His father was the principal councilor to the Acting Paramount Chief of Thembuland. After his father s death, the young Rolihlahla became the Paramount Chief s ward to be groomed to assume high office. However, influenced by…

Preventing Genocide EssayBy:All through history, people have killed other people. Usually, this is just because of hatred of that one person. Unfortunately, sometimes people can have a deep-rooted hatred of an entire group of people. This hatred of people leads to genocide. Everybody knows about genocide, few know how to define it, and even fewer…