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HISTORY - AMERICAN HISTORY
History - American History
History - American History
Malachite, a green friable stone, was the source of copper in the early smelters. Originally it was thought that the smelting of copper was by chance dropping of malachite into campfires. However, campfire temperatures are normally in the region of 600-650 ...
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The Post Chicano or Hispanic Generation (1980-present)
Introduction
Hispanics are an ethnic group in the United States, all residents of Hispanic or Spanish origin covers. The term was coined in the 1970s by the U.S. government. Due to the mixing of different ethnicities in the USA during the last 400 years has ...
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Looking at the Past in a Postliterate Age
Looking at the Past in a Postliterate Age
To start with, this is not a course on the history of film. Nor is it a course about history on film, that is, documentary films constructed around locations, interviews, photographs, and memorabilia of all sorts. ...
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HARVARD SITKOFF KING
Harvard Sitkoff King: Pilgrimage To The Mountaintop
Harvard Sitkoff King: Pilgrimage To The Mountaintop
Chapter 2: The bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama (1955-56) marked the 1st mass-action success of the Civil Rights Movement.
What were the protesters' goals here?
The boycott of the Montgomery bus lines - a peaceful protest of American ...
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CIVIL WAR
The American Civil War
The American Civil War
Introduction
The American Civil War began on April 12, 1861, when confederate forces opened fire on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. It lasted until May 26, 1865. The war caused more than 600,000 deaths, destroyed over $5 billion in property, and brought ...
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Redefinition: Native Americans
Historically, the social, political, and economic systems of Native American culture groups were tremendously diverse, ranging from hierarchical systems based on various social statuses to more egalitarian systems. Many culture groups were and still are matriarchal, matrilineal, and/or matrilocal. The Apache of the southwest, for example, trace their ...
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COLONIZATION TO CIVIL WAR
America after Colonization Till the Civil War
America after Colonization Till the Civil War
By the middle of the XIX century slavery in the American South became increasingly brake on economic and social development. In the north, developed rapidly capitalism, the industrial revolution came at a critical ...
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Andrew Jackson and Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Jackson
The presidency and legacy of Andrew Jackson
One of the prominent hero of his time, a man of passion and an expansionist, Andrew Jackson had been part of the democratic movement. Jackson's two terms as president, (1829-37) were the beginning of a new era in ...
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HISTORY
America's War against Germany
America's War against Germany
Introduction
It was on April 2, 1917 that Wilson made an appearance in the joint session and declared a war against Germany. The premise for the declaration of a war against Germany was the fact that America wanted to safeguard the world for ...
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AMERICAN HISTORY
Influence of Media and Public Opinion
Influence of Media and Public Opinion
Special interest groups and mass media play a significant role in shaping the lives and perceptions of an individual. Things have changed dramatically in recent times, perceptions of people have significantly changed and they not only look to ...