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During the years 1950 to 1954, Senator Joseph McCarthy instilled fear in Americans with his anti-Communist ideologies. The HUAC (House of Un-American Activity Committee) Hearings, led by Senator McCarthy, caused widespread disruption throughout the United States. These hearings specifically targeted various groups including government workers, college professors, playwrights, Hollywood screenwriters and actors, artists and musicians,…

The tweed ring was a tiny group of men put together by William M. Tweed who composed New York City’s finances. Tweed was condemned of stealing up to 200 million dollars. With the rate of inflation that would be up to 8 billion dollars today. In 1873, Tweed was sentenced to twelve years in prison…

economic exploitation of African AmericansThroughout history, America has benefitted from the economic exploitation of African Americans. As a youth, Anne Moody experienced life growing up on the plantation as a child of sharecroppers. Her powerful and honest autobiography described the economic hardship in the rural south. Anne’s early memories of the Carter plantation depicted the…

As the century approaches its end, and advancing to the twentieth century takes place, reflection of the most important issues within American society that were solved since the end of the Civil War are vital to be made available for the public. Additionally, the most important issues remaining unsolved since said event, is a critical…

One of the most controversial topics in U.S. history is slavery. Essentially since the establishment of the colonies slavery was a common practice, especially among those tasked with the labor-intensive job of growing and harvesting crops during colonial America. In the years between the colonies being established and the Civil War, enslaving people of a…

The United States older generations work every day to have a finer appreciation for diversity. From the Holocaust to 9/11’s tragedies, the US has seen its great deal of failure in understanding how a community thrives off being different. Though in developing European countries such as Bosnia-Herzegovina, diversity only sparked arguments for citizens like Muslim,…

Throughout history, the media has been the source from which most of the public receives their information on current events. The media plays a vital role in shaping how the public reacts to certain events based on how the networks deliver news and important information. The media chooses how and what they report, so they…

Improvements on technology increased efficiency. The shift to steam engines from water power and a shift to electricity using natural resources like coal improved the efficiency of business. Americans focus on improving technology helped the economic and business consolidation. The transcontinental railroad allowed for access to the West which gave business corporations access to natural…

“My fellow countrymen, we must not surrender under any circumstances! If we withdraw now, all our hard work will be wasted! In the event that Hutchinson declines to send back the tea to England, perhaps we can prepare a unique tea solely for him!” — Samuel Adams December 16, 1773 The Stamp Act was passed…

Throughout history we have had almost an endless amount of conspiracy theories. Whether it was the moon landings being fake, who really assassinated John F. Kennedy, Area 51 and the aliens, Paul McCartney is actually dead, the Holocaust didn’t happen, or Tupac Shakur still being alive. Now I know that some of these sound outrageous…