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Reconstruction after the Civil War was a time period in which different groups in the United States fought each other to rebuild the South the way they saw fit. Opposing radical groups both took this opportunity to show their differing political views. On one end of the political spectrum, republicans wanted to reform the south…

There are many important matters that are going on in the world that are connected to historical events discussed in the class. Even though they happen during different time periods, the events can be related to each other. A lot of situations that happened in the past is similar to some events that happens in…

I am interested in the topic of 9-11 because of the war that sprang up because of it. I also would like to prevent anything tragic like this from happening again. I also wanted to know how America would handle times of crisis. I think the events of 9-11 made America stronger. George W. Bush…

September eleventh 2001 was one of the scariest days in America. Nineteen terrorist attacked four United States’ planes and nobody knew what else they might had been planning. These planes were all headed west, and two of them hit both of the The World’s Trade Center towers in New York City. Later, the third one…

Reconstruction: Rebuilding America The United States was founded on the belief that every man has certain inalienable Rights.” However, it wasn’t until ninety years later, when slavery was abolished, that the United States actually offered these “Rights” to all of its citizens. The 19th century was a turbulent time of stress and change for America….

Should Reconstruction have ended in 1876? This historical question may be argued throughout the time it took for the US to fully recover from the scars of the Civil War. Even today, racism and economic problems haunt this country. So we must ask ourselves if it was a wise decision of the US to have…

After the Civil War the South went through a period of reconstruction where they tried to rebuild their society that now included freedmen. It is a common opinion that reconstruction in the South was a failure, but it was possible for it to have been a successful revolution for the people of the south through…

A revolution is an overthrow of a tyrannical ruler or political system. Colonial America, once abused by mother Britain, became a strong, independent country after the inevitable American Revolution. The British had treated colonists unfairly through the policy of salutary neglect -which was their way of keeping them under control by avoiding strict law enforcement…

In 1956, Miller was called before the House Un-American Activities Committee to admit to signing petitions. This reminded him of the Salem witchcraft trials from two centuries ago, where people were forced to publicly confess and name names. These trials served as the inspiration for his play, The Crucible. The McCarthyism can be seen as…

Satirical Hack: The Use of Satire In Hack Finn Mark Twain is “considered one of the greatest humorists in American Literature” (Cribbing, par. 1). He was known for his use of satire, and can be seen in his works such as The Gilded Age, and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Of course what exactly is satire?…