Alger Hiss

footsteps and take him down the same way Nixon planned to take down the democrats. It’s a stretch- I know, but wait until you hear what other incriminating evidence we found. Another clue found in the garbage were pumpkin seeds. This made me look to Alger Hiss and the pumpkin papers.…

The 1950’s was a time that thrived in the spirit of conformity and prosperity. It was also the time of the Cold War. President Truman started out the United State’s involvement with the Cold War. He then created the Truman Doctrine that would support any country who wanted to avoid becoming communist, which later evolved into the Marshall Plan that stated the same ideas but would also provide financial aid. The United States and the Soviet Union competed head to head to prove that one is better…

There was espionage and spying, going on in America at the time. Alger Hiss worked in the State Department in the government, and was exposed of going to communist secret meetings. He claimed to have never gone, but it was found out later in Soviet archives that he was in fact leaking American information. Another example…

When you think about war, what do you think about? Maybe airplanes dropping bombs, fighter jets, people at war fighting, mass destruction? Is there a war that didn’t involve any of these actions, but involved tension between multiple countries that lasted numerous decades? Yes, there is a war like this, it’s known as the Cold War. Even though the Cold War wasn’t a war, it consisted of wars and events that almost lead to world destruction. This event lasted a little more than four decades, from…

The Kennedy-Nixon presidential election of 1960 made history with “The Great Debates”, the first ever televised presidential debates. The election’s outcome was greatly affected by these debates. This was one of the most important elections in American history because, for the first time, candidates were being judged not only on their ideas and opinions, but also on their physical appearance and ability to perform on live television (History.com Staff). This new form of media greatly affected…

Powderly William Graham Sumner John P. Altgeld Samuel Gompers What was the impact of the transcontinental rail system on the American economy and society in the late nineteenth century? 2) How did the huge industrial trusts develop in industries such as steel and oil, and what was their effect on the economy? 3) What was the effect of the new industrial revolution on American laborers, and how did various labor organizations attempt to respond to the new conditions? 4) The…