1919

of the Great Migration was “The Chicago Riots of 1919”. As World War I ended, the factories no longer needed an immense amount of work force. Many African Americans found themselves with no job as well as a growing tension with working-class whites. With the growing tension going at full speed, riots were at the brink of occurring. That exactly is what occurred on the 27th of July in 1919, also known as the beginning of “The Chicago Riots of 1919”. A 17-year-old African American boy had crossed…

start a magazine for the Catholic clergy in the U.S.A. He called it The Homiletic Monthly & Catechist, the name it carried until it was changed to the present name in 1919. In those days the format was simple: a sample sermon for each Sunday and Feast Day along with some aids for teaching catechism to children. It stayed that way until 1919. The first editor until 1916 was Msgr. William Brady of St. Joseph’s Seminary in Dunwoodie, N.Y., the seminary of the Archdiocese of New York. He was…

escapes with 72 other gladiators from the training school, and became the leader of the last and most famous large slave rebellions in Italy. In 71 B.C. at Luciana, he is been defeat by the general Crassus. Weimar Republic is named in February 6th 1919. The constitution abolished the several constitutional monarchies that formed the German Empire. Weimar Republic was a parliamentary democracy led by the President of the Reich and governed by the Reich Chancellor. The first president was…

In and around the 1920’s, black culture was rising in popularity, but racial equality was not a common theme in the majority of societies. In the 1919 poem, “If We Must Die,” author Claude McKay displays the significant social gap between blacks and whites. McKay does this by comparing man and they way they fight with animals as well as using separate pronouns for blacks and whites throughout the poem. Claude McKay demonstrates the distinct social gap between blacks and whites by comparing…

but he was rejected twice. In 1908, his mother died from breast cancer, so he had to spend the next four years selling his watercolor postcards on the streets of Vienna and lived in homeless shelters. Hitler lived at the homeless shelters until 1919. In 1919, Hitler joined the German workers party along with many other men. During 1921, Hitler assumed leadership of the German workers party and renamed it to the Nationalist Socialist German Workers’ (Nazi) Party. Through the 1920’s Hitler…

Treaty of Versailles During the 1800s and early 1900s treaties were the answer to peace, however the Treaty of Versailles was one of the most horrific examples of failed diplomacy resulting in World War II and was responsible for million of deaths. The treaty tried to do 3 major things; place restrictions on the German military, force Germany to pay reparations to the Allies and place full responsibility of the war on Germany. Reducing the military would limit Germany’s power and could prevent…

opportunities, resulting in widespread racism and prejudice. JIm Crow laws became norms, limiting black economic power. Black newspapers advertised available opportunities in the cities of the North and West with stories of people dream coming to reality. By 1919, 1 million blacks had left the South in hope to be the person the Chicago Defender would publish about next.. In the 1910s, the black population of major Northern cities grew by large percentages, including New York, Chicago ,…

or “googling them’’ as a modern day student would say. However, two questions come to my attention as they require a more sophisticated, deep understanding and thorough research of the Story. These questions are: What was it like to be homosexual in 1919? How literature reflect and shape our society? These questions challenge me to dig deep into Anderson 's head and examine what inspired him to write this story and also examine the theme being portrayed: homophobia. Literature is written to…

watched the 15th million model T roll of his assembly line. Today there are car clubs specifically for the model T’s all over the world. There are four main clubs that all have model t’s in them. If a model T were built before 1919 then they were considered veteran cars. After 1919 they are considered Vintage…

World War 1 or the First World War was the bloodiest conflict in Canadian history, taking lives of more than 60,000 Canadians. The three main arguments are how WW1 affected Canada politically, socially, and economically. Even though, the war killed nearly 61,000 Canadians, WW1 had a more positive effect or impact on the future development of Canada. Although Canada experienced a lot of downfalls and negative effects like the amount of casualties and deaths we had, we also had some positives too.…