1919

Signs of this were the 1919 race riots in the North, which was not a common occurrence before the war. The first was the mobility of the African-Americans as upwards of a million or more migrated northward as they were recruited for work in the northern industries. Another was…

It is commonly agreed that the 1919 constitution had a number of fundamental weaknesses, which made the establishment of a dictatorship all too easy. Whether a different constitution could have prevented the Third Reich is debatable though; in any case, the 1949 West German…

In 1919, El Lissitzky would create one of his most successful propaganda posters. Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge was a major breakthrough that showcases El Lissitzky’s new ideas on constructivism. This poster was produced in the same year that Lissitzky would paint his first Proun. He had a fascination with type that led him to the idea of combining the geometry of the Proun with typography. (6. Pg.254) However, it’s important to note that this work is actually not considered to be, or…

Conference was the meeting of the Allied victors, following the end of World War I to set the peace terms for the defeated Central Powers following the armistices of 1918. It took place in Paris during 1919 and involved diplomats from more than 32 countries. After the Paris Peace Conference in 1919, the United States had to decide whether to join the League of Nations. The League's purpose was to help maintain peace in the world by ensuring so many nations would not go to war at once again.…

the early 20th Century. The reason he McKay died was that he dedicated his life to fighting for the rights Of oppressed people. But he also died with pride. “If we must die, let it not be like hogs Hu hunted and penned in an inglorious” (McKay, 1919)this shows how he wants to fight back…

They had to stay there for the rest of your life. They are in a new area. “The Treaty of Versailles, presented for German leaders to sign on May 7, 1919, forced Germany to concede territories to Belgium (Eupen-Malmédy), Czechoslovakia (the Hutching district), and Poland (Poznan [German: Posen], West Prussia and Upper Silesia)” (Treaty of Versailles, 1919). If you run a company and you got 3 builds taken from you because the thought they could run the whole country. They did not what you to have…

The Red Scare and Palmer Raids Between November 1919 and January 1920, at the height of the first Red Scare, the American Justice Department arrested thousands of people without warrants and federal authorities deported many arrested immigrants. Some of the prisoners were beaten and mistreated while in captivity. Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer determined that the “Reds” were a threat to America. Though not well defined, the term “Reds” generally meant those on the far political left,…

In 1919, congress enforced the Volstead Act, which officialized prohibition. Also, January 16th, 1919, the 18th amendment was passed, enforing prohibition. During the Gilded Age, the economy was primarily based off of the succession of Robber Barons and their big businesses. In the 1920's, however, the…

and led to its eventual partitioning in the 18th century (Garlinski xv). To what extent did Soviet involvement in the Warsaw Uprising lead to the defeat of the Polish rebel army at the hands of the German army? Polish-Soviet War 1919-1920 The Polish-Soviet war of 1919-1920 was a fight for the newly independent…

The goal in this research paper is to define race riots, to discuss a few race riots in the “Bleedy Summer” of 1919, and to propose the possible causes of the race riots. “Race riot” is a term that is not new or original. This term has been used in publications as a topic often. Although the conflict between Whites and African Americans have been written about, the definition and common concept of race riots has not been give (Robinson 1942:162). We are dealing with some common…