1945

Hollywood Black Friday Strike of 1945 During the 1900s, one of the most violent strikes in the Hollywood history took place. On October 5, 1945, hundreds of strikers protested outside of Warner Brothers gates. Around three-hundred police officers were deployed to calm the protesters which resulted in 40 injuries. Fortunately no fatalities were reported. This event was especially controversial because it brought into view a lot of the corruption and bribery going on in Hollywood during that time…

Did the USA need to drop bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945? On the 6th of August 1945, the US dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima,1ushering in the nuclear age. The bomb caused the deaths of over 100,000 people,2with…

The Mental Treatment Act 1945, as amended, forms the legislative basis for the mental health services in Ireland. The MTA 1945 was innovative and enlightened in its day. The former procedure whereby patients were committed to psychiatric hospitals on the order of two magistrates (subsequently Peace Commissioners) was repealed and the Mental Treatment Act 1945 set out the procedures for the admission of both voluntary patients and involuntary patients, other than mentally disordered persons…

To descend briefly into political philosophy, even before the term “Social Darwinism” was coined to justify systematic, self-serving sociopathic behavior, there have been predators amongst us. These Individuals did not —and do not— accept the notion of a social compact. An implicit agreement of mutual cooperation that sets self-enforced limits on individual freedoms and desires in exchange for the protection and happiness of the whole. Whatever their stripe, whatever their place in the social…

On August 6, 1945, the city of Hiroshima was the target of the first Atomic Bomb. Three days later the second Atomic Bomb was dropped over the city of Nagasaki The decision to use the Atomic Bomb came after much thought by President Truman. The Chief of the Manhattan Project informed the president on the destructive force that came with the use of the Atomic Bomb and urged the president to reconsider its use on Japan. President Truman had delayed his meeting with Stalin until the Atomic Bomb…

The faith and future of this world rested on the decisions made on September 2nd, 1945. It was a day that shaped our history and future positively and should be remembered in not just our generation, but for many more generations to come. By accepting and signing the terms of peace, the Japanese, along with the allied nations that convened in Tokyo Bay, agreed to set aside their differences and launched the world into a new age of acceptance, peace, and harmony. The world rejoiced as the war…

Throughout my essay I will be referring to five documents, to discuss conservatism in America from 1945-2000, based off the text book, The Rise of Conservatism in America, 1945-2000: A Brief History with Documents, written by Ronald Story,…

competing blocs headed by two new superpowers, the US and the USSR. The positive faith in progress, reason, and open-minded liberal government that had dominated the thought of educated people in the later 19th century was gone. The Nature of Pre- 1945 World Order • Imperialist world order is a logical & natural outcome of capitalist development • Euro centered multi-polar system/ dominated by a handful of countries • Created and maintained by force, conquest, pillage slavery and…

government that all presidents faced, and will continue to face for years to come. During 1945 to 1991, foreign policy proved especially challenging because the public held many different opinions on the issues. Also, America often was not directly affected by communist actions, but would step in to protect the honor of other democracies and ensure that basic human rights were being met all around the world. Between 1945-1991, many changes occurred in United States’ foreign policy due to world…

As a matter of fact, the government had good intentions for social and economic stability for the sake of the citizens from 1900-1945.America began to change drastically at the turn of the twentieth century when labor movements, small businesses and farms began asking the government to intervene and help centralize on their behalf. Under those circumstances, that seems to be the major step that encouraged for more government control within society. The Government had developed a high level of…