1948

In our time in the archives, we analyzed two University of Denver Clarions printed in December 5th, 1947 and January 9th, 1948. By examining the source, we discover what the student body was interested in at the time. Articles about sorority activities were apparent in on detailing the elections of students within Phi Beta Kapa. The University had been invited to a national intercollegiate bridge tournament implying a certain popularity of the game. The newspapers also provided us with an idea…

Anti-Semitism prevailed post WWI leaving the Jewish population desperate for safety in search of a Jewish state. The League of Nations entrusted Great Britain with the Mandate for Palestine after defeating the Ottoman Empire. Britain broadly carved Palestine and Jordan into separate entities and with the Balfour Declaration declared Palestine as a Jewish homeland. Even though the majority of the land was divided in sanjaks—Arab tenant farmers under Turk sultans, with the growing anti-Semitism in…

Mrs. Henderson Presents is a biographical comedy about Laura Henderson and her general manager Vivian van Damm, and how they challenged the societal norms of London by their productions of “nudie revues” during the 1940’s, around the time World War II began (Frears, 2005). The movie shows a glimpse of sexuality during the 1940’s, permitting an examination of that time; also, how there was an attempt by the United Kingdom government to shut down Mrs. Henderson’s theater due to its explicit nature…

like Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Gaza Strip, and the West Bank set up refugee camps for the fleed Palestinians. The document below shows the percent of refugees in the countries or territories. Palestinians refer to this or these events of 1948 as the Nakba, or catastrophe when they were forced to flee from the land that…

meaning to the current situation at hand, they begin to mold their behaviour to fit the consequences of the predicted situation (Merton, 1948). The Antioch Review continues with an example of a self-fulfilling prophecy, “Convinced that he is destined to fail, the anxious student devotes more time to worry than to study and then turns in a poor examination” (Merton, 1948, p. 195). However, an individual does not only conform to their own expectations and predictions, but to others predictions…

The political globalization effects are connected. If the economy dropped in the strongest country, the other small country would pay the price for losses, for example, in September 2008 the global financial loss that was considered the worst. This began in the USA then affected all the world, including Europe, Asia, Gulf states because the world related directly to the US economy. In the US, more than 8400 banks had collapsed (Caballero, Farhi, Gourinchas, 2008). As human beings, people need…

The Liberal Party originated in the reformist opposition groups that emerged in the mid-19th century in what are now the provinces of Quebec and Ontario “Rouges” (Reds) in the former and Clear Grits in the latter. The looseness and instability of all party formations at the time were especially persistent on what came to be called the Liberal side. Both before and after the 1867 creation of the Canadian federation, the Conservatives under Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada’s first prime minister,…

his indistinguishable twin sibling was stillborn. 4) Next day his twin sibling was covered in an unmarked grave. 5) Elvis, talked about his twin for the duration of his life. 6) His dad, Vernon, worked a progression of odd occupations. 7) In 1948, the Presley’s moved from Tupelo to Memphis looking for better open doors. 8) In Memphis Elvis went to Humes High School. 9) Elvis Presley graduated in 1953. 10) He turns out to be first relative to gain a secondary school confirmation.…

known as the historical demagogue. Talmadge was a Democratic candidate in every statewide Democratic Primary between 1926 and 1946. Talmadge won Georgia’s governorship four times. After Talmadge’s death in 1948, he transferred his duties to his son. Herman Talmadge, was elected Georgia Governor in 1948. Eugene Talmadge and his son Herman built up a major political faction in the state of Georgia. Unlike most states, Georgia was still a one party system with a split within the Democratic Party.…

In summer of 1948, Truman faced a Republican governor Thomas Dewey. Not many people expected Harry S. Truman to win, but the Harry S. Truman conducted a forceful campaign that criticized Republicans in Congress as much as it attacked Thomas Dewey, New York's Republican governor. In November 1948, Harry S. Truman defeated Thomas Dewey. Truman beheld his reelection as a directive for a liberal plan, which…