1948

For over 50 years South Africa suffered brutal repression coming from the Afrikaner Empire with the objective to own the land and all its resources. Racism was the main problem during 1948 until 1991, where African black people were abused and separated from their land due to a legislation named Apartheid imposed by the National Party (government party) in Africa. Afrikaners were Dutch decedents that arrived to Africa between the seventeenth and eighteenth century. From 1877 to 1878 the last…

invading their privacy scaring them to submit to the government’s control through fear. While also having a brainwashing effect on people influencing their behaviour to suit ‘The Party’s’ views. These examples of institutional power, reveal that in both 1948 and Macbeth, the absolute power in totalitarian societies lead to influence and control of the behaviour of…

survived attack at it’s birth. Involvement of international countries, well planned out command, large and successful military, incentive to succeed and bad planning on behalf of the Arab League led Israel to win the war in 1947-49 (1948). “The end result of the 1948-49 Israeli War of Independence was the creation of a Jewish State slightly larger than that which was proposed by the 1947 United Nations Resolution…

As 1945 drew to a close, the fate of the Korean nation hung in the balance. For over one thousand years, the Korean Peninsula had been united under several states; and the last government of a united Korea, the People’s Republic of Korea, was under fire. Due to treaty agreements between the United States, and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the peninsula would be partitioned into two zones of occupation; the Soviets controlling the region north of 38th parallel, while the Americans…

The Greatest Election Upset in American History The 1948 election is considered the greatest upset in American history. Why you may ask? The reason is that everyone thought that Republican Thomas E. Dewey would defeat Democratic Harry S. Truman and they would finally receive a Republican in office after a long period of time. The election had six candidates but only four were important which included Harry S. Truman, Thomas E. Dewey, J.Strom Thurmond, and Henry Wallace. The parties that were…

Declaration of Human Rights: “the right to life, liberty and security” as well as Article Twenty-two, which is “the right to social security and is entitled to realization, through national effort and international co-operation” (The United Nations 1948). Take for example the story of Yusra Mardini, a refugee: somewhere along the coast of Greece and Turkey, twenty people are crowded on a tattered boat, trying to reach asylum across the Mediterranean Sea. All the sudden, the motor begins to…

up going to Booker T. Washington High School and got such a high score on his college entrance score he got to go to Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia his junior year of high school from 1944-1948. Then, he went to Crozer Theological Seminary a religious institution in Upland, Pennsylvania from 1948-1951. Finally, Martin went to Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts from…

The NHS has been through many transformations since its inception in 1948. Highlight some of the key issues the NHS is facing today (this includes the “Save our NHS” campaign). National Health Service (NHS) was founded in July 1948. The NHS aimed to provide excellent healthcare to the people in United Kingdom unmindful about being rich or poor. The government planned to finance the NHS only from taxation by the individual contribution to taxes through their working income. As more people…

Historical Context 462 Before Mandela came into power the apartheid system had been in South Africa between 1948-1991. There were lots of conflicts in South Africa's political since it was colonized by white settlers most of the politicians were white. Black people had very little say in any political decisions and due to that in 1948 the ANC (African National Congress) made apartheid. It was a system of racial segregation and discrimination. The goal was to separate the whites from the…

what is put forth as a simple, easy read. The reading level of this piece seems to be appropriate for even a junior high-level reader. This simplicity can been seen with phrases such as “Get up there, Bill” , “Shut up” and “It isn’t fair.” (Jackson, 1948) Even given its simplicity, it gets the meaning and point across to a vast array of…