1972 Democratic National Convention

economic crisis because of expenses from mechanizing agriculture. In 1972, the First Sudanese Civil War finally ended with the Addis Ababa Agreement after hundreds of thousands of deaths. Unfortunately, the Second Civil War was ignited in 1983 with the government's new Islamization policy, leading to the displacement of over 4 million southerners. In 1986, Sudan formed a coalition government, including the Umma Party, the DUP, and the National Islamic Front, but party factionalism, corruption,…

high school (Miles). Nixon worked his way up, attended law school, joined the Navy during World War II, and earned his way up the ranks to eventually become a commander in the Navy (Baone). It was in 1952 that Nixon’s political career began to gain national traction, he was nominated by Dwight D. Eisenhower to be his running mate in the 1952 presidential election. Nixon had served as representative for California and then later a senator from California before he was named the vice presidential…

Another advantage is that government has considerable control over parliamentary law-making. It controls parliamentary timetable for debates and is likely to win at each stage of the process unless a number of its own MPs vote against it. This is democratic because of the government. Furthermore, the House of Lords acts as a checking mechanism as it can guard against laws being passed solely for the government’s political agenda. If the House of Lords exercises its power of delay, there will be…

What Do We Want? America’s Cultural Revolution! When Do We Want It? The 1960s! The United States of America (and in fact, the whole world) has a long history of protest. From Nat Turner’s slave rebellion, to the trans-Atlantic Shakespearean rivalry that sparked the Astor Place Riot, to every workers’ strike from 1877 onwards; history can at times simply look like a long line of people taking action to right what they see as wrong. And yet there is one prevailing period of which the definitive…

General Australian refugee facts and figures The 1951 UN Refugee Convention defines a refugee as “someone who has a well-founded fear of persecution in their own country, because of their race, religion, nationality or political or social affiliation” (Refugee Action Coalition, n.d.). In other words refugees are ordinary individuals who have been forced to leave their country to be able to escape war, persecution or natural disaster (Oxford, 2014). Ever since 1945 there have been over 700 000…

The United States of America gained prestige and recognition as a powerhouse that defended the freedom of Americans in the Fifties. After World War II the United States was the wealthiest country in the world. The other countries in the world placed America on a pedestal based on its healthy economy, freedom and consumer goods. The Fifties were known as the “happy days” where the American people experienced prosperity and peace. The image of the country was one of a utopia. It made perfect sense…