Eastern State Penitentiary

before tensions began to rise between the United States of America and the Soviet Union. The United States of America and the Soviet Union initially joined forces to fight against the Germans during World War II. After defeating the Germans, the Allied forces rejoiced that it was finally over. Unfortunately, leaders of the Allied nations were not exactly agreeing upon every topic, especially when it came to the rising competition between the United States of America and the Soviet Union. Their…

the same side during World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union did not have a good relationship and after the war was over, the two powers began to feud. The Soviet Union was angered because the United States did not recognize the Soviet Union as a legitimate international nation. The United States was wary of the Soviet Union’s territorial expansion, and were concerned Russia would attempt to become a unilateral power. The United States decided containment would be the best way to…

the possibility of communist Soviet Union taking control of their nation.” In other words, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was an alliance between North America and Europe. This alliance was formed in fear that the Soviet Union, a communist state founded approximately in 1922, might forcefully take control over American and European lands and convert their original systems into a communistic one. Thus, this alliance provided a mutual…

Cottontail rabbits, the most abundant small-game animals in the county, prefer bushy areas interspersed with cropland and pasture. cottontail rabbits occur in greatest numbers in the southwestern part of of the westmoreland county, 2. Gray squirrels, they are the second in abundance among the small game animals. They generally prefer the edges of woodland. They are most plentiful where black oak, red oak, and chestnut oak are dominant They are also numerous where cornfields are…

the Big Three agreed to split German investments and Germany itself between each other. This created a country that would be perpetually at war with itself. The Soviet Union benefited from this arrangement since it would create a buffer zone along Eastern Europe and would secure their borders. In addition, the conflict would enable Stalin to consolidate his…

the Soviet Union and the United States, after World War II. A wall was built as a border to separate the two governments and caused many problems. Throughout the world the fall of the Berlin Wall was celebrated but in the Soviet Union, the fall began to destroy their government. The wall was a physical and mental barrier between East and West Berlin. After World War II, Germany was divided into two states. The four allies; France, Great Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union,…

Yalta Conference in February 1945 to finalize war measures. The fragile alliance of the three countries, however, would not last as the issue of Eastern European countries, the division of Germany, and differing economic systems divided the US and USSR. The stage was set for the post-war era, with the communist USSR on one side and the capitalist United States on the other. With Great Britain and France in chaos from the wartime destruction, America became the leading capitalist authority. In…

freedom riders arrived in the south, government officials had them jailed for a brief time at Parchman. Their treatment at the hands of guards and reports of dangerous conditions resulted in several lawsuits. A Federal district court ordered the state to reform, upgrade and desegregate the prison. Mr. Oshinsky writes, and quotes from inmates relate, “You learn a lot about survival here now at Parchman.” Truly, the past and present mix here within the cell blocks and the inmates attempt to…

and majority opinion. I will conclude that the use of activist art in public space greatly affected the outcome of specific political events. The Berlin Wall can be seen as a symbol of the dispute of a city. On a larger scale a symbol of the United States and the capitalist-democratic west and the Soviet Union and its allies with the Communist bloc of nations. The Berlin Wall was and is a powerful representation of the Cold War (1945-1961). Between 1949 and 1961, millions of East Germans fled…

ghost town. Bodie, California was originally a mining town in the late 1800’s. Most of what has been left standing looks to be in “arrested decay,” making it one of the spookiest places to gander. This area is currently maintained by the California State Parks System, and they began to hold a watchful eye over the town back in 1962, turning…