Failures of The Reconstruction Era Essay

Mussolini came to political power in 1922 following an era of social and civil unrest. The Italian Socialist Party was making important electoral gains as working class activism prospered and militant trade unions were making strides to fight for worker’s rights. Mussolini never had an interest in economics and how it operated. Instead, Mussolini chose to focus on aesthetics and how Italy appeared to an international audience. However, he was very much aware of the importance of a strong economy…

and innovative in areas regarding women and technology. Granted, with the resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan, the 1920s saw a slight conservative victory. As stated in “The Roaring Twenties” by Joshua Zeitz, a historian and author, the KKK was a Reconstruction-era group that disappeared from American life until 1915. Initially founded in 1866 in Pulaski,…

This was an era of “Native white protestant revival” a movement for native white Protestants only, women included. They felt “Americanism” was being threatened by minorities. Their goal was to save the white race and make a more “homogeneous America.” They didn’t only…

Barack Obama became the first African American to become President of the United States on January 20, 2009. With his presidency, he promised to make changes that would unshackle Americans from crisis and start a new beginning, despite some unsuccessful policies along the way. Taking a look into how he rose to be successful, the triumphs he has provided, and some of his unfortunate improprieties, helps to paint a better picture of the man we call our President. Obama prepared himself as a…

of the South. Abraham Lincoln, who was elected president, fought to both preserve the Union and abolish slavery. The Civil War swept through the United States between 1861 and 1865, ending with the surrender of the South. After the war, the Reconstruction Era took over. In the years between 1860 and 1877 in the United States, various events were changing the way both the government and society ran. Some of…

The end of World War II led to an era from 1945 to 1970 known as the Cold War. The Cold War was a conflict between the U.S.S.R. and the United States in response to communist expansion. Communism was viewed as threat to Western Society. The United States believed in the Domino Theory; the idea that if one nation was conquered by communists, neighboring nations were at risk, and therefore it was the United States’ obligation to prevent that from happening. Foreign policy of the 1950s in the…

Most of African American history has been overshadowed by pain, suffering and a terrible sense of dehumanization. From the Trans-Atlantic slave trade, to Jim Crowe and on, black people in America have been subject to injustice for hundreds of years. However, throughout the years there has been figure after figure that stood up for African Americans. From Nat Turner to W.E.B. DuBois, to Malcolm X to Rosa Parks, these individuals took a stand for what they believed in. What they believed in was a…

One drastic era that any historian would arguably call the time America hit rock bottom is in years of the Great Depression. This age was defined by record high unemployment numbers and nationwide economic failure. In order to free the world from a state of incessant despair, film makers shifted the focus of their film to provide viewers with break from their horrible…

on the rights and liberties of all Americans as equal under the Constitution--particularly in rebuilding the South. Such equalities, however, were difficult for many to comprehend. The post-Reconstruction era is the period which lasted from the late nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth. Post-Reconstruction consisted of events, thoughts, and movements that circulated the Civil Rights Movement. As it turned out, it was a period of continued oppression of Black Americans conferred by the White…

that’s not only exceptional, but also equal, proves to be an ongoing battle. Before the Civil War, most southern states made it illegal to educate slaves, but many enslaved people did learn to read and write. Although during the post-Civil War Reconstruction era, the number of schools and the literacy rate for African Americans increased,…