Harold Wilson

World war one took place dates between 1914-1918. Despite the conflict started in Europe, it ultimately affected other countries which are outside of the continent example united state and Japan. The first time the native English speakers knew it as the "Great War"; the term world war one was applied a couple of decades later. Historians disagree the basic causes of the war but mostly agree the consequences of the war and the huge disaster it caused. Political tensions ran very high in the…

During the progressive era women strived to improve their social status and educational/political statues, though faced with many hardships they fought till they were heard and their demands met.Women such as Alice Paul the leader of the National Woman’s Party (NWP), Carrie Chapman Catt the leader of American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA), and Eleanor Roosevelt would make these historical changes. Women of color also began to fight for their rights, fighting booth racisim and sexisim they…

Bryan Alvizures March 6,2018 Mr. Amoroso. Period 9 Concept questions 3 In the play “Fences” by August Wilson, Troy(the main character) has a a type of dualistic nature within him. Sometimes he teaches lessons while sometimes he shows complete anger and no control. On page 66 he states “ I’m trying to find a way to tell you ...I’m gonna be a daddy. I’m gonna be somebody’s daddy.” Troy is showing himself as a person who doesn’t respect his wife and went out to have a baby with…

Prior to treaty negotiations, Lloyd George and Collins effected one another’s actions because they were on opposing sides during the Anglo-Irish War where the IRB challenged the British presence in Ireland. After Sinn Fein candidates, Collins included, won seats in Parliament across Ireland, they refused to take their seats and instead formed their own parliament called Dail Earnnian. Lloyd George’s response to Sinn Fein’s establishment of an illegal parliament was not to try and forcefully…

To continue with, in order to answer the question of “Was Andrew Carnegie a Hero?” we must first discuss the time period that he was concerned with. The Gilded Age in United States history is the late 19th century, from the 1870s to about the 1900. It was a time of excess and new awakenings. These awakenings led people to learn new modes of dealing with each other financially, socially, and economically. It was time bliss. Yet, it was a time misconceptions. The Gilded Age and the first years of…

CHILDREN IN the United States are routinely taught that Abraham Lincoln of Illinois freed the slaves. But few children learn that Eugene Victor Debs of Indiana devoted his life to ending wage slavery. Ray Ginger’s wonderful biography of Debs—The Bending Cross—first published in 1949, and reprinted by Haymarket Books in 2007—introduces readers to a working-class hero as well as a period of immense struggle from below often treated as a footnote in most U. S. histories. Some of Debs’ contemporary…

In The Piano Lesson, by August Wilson, readers can see Berniece struggle to let the piano go, which affects Boy Willie from buying Sutter’s land. In this play there are some religious aspects, some of which who say are attached to the piano. Boy Willie struggles to see the piano more than just an item which is in their house, he fails to see the emotional attachment within the piano, and struggles to utilize it correctly. In this play, Boy Willie comes from Mississippi all the way to Pittsburgh…

repair and recover. In some cases, it would be impossible to turn back around. Once it happens the Earth would be stuck like that forever, or at least until the end of time. People like Gifford Pinchot, John Muir, Theodore Roosevelt, and Woodrow Wilson saw this, and they decided to do something about it. “It is ours to use and conserve for ourselves and our descendants, or to destroy” (Pinchot, 1). Pinchot knew just how important it would be to conserve the environment because of how…

At the turn of the 20th century, a lot was happening for America. Populations were growing and business was booming. Between the years of 1860 and 1900 America saw a 171% rise in the Gross National Product. Big businesses were growing and people were moving from rural areas and from other countries in search of new opportunities. Men, women, and children entered the workforce. (Keene 470) Due to the rise in big business many problems occurred. Although, the Government could have stepped in and…

Henry Suzzallo served as president during 1915 to 1926. During 1924 was the beginning of the struggles between Suzzallo and UW against Governor Hartley. These two men have different views about certain agendas and issues. These problems affected the University of Washington and Governor Hartley’s business. It was a big problem because Governor Hartley had more power than Suzzallo to do most things because was the Governor of Washington. Henry Suzzallo was born in San Jose, California on August…