Social Democratic and Labour Party

In the 1920s Americans were in the decade of prosperity and confidence. Towards the end of the 20’s was the start of the great depression that greatly affected everyone. That included business,government,economics,and many more. The groups that were changed drastically from the 1920s to the 1930s was the economy, women and african americans due to the great depression. The 1920s were the golden ages for the economy ,but after in the 1930s the economy faced a difficult struggle and government…

Just a few days after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 in New York City and in Washington D.C., Pennsylvania State Governor Tom Ridge was appointed to be the first director of the Office of Homeland Security. This office overlooked and regulated a nationally seen strategy to keep our country safe against domestic and international terrorism attacks. The Department of Homeland Security was put in place to ensure that we are safe no matter time of the day or the year. President…

Rights Act of 1965 led to an immense improvement in African American voter turnout. In Mississippi, an increase in black voter participation from 6 percent in 1964 to 59 percent in 1969 showed the direct impact of the Voting Rights Act on the American social landscape (“Voting Rights Act”). This rapid…

free from all habits, good and bad and individual which allows each individual the opportunity that allows decisions that govern their life. A populist is much younger than Democratic Party. However Richard Wormser the populist movement was a revolt by farmers in the South and Midwest against the democratic and republican parties for ignoring their interest and difficulties. For over a thousand years or more farmDrers suffered from crop failure, falling prices, and poor marketing and lack of…

15th amendments which granted equality and the rights to vote to all citizens. The Negroes then began the formation of their own Republican party. This greatly angered the whites and caused even more hatred to arise throughout the already enraged south. In response the whites regrouped the Democrats and sought to destroy the Negroes and their newly formed party. Although the main restriction of African Americans was the ability to vote, it was not the only one. The whites also prohibited the…

give us that extra push we need in further educating ourselves, but to some it still isn’t enough to consummate their dream. The American Dream is still attainable to those who pursue it. From the speech “Keynote Address to the 2004 Democratic National Convention” by Barack Obama, he states “Our pride is based on a very simple premise, summed up…

suffer from economic hits were the agricultural, textile, and coal industries as they failed to regulate themselves, leaving their workers in the bottom 40 percent, income-wise, of all Americans. Along with an economic impact, the First World War had social consequences. For example, the draft was initiated when European allies requested for men to help fight in the war. Men from the United States above a certain age were required to enlist in the war, no matter their living…

seemed, at the time, the best option to end the period of economic downfall, and with the plan came a vast amount of change. However, despite the various programs that would alter America’s Laissez Faire government by supplying employment, establishing social security, and putting plans in place for further government intervention, Roosevelt’s administration continued to follow Laissez Faire policies in regards to addressing the needs of African Americans, putting a stop to labor unions, and…

On January 20, 1961 John Fitzgerald Kennedy took the oath of office to become the 35th president of the United States. At the time Kennedy’s inaugural speech was given, America had been faced with a major threat from the Soviet Union, as the Cold War between these two world superpowers had heightened. JFK’s goal was to preserve peace but in the event of a global crisis, he wanted to ensure that the country was unified into a strong force not to be reckoned with. Many opposed JFK and felt for…

President John F. Kennedy and Benjamin Franklin were two men who independently fought for a purpose that brought about change where they resided. President Kennedy fought in a life-risking war and saved his country from mass destruction which could have began another world war. Benjamin Franklin was a founding father of this Union who wanted people to be more efficient and resourceful to avoid being wasteful. Together, President John F. Kennedy and Benjamin Franklin took advantage of the…