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The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor which was an American base in Hawaii. These actions forced the U.S into the war. At that time there were many immigrants from Japan in the States and in Canada, both were members of the allied powers. As a result of the attacks the Japanese-Americans and the Japanese-Canadians were viewed as the enemy because of their heritage, even though some of them were born and raised in North America…

Freedom by definition is the right to do what you want without anybody stopping you. This however, can mean different things to different groups of people, whether it be a race, religion, or even gender. Three groups of people that had issues with achieving the freedoms most white American men had were, African Americans, women, and immigrants. Each of these groups fought hard for the freedom they have today, but even so they are still fighting the upwards hill of oppression. The meaning…

White Males in charge of state policy regarding voting would constantly change them in order to prevent black voters. In order to stop this, Congress extended Section 4 and 5 of the Voting Rights Act in 1970. This extension required that jurisdictions with a record of racial discrimination…

forcing them to work long strenuous hours under harsh and unstable conditions in order to provide financial support. The onset of The Fair Labor Standards Act later helped to combat some of the strident conditions that posed a threat to the physical and mental well being of children in the work force. During the Eighteenth and Nineteenth centuries, the United States refashioned from a predominantly rural nation into an exceedingly urban country. This…

Harry S. Truman became the 33rd President of the United State on April 12, 1945. Truman had only been vice-president for 12 weeks when President Franklin D. Roosevelt [FDR] died suddenly and catapulted Truman into the presidency. Truman had not been aware of the nature of Roosevelt’s long illness and knew little about crucial issues relating to the development of the atomic bomb, the increasing conflict with the Soviet Union and other wartime problems. Truman told the media, “I felt like the…

running in full stride because of the danger from groups who wish to harm American lives. The fact about these terrorist group is they look to form terror and fear within a country, ultimately leading to the fall of a strong nation. With the United States fight against terrorism Guantanamo Bay has forced terrorist to be held accountable by giving information about higher up group leaders. The U.S. does intact have…

1. In case a state is depriving people of the right to self-determination, then another state or all the other states have the right to request in accordance with the international rules to allow them to use their right to self-determination, since the accused state is obligated because the self-determination is a right and obligation towards all and no one should be deprived. No state should claim that if another state is supporting a referendum for self-determination, because it is not a…

During this time, the industrial production declined, the banks were failing and, farmers couldn’t afford to harvest their crops leaving them to fester (history.com) while many people starved. In his first germinal address as President of the United States, Franklin D Roosevelt brought optimism to the American people by asserting, “the only thing to fear is fear itself” (history.com). He…

influenced by the federal criminal justice system and the United States Sentencing Commissions’ guidelines on criminal punishments. The United States Sentencing Guidelines are non-binding rules that set out a uniform sentencing policy for defendants convicted in the United States federal court system (law.cornell.edu).The policy is structured by taking offenses based on the severity of the action and administering a punishment considered fair based on the action. In my policy, I will take into…

will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” This really goes to show that he really believes and is very hopeful that one day his kids and this nation will live in a fair and just society. A huge image put in our head was when he explained that, “[He had] a dream, one day right there in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boy's and white girls as sisters and…