United States Secretary of the Interior

In his 1945 biennial report to the U.S. Secretary of War, Chief of Staff George C. Marshall inscribed, “In good conscience this Nation can take little credit for its part in staving off disaster in those critical days. It is certain that the refusal of the […] Russian peoples to accept what appeared to be inevitable defeat was the great factor in the salvage of our civilization” (107). The resolve of the Russian people was tenacious and unequivocal; undeterred by the callousness, destructiveness…

Some of her books introduced her struggles in dealing with the conflicts between the Native American heritage and the popular white culture. She founded the political organization called the National Council of American Indians. Elected as the secretary-treasurer of the Society of American Indian, she criticized the assimilation policies and lobby for the Indians’ rights to full American citizenship. She spent much of her time working in the NCAI to preserve the way of life and heritage of the…

Franklin D.Roosevelt- Hope for America President Roosevelt made his mark in America’s history as a gifted leader while serving during a time of great economic crisis. He was elected to an unprecedented four terms as President due to his popularity. No doubt the Great Depression had affected the Republicans chances for election in 1932 which was Roosevelt’s first term in office as President. The movement seems to be more anti-Hoover than pro-Roosevelt at the time due to the economic depression…

Through interviews and conversations with my family members, I have analyzed aspects of their social lives and connected them to social influences. There are certainly major differences in the family structure between my grandparents and my parents because of social events such as the second world war, the Vietnamese war, and economic trends. Furthermore, the diversity created by generational differences is present in my parent’s educational attitude, marriage age, and many other factors. My…

that are working in factories. Although there are roughly 38 million Americans in poverty, according to Gallaway, America is still one of the wealthiest countries. Hiroko Tabuchi, in his article, converses about the wealth in America. “The United States is set to remain by far the wealthiest country with aggregate wealth of over $114 trillion in 2019” (Tabuchi). He confirms for us that America is indeed a very wealthy nation, even if only part of that nation holds a vast majority of that…

This lead to the racist treatment of particularly foreign radicals in the United States, most recognizably in the Sacco-Vanzetti case. The details of the case follow, “Neither fingerprints nor possession of stolen money linked either to the crime. In the atmosphere of anti-radical and anti-immigrant fervor, however, their conviction…

By making a web of bilateral agreements at the Berlin conference in February 1885, he carved out the boundaries for this huge state. Once his ownership of the Congo was secure, the rubber boom erupted. Rubber sap was in great demand for tyres and other products, and the Congo was covered with such vines. Joint ventures ensued between Belgian, British and Dutch firms. The astronomical…

The definition of culture is defined as the complex whole of a society. The culture/identity of a society consists of beliefs, values, customs, language, laws and so on. All societies share five major characteristics that define their specific culture. These five basic characteristics are that they are learned, shared, based on symbols, integrated, and dynamic. Culture is learned through what we are taught by family, friends and other members of society. It is learned by the action of others…

members of the Social Gospel movement, it was the government’s ethical responsibility to improve the living and working conditions in America. 21. Many economists climbed aboard the religious bandwagon to call for state action to produce social progress. B. Municipal, State, and National Reforms 1. During the first decade of the twentieth century, urban populations grew quickly and corruption spread throughout all levels of political institutions. 2. Political machines and…

against Van Buren; each favorite son appealed to certain region in the nation and the Whigs did not hope to win outright with one candidate, but to reduce the chance of a candidate with a majority with these many sons • nullification – the decision of a state to not reinforce a federal law; the South Carolinians did not the effect the tariffs were having on their economy and thus tried to nullify the Tariff of 1828 and earned the them the title of “nullies” • spoils system – system where not the…