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Espionage Act of 1917 and anti-war women protest
On June 15, 1917, shortly after the US entry into World War I, Congress passed Espionage Act of 1917. According to the Espionage Act any interference with the operation or success of the armed forces of US and support of America’s enemies during wartime was punishable by death or by imprisonment up to 30 years, as well as, disloyalty, mutiny, interferes with military recruitment and refusal of military duty was punishable by imprisonment up to 20 years. In 1918 the Espionage Act was extended by set of amendments, which prohibited many forms of speech, such as any disloyal or abusive language against US government, US flag or US Army and Navy. Next year The US Supreme Court unanimously supported the Act stating that it did not violate the free speech rights of those convicted under its provisions. This Act leads to the several arrests and prosecutions of activist women, such as, Rose Harriet Pastor Stokes-socialist activist, feminist, birth control advocate and writer, or anti-war activist Kate Richards O’Hare during WWI years. But their protests and criticism of the war threatened the national power of the patriotic mothers. They were the very first anti-war protesters, whose ideas succeeded only in mid 70’s with the end of Vietnam War.
Posted in 1916-1920, June 28 assignment, Uncategorized
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Women protest
A photograph of fourteen women suffragists in overcoat on pickets line they are holding suffrage banners in front of the white house. One banner reads: “Mr. the President how long women must wait for liberty.”. This event occurred in 1917 with the White house visible in the background.
Watergate
Watergate was a political scandal that happened during president Nixon’s Presidency. If it wasn’t because of Wills’ allert action, the scandal wouldn’t never erupted. As a matter of fact, it wouldn’d lead to President Nixon Resignation in July 1974.
This event is when american started not beleiving their politicians. Because of it, many people lost faith and won’t event bother to vote.
Posted in 1969-1988, Uncategorized
Tagged burglary, Nixon's scandal, President resignation
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Woodstock
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Woodstock attracted more than 500,000 concert goers in August 1969 as the highlight to what is known as the summer of love. Woodstock represented hope, peace and love that the young people of the 1960s represented.
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Bill Clinton
William Jefferson “Bill” Clinton was the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. At 46 he was the third-youngest president. He became president at the end of the Cold War, and is known as the first baby boomer president.He is a graduate from Yale Law School. He is married to Hillary Clinton and has daughter Chelsea Clinton. During the administration of William Jefferson Clinton, the U.S. enjoyed more peace and economic well being than at any time in its history.
President Clinton visited India in 2000 the first U.S. leader in more than two decades to set foot in the world’s
largest democracy.
largest democracy.
“Clinton’s visit was taking place at a time of warming of relations between the two countries, and reflects the common desire of both countries to move towards a new, broad-based, forwardlooking,politically constructive and economically productive partnership. The threat of terrorism faced by both countries from the same source has added a new dimension to India-US cooperation”
Posted in 1989-2000, June 21 assignment, Political history, Social History, Uncategorized
Tagged Bill Clinton, Global History, US-INDO
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Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks, also called the mother of the modern-day civil rights movement would forever be remembered by her act of refusing to give up her seat for a white passenger. This act was a strong symbol for modern day civil rights. This event would later cause the Montgomery Bus Boycott and eventually the end of racial segregation on public bus transportations. 
Posted in 1953-1960, June 21 assignment, Midterm Exam Review, Uncategorized
Tagged Civil Rights Movement, Montgomery bus boycott, Rosa Parks
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Cesar Chavez
Cesar Chavez was a Mexican-American farmer worker and civil rights activist. Cesar Chavez founded the National Farm Workers. He encourage to have a strike in the grape field at California State, because he demanded better wages fro the farmers workers. He always have the initiative to help the hispanic workers to have a better condition in their jobs., in this time he is into California Hall of fame Associaciation .
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Colin Luther Powell
Colin Luther Powell was born in April 5, 1937. He is an American statesman and a retired four-star General in the United States Army. He was the 65th United States Secretary of State (2001–2005), serving under President George W. Bush. He was the first African American appointed to that position. During his military career, Powell also served as National Security Advisor (1987–1989), as Commander of the U.S. Army Forces Command (1989) and as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1989–1993), holding the latter position during the Gulf War. He was the first, and so far the only, African American to serve on the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Colin Powell was against the idea of invading Iraq. In November 2004, he resigns his position as Secretary of State, and three other Cabinet secretaries resigned as well.
Posted in 2001-present, Uncategorized
Tagged colin, powell, Secretary of Satates
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Enron corporation
The bankruptcy and the failure of the Enron Corporation in 2001 shook investors and leads to congressional hearings. Congress reacted to the collapse of Enron, WorldCom, and other companies, when it affirmed the Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2002 (known as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act after its congressional sponsors). Both sponsors seek to reinforce the integrity of the federal security disclosure system and to federalize specific aspects of public corporation law. New financial scandals at other companies like WorldCom and MCI proved that Securities Regulations had severe accounting problems in the public traded companies. Lack of audit independences, financial disclosure, and corporate responsibility; conflicts of interest analyst, accountability corporate and criminal fraud; commission resources and authority; public company board accounting oversight; white-collar crime; corporate and accountability fraud–all these elements of misconduct exposed to Congress passed Sarbanes-Oxley as a regulatory response.
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Freedom Rides
Freedom Riders Bus Burned near Anniston, Alabama, 1961
In 1961, the Congress of Racial Equality established the Freedom Rides, in which Civil rights activist rode buses and trains from the north to the south to protest against segregation on transportation. Protesters were attacked by violent mobs, in which the buses were bombed and the protesters were violently beaten. After the violent attacks, the Interstate Commerce Commission ordered buses and terminals to be desegregated.
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