In Chapter 26, Foner discusses Nixon’s Domestic Policies and one them is The Clean Air Act. The act is a U.S. Federal environmental law that set the standards of air quality in the nation. The purpose of it is to … Continue reading
[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/mM0-ZU8njdo” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] From the 1990s to the present day a lot of the songs are about love, life or heartache. One song created in 1997 is I’ll be Missing You by Puff Daddy featuring Faith Evans, … Continue reading
[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/ntLsElbW9Xo” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] During the 60s in America, there was an anti-war movement going on. Many of the protesters were college students. They were mainly against American entering the Vietnam War. One of the hit songs in … Continue reading
The “Golden Age” of the 1950s was the period of time of an easy life for everyone. Of the suburban areas, women in commercials and television shows were portrayed as the homemaker, while the men were off at work. Even … Continue reading
In March 1, 1954, the United States tested out their newly designed weapon of a hydrogen bomb in the “Castle Bravo” test. However, the results ended up into a nuclear accident because scientists underestimated the explosive’s output causing millions of … Continue reading
When The Lights Go On Again Performed by: Vera Lynn Written by: B Benjamin; S Marcus; E Seiler When the lights go on again all over the world And the boys are home again all over the world And rain … Continue reading
In 1932, World War I veterans and those who supported them marched down the streets of Washington, D.C. in protest for their bonus payment to be given to them earlier for their services. But the Service Certificates, which were suppose … Continue reading
Foner had mentioned the topic of the Propaganda War in some-what of a brief summary, which was fine since most of the important details were in it. He explains why and how President Woodrow Wilson started up the propaganda war. … Continue reading
Because of Samuel Gompers, his beliefs lead to the development of procedures of collective bargaining, which are negotiations between trade unions and employers to reach an agreement about working conditions. He helped found the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor … Continue reading
In 1886, the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company installed new machinery that reduced amount of work the workers had to do. Thus, the workers had less hours, which means they were paid less. The workers had protest against McCormick, so the corporation … Continue reading
You know that question that most men ask about women, what do women want. Well prior to 1920, women wanted freedom. Ever since the Reconstruction period women started to think about their freedom because women had fewer rights than African American … Continue reading
David Blight’s book did appeal to me because it showed another way of looking at what happened during the Civil War. He made me eager to know what the whole story of the Civil War because I feel like I was … Continue reading
For most sources and evidence, especially historical ones, it is best to read more than one and combine their evidence to create a better perspective of the historical event that had occurred. There are always more than one side to a … Continue reading