before the war for containment america wen to war for economic gains and religion(spanish “splendid little war”).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7zBYWz0uH4 This song was written and recorded by Paul McCartney in response to the September 11 attack in 2001. In this song, McCartney proclaims that he will fight for the right to live in freedom. When compared to the 1971 … Continue reading
Imagine was the opening track of English musician John Lennon’s album that he released in 1971. Through the lyrics of this song, Lennon is asking us to imagine among other things a world of peace free of greed and hunger. … Continue reading
The home became “the center of freedom” in the 50s with the number of houses in the United States doubling in that decade with most of the new homes being built in the suburbs. Although the suburbs “offered a new … Continue reading
the official emblem of NATO The North Atlantic Treaty was formed and signed on April 4, 1949 by the United States, Canada, and 10 other western European nations. The partners of the Treaty held the belief that the Soviet Union … Continue reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_wnU1mYY78 This carton called “The Spirit of ’43,” was produced by Walt Disney and directed by Jack King. It shows Donald Duck as an everyday man torn between spending his money and saving it. Obviously the director of this movie … Continue reading
http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/25392-heroes-of-aviation-charles-a-lindbergh-video.htm On the evening of May 21st, 1927, Charles Lindbergh made history. He became the first man to fly across the atlantic ocean alone; a feat he completed in 33 1/2 hours. Although I could not find out when the … Continue reading
Very early in this chapter, Foner talks about Neutrality and Preparedness in regards to America getting involved with the war. In 1915 when a German submarine sank the Lusitania killing 124 Americans, President Wilson’s policy changed from neutrality to preparedness … Continue reading
In 1894 during the Pullman strike, attorney general Richard Olney secured from federal courts writs of injunction ordering the strikers back to work. He also advised the use of Federal troops to suppress the insurrection. Consequently, Federal troops and US … Continue reading
“The New Colossus” was a poem written by American Jewish Poet Emma Lazarus in 1883. Ms. Lazarus was asked by fundraiser Maxwell Evarts to write a poem for an art and literary works auction. The aim of the auction was … Continue reading
One of the freedoms that Eric Foner discusses in his Chapter on Reconstruction is political freedom. What this mainly boiled down to was the right to vote. Before the reconstruction era, this right was limited only to White citizens excluding … Continue reading
It is interesting to note that history and how that is history is remembered can be two totally different things. In Eric Foner’s book review of David’s Blight’s “Race and Reunion,” he talks about this interesting concept called historical memory. … Continue reading
I think today historians find it alot more easier to get a more accurate look into our past. There is such a vast arrary of historical sources out there such as films, maps, songs, to mention just a few…But what … Continue reading
