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The Spanish-American War
Number of Words: 1531 / Number of Pages: 6
... nor would the
Spanish forces be powerful enough to defeat them.
American newspapers, especially the yellow press of rival
publishers, William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer, printed outlandish
stories of the Spanish oppression in Cuba. They included wildly exaggerated
accounts that a quarter of the Cuban population had been killed at the
hands of their Spanish oppressors. President William McKinley was urged to
pressure Spain into granting Cuba limited self-government. Under the
disguise of a "courtesy call," the United States Navy battleship ‘
Maine',was sent to Havana in January, 1889, to pro ...
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The Cause Of The War Between Britain And America
Number of Words: 1189 / Number of Pages: 5
... passed the Quartering Act. The act gave British troops the right
to stay at any colonist house. Colonist where not only to house the troops,
but provide food as well. British General Thomas Gage asked the New York
assembly to convince colonists to agree to these terms. The assembly
refused the General's request. "If England had the right to pass tax laws
for them, it could pass any other sort of law it pleased"(Lancaster 07).
The English Parliament later passed the Declaratory Act. This act was
established to give all power to the British government. It was intended
to allow Britain to pass any law it ...
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Philadelphia
Number of Words: 908 / Number of Pages: 4
... his health or his reputation, but someone he learned from and ended up becoming friends.
Andy himself feared his disease even before he was sure he had it. He did not want to go for his blood test. He didn't want to face the reality of having Aids. He really didn't have any choice. After the doctor confirmed his fears and diagnosed him a having Aids, Andy began to deal with the news and the way it was changing his life and how people treated him. His employer was trying to shaft him. He fought for his rights, not knowing what the outcome would be, but knowing this was something he fel he must do.
Th ...
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Evolution Of Ford Motor Company
Number of Words: 740 / Number of Pages: 3
... John R. Lee, recruited from the Kiem Mills to reform the company’s wage structure, developed an ingenious job-ladder system.
This innovative system allowed increased wages for the upper crust portion of the working core. These elite workers had incentives to work their way from the $2.34 minimum to over $4.00 a day. This was a wage increase of 13%! This system was developed to increase labor turnover and create a more stable and committed workforce.
This wage increase was copiously overshadowed by the increase to $5.00 a day just three months later. This pay raise was coupled with a reduction i ...
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Prisoners Of War
Number of Words: 528 / Number of Pages: 2
... any given time. The POW were always having to turn their back and keep
an eye out for one another. They were considered to be "hostages" and were
treated like the enemy.
The concentration camps were not very large but were numerous. They
contained about 500-600 warriors and were divided into groups of under
sixteen, older than sixteen, and of course by gender (Male and Female). 3
This caused many problems with the POWs as they were split from their
families, and in a lot of cases, never saw one another again.
The Prisoners of War were killed by the hundreds as malnutrition and
hyg ...
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Chinese Pottery
Number of Words: 474 / Number of Pages: 2
... yet brought twenty years of peace and prosperity to the empire; and the lastly T’ang Ming Huang who brought the empire to the peak of its prosperity and cultural splendour, and then, alas, in the foolishness of his old age saw the whole splendid fabric torn to shades.
During these hundred and thirty years not only did agriculture prosper, especially in the rice-growing lands of central and southern China, but arts and handicrafts were flourishing. Szechnan Province produced gold and silverwares and fine brocades, while porcelain of the highest quality was made in several centres.
Plate I
Silver w ...
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Gothic Architecture
Number of Words: 362 / Number of Pages: 2
... with statues and sculptures on them such
as the gargoyle, which also served as a rain spout.
Romanesque cathedrals had few windows, as the walls of the
cathedrals were very thick and made the placement of
windows extremely difficult. This lack of light seemed also to
project the general mentality and lifestyles of the people of the
Middle Ages. To brighten the cathedrals, they often added
many wall paintings and mosaics. Contrary to Romanesque
architecture, Gothic had many stained glass windows, which
spread colored lig ...
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Radical Reconstruction
Number of Words: 365 / Number of Pages: 2
... eligible to do so. It didn't apply to the blacks because blacks didn't have right to vote before the Reconstruction.
Then in 1876 election, Hayes won because of the secret compromise set up by the Southern Democrats. The compromise was to make Hayes win the election to withdraw the federal troops, to get the federal money and for a conservative Southerner in the cabinet. Thus, the federal troops were withdrawn after the election.
Eventually, the blacks started to lose their suffrage in states after states. Then, the Jim Crow law legalized the practice of segregation of whites and blacks. Moreover, i ...
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Women Of The Civil War
Number of Words: 2227 / Number of Pages: 9
... behind
Confederate lines “disguised” as a woman. She deserted in 1863. After
leaving the army, she worked as a nurse for the United States Christian
Commission. A short time before her death, she petitioned for a veteran's
pension. Two years later the pension was granted to her by Congress.
Some women did not dress up as men to fight. Southren women in
New Orleans despised the Yankee men that occupied their city. They spit on,
cursed at, and even emptied their chamber pots on Yankee soldiers whenever
they got the chance. Because these women were of the upper class, the
officers were ...
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Truth Or Fiction: The J.F.K. Assassination
Number of Words: 910 / Number of Pages: 4
... wound. However, pictures taken at Bethsada Hospital
reveal a much larger neck wound than had been seen at Parkland. Apparently
someone had mangled the wound to make it appear as an exit wound. But who, and
why? Was it to support the Lone Gunman theory? If it was, it failed to do so.
Another startling piece of information was concerning Kennedys brain. When the
President was ordered out of Parkland without an autopsy, he still had a brain.
However, when it the body arrived in Bethsada, the brain had suddenly
disappeared! As if that was not mysterious enough, Dr. Crenshaw, the last person
to see Kenn ...
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