Red Summer 1919 The Red Scare is about the period in the history of the United States immediately following WWI. The dates are approximately from the Armistice in November of 1918 to the collapse of hyperinflation in 1920. Within these two dates the country witnessed--not so much in rapid success...

Thesis: The "Red Scare" of the 1950's caused a massive movement for the people of that time period. I. Introduction II. The Basis of Communisim A. Communisim: Defined B. Political Aspects 1. Communist associations 2.Communist fears C. Physical Aspects 1. Incidents 2. Black...

In the years following the end of the Cold War, many historians and social scientists have written accounts of what were some of the causes and effects of this period when the threat of war was almost always present. One such person was Melvyn Leffler and his work, The Specter of Communism, whic...

Diversity in the English Language Any new coming freshman to West Virginia University is certain to hear a larger variety of accents and dialect in the English language than they have ever before encountered. West Virginia University has a diverse student body, which includes studen...

Massive black rebellions, constant strikes, gigantic anti-war demonstrations, draft resistance, Cuba, Vietnam, Algeria, a cultural revolution of seven hundred million Chinese, occupations, red power, the rising of women, disobedience and sabotage, communes & marijuana: amongst this chaos, there wa...

-Our nation has been in a state of elevated anxiety following the September 11th attacks on New York's World Trade Center and the Pentagon. As Americans began to believe the war on terrorism was over, they realized it had only begun. The random mailing of anthrax-laden letters resulted in...

IMMIGRATION For many, immigration to the United States during the late 19th to early 20th century would be a new beginning to a prosperous life. However there were many acts and laws past to limit the influx of immigrants, do to prejudice, such as the Chinese Exclusion Act. Later on into the ...

Since the 9/11 tragedy, there's been an influx of pro-US, patriotic themes where three firemen hoist an American flag over a mound of smoldering rubble. The feeling of the nation is one of allegiance and passion of everything red, white, and blue. We watch our CSI and Law and Order, in which a ...

Breaking Down the Door The United States urges all nations claiming a sphere of influence in China to declare that all nations shall enjoy perfect equality of treatment for their commerce and navigation within such spheres... (http://www.pinzler.com/ushistory/ opendoorsupp.html)?With these word...

"Tell them, tell them when you get home that I gave all of my tomorrows so they could have today!" Those are the words on a tombstone, far across the Pacific, of someone who gave up his life for our future in the battle of Iwo Jima. Were those words uttered so that those of us who are left...

Senior citizens should be off the roads! Anyone over the age of 65 that cannot handle the responsibility of driving a vehicle should not be allowed to drive. To weed out these people every person once they reach that age should have to retake their written and road driving exams that year, and eve...

The Vietnam War A quarter of a century after the Fall of Saigon, Vietnam continues to exercise a powerful hold of the American psyche. No deployment of American troops abroad is considered without the infusion of the Vietnam question. No formulation of strategic policy can be completed wit...

The Taliban will not suffice to do any more harm through acts of terrorism. They will be stopped immediately as the United States has officially declared war on Afghanistan and the Taliban. Gilgamesh would state: "Because of the evil that is in the land, we will go to the forest and destroy t...

The Revolutionary War brought much disruption to the lives of all women in New York. Many of these patriot women had to house the "Red-Coats", while others picked up a sword and joined the men in the fight for our country. Many of these women's "baby steps" towards freedom...

The Early 20's In the 1920's the media was playing a major role in what people think and thought. The new paper empire had begun to take political sides in elections in order to try to sway voters. In many rural areas there were limited sources of communication with the out side world and a ne...

The state has seen the rise and fall of several different cultures, and their remnants still blend together in Mississippi's culture today. Mississippi, one of the East South Central states of the United States, bordered on the north by Tennessee, on the east by Alabama, on the south by the Gul...

According to Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, prostitution is the granting of sexual access for payment. Each year 15,000,000 U.S. citizens engage in sex for hire (prostitution) according to USApoll.com, and the National Task Force on Prostitution suggests that over one million people in the U.S. ...

Supreme Court Judge, Oliver Wendell Holmes, once said, "In my thirty years of legal experience, I have never witnessed money helping a victim, although I have seen it pretending to help them." In F. Scott Fitzgerald's American masterpiece, The Great Gatsby, the main character, Jay Gatsby attempt...

U.S. - Soviet Relations The beginning of the Cold War between U.S. and Russia caused a major polarization across the World. Countries like Korea, Vietnam and Germany were split in half-one half would be democratic and the other communist. The fight for the sphere of influence became mmore of a ...

The United States entered World War 1 in 1917. We went on to support the Triple Entente as one of their allies, and helped them to their victory. The main reason for the U.S. entry to the war was due to the Zimmerman Note. This was a message from Zimmerman, a German general, to the Mexican govern...

TV in the 1950's Reflected/Created Culture How many hours per week do you spend watching television? The average American child or adolescent spends 22-28 hours per week watching TV, which is more than any other activity other than sleeping. Did you know that there are more television sets in...

The Great Sioux Legacy The Sioux were one of the great Indian Nations that once roamed North America freely. They have a long and interesting history, which has had a great affect on our Nation. I plan to show the history of the Sioux up to modern time, including great leaders and other importan...

About seven years ago, my sister, at the mere age of twelve, was raped. After a horrible hurricane in Florida destroyed hundreds of homes and caused millions of dollars worth of damage, my sister volunteered to travel with some other members of her church to assist with the reconstruction of some o...

II. For this project I decided to visit the Auburn State Recreation Area. The Auburn State Recreation Area is located next to the town of Auburn in Placer County, California which lies in the western part of the United States. The Auburn State Recreation Area is a really cool canyon type geogra...

Since the beginning there was always something for everyone in America. Weather it were a good factor about the U.S. or a bad factor about their country something always encouraged people to come here. United States as a country was created by immigrants and their difference from any other country ...