The Manhattan Project
.... of the US Army Corps of Engineers, because much
of the early research was done in New York City. Sparked by refugee
physicists in the United States, the program was slowly organized after
nuclear fission was discovered by German scientists in 1938, and many US
scientists expressed the fear that Hitler would attempt to build a fission
bomb. Frustrated with the idea that Germany might produce an atomic bomb
first, Leo Szilard and other scientists asked Albert Einstein, a famous
scientist during that time, to use his influence and write a letter to
president FDR, pleading for support to further research the power of
nuclear fi .....
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The Declaration Of Independence
.... As a distinguished
writer Jefferson knew just what needed to go into his document, he took the
feelings of the people of the 13 colonies and put them into his words. He
addressed the reasons for our independence, which he listed in a set of
complaints to the King of England, even though Jefferson knew that the king
did not cause some of the problems the people were facing himself but were
caused by Parliament. However Jefferson knew that the common American
Citizen did not understand complex British politics. He did know that the
people understand grievances pointed at the king instead of an assembly
which they did not fully un .....
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The Gold Rush
.... carpenters, James Marshall, saw something glistening. He picked
it up,examined it, and picked up a few more. He was sure he had found gold.
James Marshall took a 40 mile journey to Sacramento where Sutter
was dwelling, and told him about his fabulous discovery.The rise of the
gold rush
Word got out about this wild discovery. Everyone was
screaming"Gold!Gold from the American river!" In one year 25,000 people
from the eastern part of America had traveled to California by sea. Others
took faster but more expensive rides.Some would just take ride after ride
any transport to make the trip to California. Not everyone go .....
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Significant Presidential Decisions
.... luckily the president did in fact reach the decision of
aiding South Vietnam, otherwise Vietnam would most likely become two
separate nations. There were many people supporting the presidents decision,
as well as opposing people. There were American citizens who supported his
decision and American citizens opposing his decision. After the president
made his final decision there were several reacions such as: "the end of
the war", "the reunitation of Vietnam", and for a negative note "the death
of 58,000 American soldiers". Before the president made his actual decision
he probably valued the safety of his fellow citizens, and his fa .....
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The Invasion Of Panama
.... home by attempting to eliminate drug trafficking. Second, they
wanted to "protect American interests and rights under the Panama Canal Treaty"
(Watson 69). This could be done by abolishing Noriega's control of the workers
who operate the canal, and his control of the canal itself. Third, they wanted
to "restore a democratic and freely elected government to Panama" (Watson 107).
Here, the U.S. would gain control over the country and ensure a fair election.
And, finally, they wanted to "apprehend Noriega" (Watson 69) for prosecution in
the U.S.. This would ease the difficulty of restoring democracy and eliminating
drug traffickin .....
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CIA Covert Operations: Panama And Nicaragua
.... in the Third
World.”(Agee, 2) Throughout the CIA's 45 years, one president after another has
used covert operations to intervene secretly, and sometimes not so secretly , in
the domestic affairs of other countries, presuming their affairs were ours.
Almost always, money was spent for activities to prop up political forces
considered friendly to U.S. interests, or to weaken and destroy those considered
unfriendly or threatening.
The friends were easy to define, they were those who believed and acted
like us, took orders and cooperated. Until the collapse of communism in Eastern
Europe, enemies were also readily recognized: the S .....
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The Civil War
.... one man who might have brought about a just peace was dead. The Civil War had solved some old problems for the United States. But it created some new problems as well. But many of the problems created by the Civil War have been solved. Towns have been rebuilt, new industries flourish, and new schools have been erected. Most of the damage of war has been long repaired. North and South both enjoy prosperity. But many of the human problems still remain.
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Romanticism
.... particular kind of fiction that demonstrates allegory(more than one meaning in stories or poems that ends with ambiguous notions). Overall, Romanticism states imagination above all else. A period with good perspective for the future and roots based on religion.
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I Have A Dream
.... instead of saying twenty years. In the introduction, Dr. King also gives a chronological history of the negro through the course of time in an effort to point out that blacks have not come very far in terms of freedom.
Throughout the body of his speech he gives a feeling of urgency that this problem needs to be corrected as soon as possible. He also gives possible solutions but none of his solutions are quick fixes. The solution involves the whole human race to work together toward this common goal. He also talks about the importance of protest but only in a nonviolent nature. He wants the blacks to rise up and fight fo .....
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The Great Depression
.... falling financial and industrial markets. Great Britain first off closed their market from others, forcing the people to purchase their products rather than ones from other countries. Great Britain thought that if they could the costs of productions were reduced then more people would be willing to buy more and subsequently restart the markets purchasing cycle. Prime Minister Macdonald stated this in his speech on February 12, 1931, “To combat hard times, British leaders were forced to keep wages down (this made exports cheaper but precipitated the General strike of 1926) and to raise interest rates (this restored value to th .....
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The Battle Of Gettysburg
.... began on July 1 with Confederate troops attacking that Union cavalry division on McPherson Ridge, west of town. Out-numbered, the Union forces managed to hold, and even drive the Confederate army back, after the addition of John Reynold's Infantry division (and Reynold's subsequent death on the front lines). They prevailed until afternoon, when they were overpowered by additional southern troops, and driven back through town. In the confusion, thousands of Union soldiers were captured before they could rally on Cemetery Hill, south of town. Long into the night Union troops labored over their defenses while the bulk of Mead .....
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The History Of The Pony Express
.... telegraph line only went as far west as St. Joseph, Missouri in 1860. It was 2,000 miles from St. Joseph to the west coast as Sacramento, California. It took over months for messages to be carried by ships, wagon trains, or stage coaches to reach California. They needed a faster way for mail and messages to get to the west coast.
A system of horse riders, called the Pony Express was started. The riders would bring the mail quicker. The first rider of the Pony Express left St. Joseph, Missouri, on April 3, 1860. The stations where the riders could stop were 1 .....
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