Voice Democracy Prompt: American History: “Our Hope for the Future.” Harry S. Truman said with a great heart, “America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination, and the determination to do the job at hand.” His words rang true then and now. We can’t be afraid of what’s going to happen in the future, because we’d then be cutting out everything else and what would be an amazing future for all of America. Letting our imagination and creativity have a part in our lives is
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Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, were part of the French colony of Indochina, since the 1800’s. After World War I, Vietnam was led by Ho Chi Minh, Ho was an equal admirer of both the American and Russian revolutions. He hoped to lead Vietnam to similar success in overthrowing its unjust rulers. By 1945 he had held many of the key cities in Vietnam that were once Japan’s. Ho then proclaimed the new nation of Vietnam. Many of the Western Allies refused to recognize the independent Vietnam which was led
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Asa Philip Randolph (April 15, 1889 – May 16, 1979) was a leader in the African American civil-rights movement and the American labor movement. Randolph was born April 15, 1889, in Crescent City, Florida, the second son of the Rev. James William Randolph, a tailor and minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and Elizabeth Robinson Randolph, a skilled seamstress. Randolph attended the Cookman Institute in East Jacksonville, for years the only academic high school in Florida for African
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Boris Ofon Hist 1302 11/08/17 Prof Patke The United States decision to drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima was a diplomatic measure calculated to intimidate the Soviet Union in the post-Second World War era rather than a strictly military measure designed to force Japanese surrender The United States decision to drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima was a military measure made to intimidate the Soviet Union in the post- Second World War era rather than a strictly diplomatic measure designed to force Japan’s
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and Guterman, 2015a). However, the idea was met with substantial opposition from Republicans, conservative Democrats and organized medicine that any further exploration of the endeavor was halted. The idea was then revitalized by President Harry S. Truman in the late 1940s however his proposal stalled as well. It was later concluded by some disinclined supporters that more diffident goals could be obtained, so health care for America’s elderly became the focus (Blumenthal et al., 2015a). The
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Edward Duke Ellington was born April 29, 1899. He was born in Washington , D.C. His mother was Daisy Kennedy Ellington, his father was James Edward Ellington, his wife was Edna Thompson , and his son was Mercer Ellington. He led his orchestra until his death, his career spanning over 50 years. Ellington was based in New York City from the mid-1920s onward , and gained a national profile through his orchestra’s appearances at the Cotton Club. Though widely considered to have been an important figure
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For most of the history of the republic most chief executives avoided having a military air,and never saluted. Franklin Delano Roosevelt,and Harry S. Truman both commanders in chiefs in the same world war customarily placed their hands or hats over their hearts instead of saluting. Probably in a conscious effort to avoid appearing like the fascist military dictators, and other totalitarian counterparts
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McCarthyism McCarthyism originated in the late 1940’s during the Second Red Scare period when Senator Joseph McCarthy began making rash accusations of treason and such crimes in fear of Communist influence on American culture. A spectrum of actions resulted from this irrational, growing fear of Communism. The Red Scare began after World War II and carried out tensions from the Cold War between the two world superpowers. The House Un-American Activities Committee was created in 1938 to monitor
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For around half of its existence, the United States of America was an isolationist and non-intervening country, where the American government avoided all treaties and alliances with foreign nations in order to evade being drawn into wars. From the end of the American Revolution to the early 20th century, the United States did not take part in any conflicts outside of itself and only fought in wars that were related to direct territorial self-defense. This 136 year-long era of isolation was broken
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4, 1842 and had 4 children. Robert, William, Edward, and Thomas. President: Franklin D. Roosevelt President number: 32 Dates in office:1933-1945 Political party affiliation: Democrat Vice President: John N. Garner, Henry A. Wallace, Harry Truman Name an important positive event that occurred during his presidency: ended great depression Name an important negative event that occurred during his presidency: Date of Birth:
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