The measure passed Congress with overwhelming rural support. Another challenge to the new urban culture was rooted in the traditional religious beliefs of millions of Americans who felt alienated from city life, from science and much of what modernization entailed. When Christian fundamentalists campaign against the teaching of evolution in public schools, the Christian fundamentalists touched off a court battle in Tennessee; the Scopes trial, also called the “monkey trial.” The 1924 trial was a contest between modern liberalism and religious fundamentalism. John T Scopes was on trial for teaching Darwinian evolution, in defiance of a Tennessee state law. He was found guilty and fined $100.
President Nixon's Watergate scandal only seemed to fortify this distrust. Congress, in an effort to prevent another conflict like Vietnam in the future, passed the War Powers Act. This stated that Congress had to be informed that troops would be into possible combat situations, and had to take action of those troops within 60 days (Schulzinger, 1999). It would seem as though the Vietnam War and all of the battles our nation had to endure at this fragile moment in history would help define our nation. The United States was torn in many factions at that time period, Civil Rights Movement being a major one.
Comparing American Voices: The Toll of War Matthew Siegert History 1025 Professor Villarreal November 13, 2009 The Vietnam War was a place in history of brutal killings and political shamble. The whole war was fought over a political crisis yet America won every battle, but not the war. Four American voices are heard in the Toll of War and their voices lay out a timeline of gruesome events and the reality of the Vietnam War. From being forced into fighting for economic reasons to having no choice but to join the war, the four voices show us what it was really like for soldiers on the field. Donald L. Whitfield was a southern Alabama boy who grew up a confederate and worked on cars for a living.
Vietnam War: “Daddy Won’t Be Home Anymore” During the period of the Vietnam War, the media expressed their views about the phenomenon in the forms of songs, films, television episodes, and etc. The passing of a father, a husband, a son, a family member or friend to the war, is a great loss that families must cope with. Further, as citizens advocated for peace and criticized war, these songs, films, and television episodes soon become items of popular culture. A song that I have come across on the Internet when doing a search is an example of a 1970’s piece that advocates peace and criticizes war, this is a song written and composed by an American country artist Dolly Parton in 1970, “Daddy Won’t Be Home Anymore.” Dolly Parton is a famous artist that is much known for country music in today’s time; and as she stood out as a known current artist I had decided to take a look at her song and really enjoyed it as it is very clear that she is expressing the reality of that period of time. The specific message that this item is conveying is of a woman reflecting on old memories of her expired husband due to the war, further understanding that she must tell her children that “Daddy Won’t Be Home Anymore.” The general message that this work is delivering is that the loss of someone in war affects the lives of others, in this showing that peace is necessary because war causes harm to many in all sorts of ways.
In 1828, the fact that Andrew Jackson was running for president came as a shock to many Americans after an era of great presidents and leaders such as Washington, Jefferson, or James Madison. A lady even cried: “Well, if Andrew Jackson can be president, anybody can”. The revolution started with an overthrow of the noble republican standards by the common people. And “Old Hickory” Jackson sparked many of new democratic ideals. As the industrial revolution progressed after the War of 1812, great changes and numerous advancements expedited the growth of the nation.
Running in the 1960 Presidential political campaign, candidates had to overcome issues of the world. Some of the issues addressed while running in the 60’s were the integrations of whites and African Americans, the African American “sit-in” protests, which upset many white American citizens. After a plane was shot down over Russia, America admitted sending planes to spy on the Soviets, which resulted in a cancelation of a meeting between President Eisenhower and Khrushchev. This resulted in the United Nations becoming panicked for further outburst of communism. Americans were developing new weapon like the hydrogen bomb to expand American weaponry on foreign countries.
The message of the representation is that Americans is losing the war and wants out and it is clearly shown in the poster "I WANR OUT". This shows that it is accurate because I know from my own personal knowledge that the 1971 protest in America were getting bigger, more violent and serious for the government. However, representation 3 is not totally accurate because not all of America were against the war. I know this because there was a huge questionnaire on if people were against or for the war. 40% said they were for the war and 60% said against the war.
Beginning with evidence from a past, “republicans try for years to turn the welfare system on its head” (Davidson); the truth always finds its way to the surface and throughout Davison’s article more and more of the truth is revealed through hard facts including, “welfare encourages teen pregnancy and large dependent families” (Davison). Davison’s purpose in his article is to inform the American families and government that government welfare had become more destructive than helpful along with the detrimental effects on American’s lives. The intended audience is any American who needs to be informed about the corruption and lies that fill the government welfare system we live
Stonewall: A Revolution Serving as the battleground for a cultural revolution, the young generation of America in the 60’s and 70’s found themselves challenging the ideas of the conservative government they lived under. What can best be described as a time of discovery and questioning, advances in the civil rights movement as well as the conflicts in Vietnam seemed to divide the nation. Within these events, America saw the rise of another revolution brewing, one that had started long before but continued to get pushed aside: that of equal rights for homosexuals. The Stonewall Riots are often cited as the beginning of the equality movement, however history tells a somewhat different story; a story in which the Stonewall riots are more of a plot twist as opposed to being an opening scene. However, these riots drastically changed the fundamental ideas and goals of the gay rights movement.
Gun Control Debate Paper Gun Control Debate The debate over gun control has been raging for nearly a century, as citizens from both sides of the argument assert their heartfelt and personal views on this sensitive topic. In the after-math of the worse mass shooting in American history involving children at the Sandy Hook Elementary School, President Obama has received demands for action from American citizens who feel that the issue of gun control has been pushed aside far too many times, thus allowing such tragedies to keep occurring. Recent talks regarding stricter gun control laws have sparked a debate between gun owners concerned that their Second Amendment rights will be violated, and fellow Americans concerned for public safety. Those concerned about public safety and the