In three separate cases dealing with either federal or state obscenity laws, Roth v. ... "McCarthyism", as it was called, forced many government officials and Hollywood celebrities to go before McCarthy and the rest of the committee, in order to deny their involvement with the Communist Party. ... The nation was forever fearful of communists in positions of governmental, academic, and media power. ... In this case, which was actually two in one (Roth and Alberts), the court ruled on the constitutionality of federal obscenity statutes in the case of Roth, and upon state obscenity statutes, i...

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Through the practice of instructional media, the federal government established the Division of Visual Aids for War Training in 1941 introducing audio and visual aids in training the military [Rob01]. ... Initially the American government was hesitant to use propaganda as a profitable tool but due to media pressures who needed the upper hand in the direction of the nation, the government was pressured into taking an active role (creating Rosie). ... The American government created campaigns to persuade and encourage men to join the military or any type of war job (Poster Campaign). The Nation ...

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There were incidents in New York (LaGuardia Airport, and World Trade Center), Georgia (1996 Olympics), Oklahoma City (Oklahoma City Federal Building), and in Alabama (New Women Abortion Clinic). ... The building was evacuated, as were other federal buildings in the Capitol, including the White House. ... The government economic policy, have been performing mild CPR on the decade long business expansion through much of last year and this year. ... Halliday argues that the part pulling us out is increasing government spending, cutting taxes, being less concerned about the budget deficit and havi...

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Garraty suggested similarities between the two systems were: having a strong leader, an ideology stressing the nation, the people, the land, the state control of economic and social affairs, and the quality and quantity of government propaganda. ... The federal controlled access highway system in Germany, the Autobahn, and the reclamation of the Pontine marshes during the battle of Anzio are other examples of showcase projects that promoted a certain image the of the nation. ... Leaders including Hitler and Roosevelt altered the typical usage of propaganda to suit the needs of their citizens i...

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They were to convince the German people they have been defeated and that they now must be held responsible for the actions of their government (Dept of State pg 49). ... Also, local self-government will be restored and no central government shall be put in place for the time being (Dept of State pg 49). ... In Western Germany, a new style of government was introduced to the people. ... This democratic government is going to be a very conservative one because of all the restrictions that were placed on the German people and German industries. ...

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Also in attendance were thousands of delegates from more than eight hundred non-governmental organizations (UNHCHR, 1996). ... In 1991, a Commonwealth Industry Commission recommended "Federal recognition of Aboriginal title to minerals in their territories, direct negotiation between commercial interests and Aboriginal councils, and federal funding of Aboriginal councils" (Wilmer, 2000: 191). ... By becoming a signatory on this convention, the "governments agree that children should be protected and not exploited" (Innocents Lost). ... The government of the UAE has stated that childr...

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Prior to being sent to actual camps, Japanese Americans were forced to live in specific communities which were chosen by the U.S. government. ... The Wakatsuki's and other Japanese Americans had now become a threat to the nation in the minds of the government. Both the Office of Naval Intelligence and the Federal Bureau of Investigation established surveillance efforts, and compiled a list of suspected Japanese subversives. ... The U.S. government and voice of mainstream white America had taken away Jeanne's normal American life in a matter of days. ... Her father was taken to prison...

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By 1945, French authority was broken, and appointment of a nationalist government was approved, encouraged by the Japanese. ... In his view, it was indeed the British government's naivety towards the colonial leader's influences on their people, but rather through the fault of economic and political methods. ... To further this, Austin argues a similar point in which the British government were "unusually" enthusiastic on the local autonomy of a possessed colony and with it being an empire of non-integration, the aim was to rule over a colony that did not have to be allied with the c...

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Is War Necessary? There are many reasons why a country or several countries could go to war. Some of these reasons are just, however many of them are not. There are many movies made illustrating many different aspects of American wars, good and bad. The American Revolution was mainly a politica...

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At the time of the Great Depression, government intervention in the economy was higher than it had ever been and a special government agency had been set up specifically to prevent depressions and their associated problems, such as bank panics. This agency was the Federal Reserve Board and it was to have been the loaner of last resorts for banks in order to prevent collapses as had happened during earlier depressions. ...

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The world-wide environmentalist non-government organization phenomena ( such as the World Wildlife Fund, directed by Prince Phillip ) was created top-down, with a complex web of financing, from the circles of the British oligarchy. ... Furthermore, the US Federal Reserve drove interest rates up during this time, in order to lure the petrodollars back into American banks. ...

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If one were to discuss life after the Second World War, if they were not a historian would perhaps not talk much about Harry S. Truman as a major factor. Truman is ranked seventh among forty one presidents ranging from Washington to Clinton . Truman succeeded Roosevelt, after his death, and the da...

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"The fact is that the automobile has become hypnotic...the opium of the American people." - Fortune Magazine Table of Contents Introduction The Rise of the Automobile The Styling Redesign The Role of Attainable Pricing for the Masses The Emerging American Obsession The Impact on the Nuclear Family Redefining the American Teenager The Rise of the Hot Rod Culture The Rise of the Excess Culture Baby Boomers and Redesign Converting from Chrome to Muscle The Automobile as Identity Downfall and Decline Conclusion Bibliography Introduction With the end of World War II, the United State...

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