Blyden was one of the leaders of the Black Nationalist movement in the late nineteenth century, and was an advocate of free Black emigration back to Africa. ... The Indian Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam was one such group that modified orthodox Islam. ... Mohammed Alexander Russell Webb, the first known European-American convert to Islam, acted as a spokesman for the movement in America. ... Turner makes a point of bringing up Garvey because black leaders of new American Islam were heavily influenced by Garvey's Pan-Africicanist ideas. ... The Moorish Science Temple was the first religious...

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With its largest effect was during the Civil rights movement. ... America was destined for another, more far-reaching civil rights movement. ... With the passing of breakthrough legislation, several leaders emerged to lead this new civil rights movement. ... However, this civil rights movement did not accomplish its goals to the fullest due to the lack of government enforcement. ... The civil rights movement of the late 1800's and early 1900's wa...

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Feminism is a movement for social, political and educational equality and change. ... The feminist movement can be traced back to the 18th century in the intellectual works of Mary Wollstonecraft. ... This was the first recognised movement for equality. ... Education was a large issue for the feminist movement. ... As the feminist movement progressed the government began to take more notice of the wants and desires of more than half the population. ...

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Independence Day is the national holiday of the United States of America commemorating the signing of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At the time of the signing the US consisted of 13 colonies under the rule of England's King George III. There was growing unrest in the colonies concerning the taxes that had to be paid to England. This was commonly referred to as "Taxation without Representation" as the colonists did not have any representation in the English Parliament and had no say in what went on. As the unr...

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Causes of the Civil War Was slavery the only cause of the Civil War? There are those that would have us believe that it was the only cause. Many historians say that slavery was the main issue of the Civil War. Although some historians think the war was the result of political screw-ups and th...

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This is what started the feminist movement which is defined as the advocacy of women's rights on the grounds of political, social and economic equality to men. This movement not only was a fight for equality but by the 1960's it emphasized unity and sisterhood amongst women. ... The 1960's was the beginning of the sexual revolution which was a liberating social movement that challenged what individuals had previously seen as sexual norms. ...

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By the 1800's, northerners viewed slavery as wrong and began a movement to end it. ... Before the 1860 presidential election, Southern leaders had urged that the South secede from the Union if Lincoln should win. ...

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To solve Italy's problems Benito Mussolini became dictator of Italy and built the Fascist movement . ... On November 1, 1941 the Japanese leaders met to plan an attack on the US. ... - asked a leader named Kaya. Another leader, Negano responded, "The time for war will not come later."" ...

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The American Revolution was mainly a political movement; however there were some social and economic factors. ... Economics and society factored in the conflict, as well, with the hardness of the taxes and the settler's need for a fair leader. ...

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It was this initial vision and the positive reception to Earl's Cadillac that began the automotive culture movement. ... After tail fins established the movement towards garishness, many other styling efforts also contributed to the tremendous success of the automobile during the 1950's. ...

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The message from the leader was that only the strength that had won the war could win the peace.24 He stated; "the United Nations could not be relied on; the Big Three unity could not be assumed....

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The Hippy Movement started in San Francisco, California and spread across the United States, through Canada, and into parts of Europe. ... The Astrology of the Hippy Movement "The deeper, more subtle, changes that the Hippy Movement generated are still being integrated into our social and political structures as well as our collective psyche. ...

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In the 1870s, a coalition of women's rights activists, temperance reformers, former abolitionists, and Protestant clergy, a social purity movement, arose to oppose this effort to license prostitutes. ... As it turns out, this movement into the urban work force afforded women some economic stability and a new sense of independence. ...

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The leaders of the nations specifically, the United states and Russia - realized that measures had to be taken, to ensure that no such war would ever happen again. ... The present world, the way we see things today, is founded on the principles that the various leaders of the two superpowers believed in. ... Another way of looking at it the underlying motive behind it was that NATO- guided by America- was trying to prevent the uncontrollable rise of a new Adolf Hitler, a leader who took a weak shattered country and made it more powerful than anybody could have expected or even imagined, anothe...

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HISTORY: in its broadest sense, is the story of humanity's past. It also refers to the recording of that past. The diverse sources of history include books, newspapers, printed documents, personal papers, and other archival records, artifacts, and oral accounts. Historians use this material to form coherent narratives and uncover linked sequences and patterns in past events. Most histories are concerned with causality, that is, why certain outcomes happened as they did, and how they are linked to earlier events. 1 Origins of Historical Writing In preliterate societies, the acc...

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We hear almost everyday about ethnic groups, minority groups and racism on the news. We hear people call themselves African American, German American, Asian American, and any number of other country slash American. People say it helps them identify with their roots and their culture. I suppose I could call myself Irish or Norwegian American, but I doubt it would help me identify with a family culture that I know nothing about. So why do people identify themselves as one thing or another and American? ...

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Abstract Beliefs in conspiracy theories are widespread throughout the world, in every culture and community. They range from a world take over by secret societies to rigged Olympic games. Many are short lived, however, others seem to become self-perpetuating animals preying particularly on th...

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