" The Legacy of the Civil War "
What was a Legacy of the Civil war in the 1960'?
There is a lot to the legacy of the Civil War. First of all American became one nation, complet unification, from the North and the South. After the Civil War America aboished the slavery. But the South tried limit on the human right of African American. And new law made known as Jim Crow laws and that is to segregate, discriminate to Blacks.
Futhermore the racist of white formed the Ku Klux Klan. The Southern people was still consider the Black as a slaver and the White prosecuted the Black , did lynching. Also, the Confederate flag still flies at the state capital of South Carolina. Most important thing is that a number of the Southern States would suffer for many years during reconstruction. This suffering was made harder with the death of Lincoln. Another economy thing left as a legacy was the Income Tax collection instituted by Lincoln.
Nowadays, I think that there are visible or invisible racial discrimination in America. Inspite of various discrimination, many American, especially African Americna and immigrant community, struggles to improve human right. The United States remained united, and as a result remained dominant in the Western Hemisphere, discouraging European interference. The war was another successful test of the democratic experiment. Union was proved much higher than states' rights. According to any research, A majority (56%) of Americans think the Civil War is still relevant to American politics and public life; 39% think that though the war was important historically, it has little relevance today. Also there was a strong debate over the ethics of flying the Confederate flag and praising Confederate leaders. More Americans think it is inappropriate to praise Confederate leaders (49%) than think it is appropriate (36%).
Therefore, today, there still exist racism in America today.
Franklin Delano Roosvelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, commonly known by his initials FDR, was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd President of the United States.
- Presidential term: March 4, 1933 – April 12, 1945
- Succeeded by: Harry S. Truman
- wife : Eleanor Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), commonly known by his initials FDR, was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd President of the United States. A Democrat, he won a record four elections and served from March 1933 to his death in April 1945. He was a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic depression and total war. His program for relief, recovery and reform, known as the New Deal, involved the great expansion of the role of the federal government in the economy.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, commonly known by his initials FDR, was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd President of the United States.
- Presidential term: March 4, 1933 – April 12, 1945
- Succeeded by: Harry S. Truman
- wife : Eleanor Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), commonly known by his initials FDR, was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd President of the United States. A Democrat, he won a record four elections and served from March 1933 to his death in April 1945. He was a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic depression and total war. His program for relief, recovery and reform, known as the New Deal, involved the great expansion of the role of the federal government in the economy.
The Great Depression
Great Depression happened in 1930's, and U.S. government and many countries faced economic crisis.
Depression originated in the United States after the fall in stock prices that began on September in 1929.
That was known as Black Tuesday, and the day happened the stock market crash. Millions of American lose their job and unemployment in the U.S. rose to 25%, and in some countries rose as high as 33%.
President Roosvelt launched The NewDeal Plan to recover depressed economy in 1933.
Great Depression happened in 1930's, and U.S. government and many countries faced economic crisis.
Depression originated in the United States after the fall in stock prices that began on September in 1929.
That was known as Black Tuesday, and the day happened the stock market crash. Millions of American lose their job and unemployment in the U.S. rose to 25%, and in some countries rose as high as 33%.
President Roosvelt launched The NewDeal Plan to recover depressed economy in 1933.
Eleanor Roosvelt
The wife of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt changed the role of the first lady through her active participation in American politics.
Eleanor died of cancer on November 7, 1962, at the age of 78. A revolutionary first lady, Eleanor Roosevelt was one of the most outspoken women to live in the White House. While she's had her share of critics, most agree that she was a great humanitarian who dedicated much of her life to fighting for political and social change.
Eleanor died of cancer on November 7, 1962, at the age of 78. A revolutionary first lady, Eleanor Roosevelt was one of the most outspoken women to live in the White House. While she's had her share of critics, most agree that she was a great humanitarian who dedicated much of her life to fighting for political and social change.
The wife of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt changed the role of the first lady through her active participation in American politics.
Eleanor died of cancer on November 7, 1962, at the age of 78. A revolutionary first lady, Eleanor Roosevelt was one of the most outspoken women to live in the White House. While she's had her share of critics, most agree that she was a great humanitarian who dedicated much of her life to fighting for political and social change.
Eleanor died of cancer on November 7, 1962, at the age of 78. A revolutionary first lady, Eleanor Roosevelt was one of the most outspoken women to live in the White House. While she's had her share of critics, most agree that she was a great humanitarian who dedicated much of her life to fighting for political and social change.
World War ll
World War II (WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, though related conflicts began earlier. It involved the vast majority of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. It was the most widespread war in history, and directly involved more than 100 million people from over 30 countries. In a state of "total war", the major participants threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, erasing the distinction between civilian and military resources. Marked by mass deaths of civilians, including the Holocaust (in which approximately 11 million people were killed) and the strategic bombing of industrial and population centres (in which approximately one million were killed, and which included the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki), it resulted in an estimated 50 million to 85 million fatalities. These made World War II the deadliest conflict in human history.
World War II (WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, though related conflicts began earlier. It involved the vast majority of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. It was the most widespread war in history, and directly involved more than 100 million people from over 30 countries. In a state of "total war", the major participants threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, erasing the distinction between civilian and military resources. Marked by mass deaths of civilians, including the Holocaust (in which approximately 11 million people were killed) and the strategic bombing of industrial and population centres (in which approximately one million were killed, and which included the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki), it resulted in an estimated 50 million to 85 million fatalities. These made World War II the deadliest conflict in human history.
Laws of the Land
- Many people from Great Britain and other countries in Europe settled in Britain's North American colonies in the seventeenth century.
- Most people came that they wanted a better life, that is, economy opportunities.
- On July 4, 1776, a group of leaders from the colonies wrote and signed the Declaration of Independence.
- Federal system means a system that divides power and responsibility between the states and the federal government.
- The first president of the United States is George Washington.
- The three branches of government are legislative, executive, and judicial.
- The Bill of Rights is in the form of 10 amendments, and guarantees the right of individuals, protect against the misuse of government power,
- The right of voting
: African American : 1870. woman : 1920. Native American : 1924. no education : 1965. 21 or older : 1971.
- The Supreme Court ruled that flag burning is a legal form of political protest.
- However, the use of symbols, such as burning crosses, to encourage violence is illegal.
-The majority of the American population believes that the broad interpretation is correcct.
- The second Amendment guarantees to right of individual's gun own.
- Early American had to hunt for food and protect themselves from wild animals.
- America's first people was about 10millions native people.
- Settlers brought measles and smallpox which killed Indians.
- In 1830, Congress passed the Removal Act.
- 12million Africans were sent to the New World as slaves.
- In 1865, the slavery abolished because of the Civil War.
A Diverse Nation
European settlers arrived in North America at the end of the fifteenth century, there were about 10 million native people, Indian, but today, they is called Native American.
In 1830, Congress passed the Removal Act, which is a law required native tribed to leave their land and settle in Indian Territory.
From the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries, about 12million Africans were sent to the New World(North and South America) as slaves.
The slaves got free at the end of the Civil War which was processed from 1861 to 1865.
From 1820 to 1875, approximately 7 million new immigrants entered the United States, and between 1875 and 1920, about 24million newcomers poured into the America.
In 1921, Congress passed a law to limit immigration, incluing prohibiting from Asia, that was quota system.
European settlers arrived in North America at the end of the fifteenth century, there were about 10 million native people, Indian, but today, they is called Native American.
In 1830, Congress passed the Removal Act, which is a law required native tribed to leave their land and settle in Indian Territory.
From the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries, about 12million Africans were sent to the New World(North and South America) as slaves.
The slaves got free at the end of the Civil War which was processed from 1861 to 1865.
From 1820 to 1875, approximately 7 million new immigrants entered the United States, and between 1875 and 1920, about 24million newcomers poured into the America.
In 1921, Congress passed a law to limit immigration, incluing prohibiting from Asia, that was quota system.
The Struggle for Equality
All men are created equal
However, according to the Declaration of Independence written in 1776, this idea do not mean that all people are equal. That excluded women, enslaved Africans, and American Indians. A Civil War had continued beteen the southern and the Northern from 1861 to 1865 because of slavery. After a Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln abolished the slavery and black people was free.
In 1865, the congress also passed the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution, and it guaranteed equal protection of the law to everyone in the United States.
The legacy of the Civil War
After the Civil War ended in 1865, all slaves were free ,and African American men were gven to the right to vote in 1870. However, discrimination and segregation had been in several South states.
- Jim Crow laws : a system of disenfranchisement, segregation, and discrimination, primarily the South.
These continued into the 1960s.
- Literacy test : required voters to read a text and answer questions about it.
- Voting tax : voters to pay to vote.
- Grandfather laws : anyone with a family member such as grandfather voted before 1867, need not to Literacy test and Voting tax. The law allowed that the poor and uneducated white voters voted without test and tax.
- lynching : mob justice. the white murdered blacks who was considered the suspect, without a trial.
What does Equality mean?
- African American struggled for equality during the 1950s and 1960s.
They brought legal cases to court but also protested in the streets by inviolence.
- In 1960s, the Supreme Court ruled the segregation on buses and in public facilities is illegal.
- In 1964, the Civil Right Act passed, and the law prohibited discrimination.
- In 1965, the Voting Right Act allowed to African American to vote in election.
- Today, the protected classes such as women, the disabled, and older people receive an extra assisstance.
All men are created equal
However, according to the Declaration of Independence written in 1776, this idea do not mean that all people are equal. That excluded women, enslaved Africans, and American Indians. A Civil War had continued beteen the southern and the Northern from 1861 to 1865 because of slavery. After a Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln abolished the slavery and black people was free.
In 1865, the congress also passed the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution, and it guaranteed equal protection of the law to everyone in the United States.
The legacy of the Civil War
After the Civil War ended in 1865, all slaves were free ,and African American men were gven to the right to vote in 1870. However, discrimination and segregation had been in several South states.
- Jim Crow laws : a system of disenfranchisement, segregation, and discrimination, primarily the South.
These continued into the 1960s.
- Literacy test : required voters to read a text and answer questions about it.
- Voting tax : voters to pay to vote.
- Grandfather laws : anyone with a family member such as grandfather voted before 1867, need not to Literacy test and Voting tax. The law allowed that the poor and uneducated white voters voted without test and tax.
- lynching : mob justice. the white murdered blacks who was considered the suspect, without a trial.
What does Equality mean?
- African American struggled for equality during the 1950s and 1960s.
They brought legal cases to court but also protested in the streets by inviolence.
- In 1960s, the Supreme Court ruled the segregation on buses and in public facilities is illegal.
- In 1964, the Civil Right Act passed, and the law prohibited discrimination.
- In 1965, the Voting Right Act allowed to African American to vote in election.
- Today, the protected classes such as women, the disabled, and older people receive an extra assisstance.