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NSC-68 and the Soviet Threat in 1950
National Security Council Report 68 defined the Cold War as a global confrontation between the free world led by the U.S. & the Soviet Union intent on global domination.
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Causes of the Great Depression
The laissez faire policies of Calvin Coolidge and Treasury Secretary Mellon led to a cycle of catastrophic economic failures resulting in the Great Depression.
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Gilded Age Politics and Issues in 1880
Although the two major parties agreed on almost every national issue excepting the tariff, the election of 1880 introduced important issues advocated by third parties.
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Civil War Emancipation
Emancipation began as a gradual process that culminated in Abraham Lincoln's 1863 Emancipation Proclamation, starting a path toward full social and political equality.
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Populism and the Omaha Platform of 1892
The Omaha Platform of the People's Party identified the two major political parties with corruption and indifference toward farmers and working class Americans.
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Contributing Articles in American History
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Hemming Plaza in Jacksonville
From his station atop a 62-foot-high pedestal in the center of Hemming Plaza, a Confederate soldier keeps watch over Downtown Jacksonville.
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The Life of Herbert Hoover
The son of a Quaker blacksmith, Herbert Hoover brought a reputation of public service to the White House.
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Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman is one of the most prominent African-American figures. The leader of the Underground Railroad, she aided many slaves in escaping to freedom.
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The Death of President James A. Garfield
Of all the presidential assassinations in American history, none was more political than the shooting of President James A. Garfield.
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Japan Launches Surprise Attack on Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor shocked Americans from their isolationism, uniting them as never before, and marked the official entry of the United States into World War II.
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