... almost did, wouldn't the country be almost forced into Fascism? This may seem as a unlikely outcome but what would of happen to the "American Dream." During the Cold War it was a stand- off between Capitalism and Communism. If was a very tense time, and some say it was just luck or a toss of the dice that we ... we lived, and it often effected peoples political views. When major things like these effect your daily life people become involved. Since the end of the Jim Crow era which began to end in the late 60's to the civil Rights Act of 1964 which made it a federal offense to discrimina...

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... since humanity began, people of all backgrounds have had to deal with how economic wealth should be shared. America could be used an example of this, even more specific, the era of 1870 to 1920. At this time in American history, mass production evolved, and people flocked to large cities such as New York and Chicago. The concept of worker unions ... foundation of his fortune, and investments in oil fields near Oil City, Pennsylvania, increased his profit. During the Civil War he served in the War Department under Scott, who was in charge of transportation for the military and a governme...

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