... brother Bobby, the black civil rights leader Martin Luther King, and many unarmed civil rights workers - were themselves murdered. The horrors of the war in Vietnam dramatized what many saw as drift towards destruction, and their reaction was to seek a genuinely peaceful way of life. Across the ... "aggressive tokenism." Abroad, the new frontier had the virtue of working towards "political stabilization" with the Russians; it was deeply committed to avoiding nuclear war - although Kennedy showed no interested in general disarmament. Meanwhile Black Americans took President Kennedy at his ...

• Word Count: 3259
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... gave up their allegiance to Ireland...and they kept their hatred of the English. Twice they tried to invade Canada, believing that they could trade Canadian land for Ireland's freedom. In New York City, during the Civil War, they rioted against the draft lottery after the first drawing showed most of the names were Irish. For three days the city was terrorized ... bosses, beat, and even killed them in their homes. The Irish used brutal methods to fight brutal oppression. They loved America and gladly fought in her wars. During the Civil War they were fierce warriors, forming among other...

• Word Count: 2562
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... example in 1851 the Maine Law prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcohol in the state of Maine. By 1855 thirteen other states had adopted similar laws. During the Civil War alcoholic beverages were not allowed in the union army as a way to ration grain. Leaders of the social movements tried to justify their views against alcohol with scientific evidence. Temperance ... advocates founded the Scientific Temperance Journal after the Civil War. Children's textbooks depicted human organs degenerating from and over abundance of alcoholic beverages being consumed. In the 1870's the Woman's...

• Word Count: 3601
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... example in 1851 the Maine Law prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcohol in the state of Maine. By 1855 thirteen other states had adopted similar laws. During the Civil War alcoholic beverages were not allowed in the union army as a way to ration grain. Leaders of the social movements tried to justify their views against alcohol with scientific evidence. Temperance ... advocates founded the Scientific Temperance Journal after the Civil War. Children's textbooks depicted human organs degenerating from and over abundance of alcoholic beverages being consumed. In the 1870's the Woman's...

• Word Count: 3601
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... example in 1851 the Maine Law prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcohol in the state of Maine. By 1855 thirteen other states had adopted similar laws. During the Civil War alcoholic beverages were not allowed in the union army as a way to ration grain. Leaders of the social movements tried to justify their views against alcohol with scientific evidence. Temperance ... advocates founded the Scientific Temperance Journal after the Civil War. Children's textbooks depicted human organs degenerating from and over abundance of alcoholic beverages being consumed. In the 1870's the Woman's...

• Word Count: 3604
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School