... to gain status, respect, and rights in their society. Their implications strictly to cook, clean, and give birth. Although war opened many doors for them, it also brought great sorrow. December 7, 1941, an infamous day left the United States shocked and they found themselves unprepared for war. Once the smoke cleared, they found " nearly all of their battleship fleet destroyed, and ... times in history that women were recognized and given a chance to prove themselves. There is no doubt that they saw some horrific things that day and for several days following December 7. They saw innoce...

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... the federal government cannot legally deny. The supporters of states' rights held that the national government was a league of independent states, any of which had the right to secede. In December 1860, South Carolina became the first state to secede. Five other states - Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and Louisiana - followed in January 1861. In February, representatives from the six states met ... fired on Fort Sumter early on the morning of April 12, 1861, inaugurating four years of internecine warfare, many Negroes were eager to wear the Union blue. They found their services...

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• Grade Level: High School

... the death penalty. The two laws combined led to over 20,000 arrests through out the 1960s. In response, Umkhonto we Sizwe, or Spear of the Nation was formed on December 16, 1961. This organization, headed by Nelson Mandela, would become the militant branch of the Anti-Apartheid Movement. The Spear of the Nation and other liberation forces quickly had to ... in 1960. In the 1960s, Luthuli too had to go into the underground system, but his work continued. He reached out to world leaders, asking them to boycott goods and services from South Africa. He died in 1967 in a train crash. Conclud...

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• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School