Explain to what extent the problems facing black communities had been overcome by federal legislations by 1968.

Explain to what extent the problems facing black communities had been overcome by federal legislations by 1968. Before 1940 there were a lot of problems facing the black public, segregation, bad housing, terrible education, discrimination in the work place and unable to vote and improve there situation. Black communities had not had help from the fed government to fix these problems, which were far worse in the South because of the Jim Crow laws, but through 1940-1968 many problems facing black people had been eradicated. I will explain the main points that contributed to the abolition of racism in America. The first breakthrough was in 1940 - 1953 during WW2, where the president, (Federal Gov) issued order 8802 banning discrimination in firms working for the government. As such it ended discrimination in the aircraft industry, however this had only limited results, as it was only government companies that were disallowed segregation and no general laws to end discrimination in employment. The South hardly benefited at all as they had less factories than the North and only 20% of cases held in court. It was the North, which benefited the most, 40% of cases held up in court, and as there were more industries in the North. However any progress is good progress, and as such I believe that these contributed greatly to the ending of segregation and discrimination. 954 - 57 were

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Did the PLO's Peaceful Methods Achieve More or Less Than Terrorism

Q2-Did the PLO's Peaceful Methods Achieve More or Less Than Terrorism Since the 1960's the Arafat led PLO had gained worldwide publicity and acknowledgement for its cause of destruction against Israel. This was achieved through various peaceful methods but maybe more famous or infamous for its terrorist activities such as the Munich Olympics killings. Although the PLO was mostly remembered worldwide for its terrorist activity it was also involved in peace talks which some may view as more affective. The PLO started originally by mounting surprise, guerrilla attacks on Israeli military targets but was rapidly realized to be pointless as small, unequipped, Palestinian splinter cells were not going to unravel the might that was the Israeli army. The PLO soon resorted to terrorism which proved much more successful in attracting attention for their cause. They used several methods such as taking hostages at public events as seen at the Munich Olympics, which was especially beneficial as it was broadcast around the globe getting maximum coverage for the PLO. They also hijacked several airliners killing the people on board and blowing up the plane. Again this attracted masses of publicity. After a while Arafat realised that the terrorism was not working as well as it once was. Also Arafat saw that he was losing support from his followers as the Israelis were obviously not

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Explain what has caused the main changes in castle design over time

Hayley Lawler Q3- Explain What Caused the Main Changes in Castle Design Castles were introduced to England in the 11th century after the Norman Conquest in 1066. Since then, castles have developed dramatically in design. There were many reasons that caused the designs to change throughout the centuries; weakness with design against attacking forces, advances in technology and warfare strategies, a change of power and new ideas from crusaders. It was William the Conqueror's victory that meant the introduction of a major castle building programme. When he invaded England, he needed something to show off his power and to mark out his territory, but he needed something that was quick and easy. His answer was the Motte and Bailey castles. The Motte and Bailey castles met the needs of William the Conqueror because they could be built in under a week, they were cheap and could be built on a man-made mound or a natural terrain. The common features of a Motte and Bailey was the motte; which was a mound usually no higher than five metres, the bailey; which was an enclosed fortified area that surrounded the base of the motte (sometimes a ditch, bank and palisade would defend the bailey) and lastly, the keep; which was made of wood and provided residence for lords and nobles. The watch tower also provided a defence function. Despite being made simply from timber and earth, they were

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Martin Luther King Jr.

"I have a dream..." are the famous words stated by Martin Luther King Jr. on August 28th, 1963 in civil rights movement speech (King). have a dream..." are the famous words stated by Martin Luther King Jr. on August 28th, 1963 in civil rights movement speech (King). "I have a dream..." are the famous words stated by Martin Luther King Jr. on August 28th, 1963 in civil rights movement speech (King). Although King expressed his feelings on that summer day in 1963, his ideas directly reflect his life previous to the speech and have a huge impact on many people even today. Throughout his life, King devoted so much time to the civil rights movement due to his many limits by segregation laws as he was growing up, in addition to the many influences of both people and his religion throughout his life. As a result of Martin Luther King Jr.'s dedication, the blacks were given equality throughout the United States, and people were more encouraged to pursue their goals due to his great success. After King's birth on January 15th, 1929, King grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, where the white people were extremely racists toward their African American neighbors. During his childhood, King was faced with many hardships due to the segregation laws in his area. Anywhere King went, the young boy was faced with "white only" signs and places, which were off-limits to blacks, he included. The colored

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How far do the sources show the suffragette militant campaign to be an effective one?

Practice Coursework How far do the sources show the suffragette militant campaign to be an effective one? To have a fully effective militant campaign, ultimately the suffragettes had to use it to successfully achieve what they had been campaigning for using legal and peaceful methods. The range of sources show how it definitely was taken seriously by the militants, through propaganda and even suicide to raise awareness of what they thought was necessary to achieve the vote and be on more equal terms with men. The sources give information on how effective the campaign was. Source A is a propaganda poster which would have been used to show how badly women were being treated in prison as a result of their militancy. The poster was probably made when women had just had their political prisoner status removed and as a result they resorted to hunger striking. Previously they had been treated with more respect as they were commonly middle class and now they did not want to be treated as common criminals. It shows people what the suffragettes were going through to achieve their main objective, as this is written on the poster as 'Votes for Women'. This shows that the suffragettes used this poster to highlight the brutality of the government, and to try and gain more support as they are voluntarily going through extremes which shows at least that they firmly believed in what they

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Source based questions on Nazi Germany.

Source based questions (a) Do you think that this cartoon was published in a nazi newspaper or by their opponents? Use the source and your own knowleadge to explain your answer. I think that this source is pro - Nazi firstly because the source shows poor quality meat being searved to the Germans my evidence for this is that in the source the jewish are puting a rat into the mincer. Secondly that the jews want to kill the Germans my evidence for this is that there are goose hanging from the ceeling which represent the German soliders because the German soliders take steeps like goose when they march. Thirdly and lastly it shows a typical jew with a big nose and being fat. I also think that it proves that Jews are evil, wealthy and greedy. (b) Is this an accurate account of the view of all Germans in Nazi Germany? Use the source and your own knowledge to explain your answer. I think that this source is not an accurate account of all germans firstly because its only interviewing one person so therefore it bias and its also a one person view its not like thisperson who was interviewing went and asked every single German in Germany wha they thought about hitler if he/she had done then maybe but because its only the view of only one person it is difficult almost impossible to say that thats what all Germans thought. Secondly the person they are interviewing Alfons

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There were many causes of the Bolshevik Revolution

Rosie Owen 11H There were many causes of the Bolshevik Revolution. Which do you consider to be the most important? The under lying causes of the Bolshevik Revolution are rooted deep in Russia's history. For a long-time, autocratic and repressive Tsarist regimes ruled the country and most of the population lived under severe economic and social conditions. During the 19th century and early 20th century various movements aimed at overthrowing the oppressive government were staged at different times by workers, peasants, and members of the nobility. Two of these unsuccessful movements were the 1825 revolt against Nicholas 1 and the revolution of 1905, both of which were to establish a constitutional monarchy. Russia's badly organised and unsuccessful involvement in World War 1 (1914-1918) added to popular discontent with the government's corruption and inefficiency. In 1917 these events resulted in the fall of the Tsarist government and established the Bolshevik Party, a radical overshoot of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party, as the ruling power. There were many effects of the war on the people back home in Russia, food was getting short and many of the male peasants had been conscripted in to the army. This meant that there was a shortage of farm workers and less food was produced. The Russian railway system was being used to carry supplies to the war front and

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The treatment of the Jews in Germany in the year’s 1933- 1945

Rocky 10p The treatment of the Jews in Germany in the year's 1933- 1945 Introduction I have been asked to describe and explain the treatment of the Jews in Germany in the years 1933-1945. I will write an essay for this question, the main points I will be focussing on are: Background to anti Semitism up to 1933 Discrimination against Jews 1933-1937 Persecution against Jews 1937-1942 The final solution These are the four points that will help me to answer the original question, describe and explain the treatment of the Jews in Germany in the 1933-1945. Background to anti-Semitism up to 1933 Anti-Semitism is the hatred of Jews, for centuries it had been common in Europe. In the early 20th century it was harsh in Russia, so many of the Russian Jews went to Germany also other European countries, they were more tolerant to the Jews. In Germany Jews were poor but a small population of the Jews had a good life. At the time of 1933 in Germany Jews made up less than 1 percent of the population but there were successful in particular professions, 16% of lawyers and 17% of bankers were Jews and 10,000 doctors were Jewish in Germany. So no wonder why German people hated Jews they were jealous and angry at the Jews, the German people felt they were being taken over. The obvious reason why German people hated Jews they felt they were a threat, that they were likely to be

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Anti-Semitism in Germany

Anti-Semitism in Germany Anti-Semitism had always been present in European life and Hitler was an Example of an obsessive anti-Semite. He fed on the Anti-Semitism feelings Felt by German people and was able to translate his intense feelings of Hatred into a series of policies and laws. These laws progressively eroded the rights of German Jews from 1933-1939. Once firmly in power, Hitler's plans for ending the struggle between the Aryan race and the 'inferior races' was set to work. This meant the persecution of Jews. This Persecution took a number of forms. In order to conduct it successfully the Nazis needed to create the right conditions for the German people to accept the policy. At first the Nazis boycotted Jewish businesses for one day in April 1933. This was not as effective as hoped and was deeply unpopular. So Hitler adopted a more gradualist approach and a week later he introduced legislation excluding Jews from certain professions such as the civil service, law and university positions. The Nazi dictatorship grew in confidence and the Nuremberg Laws of 1935 increasing deprived Jews of their German citizenship, giving them the status of 'subjects' in Hitler's Reich. The laws defined Jews as a separate race and created very detailed Nazi definitions of who was Jewish. Many people who never considered themselves Jewish were suddenly

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Why whitechapel murders attracted attention.

Why did the Whitechapel Murders attract so much attention in 1888? In 1888, Whitechapel became a crime scene of the Jack the Ripper murders. There were five violent murders, where five prostitutes aged from 25 to 47 were brutally slaughtered where the murderer named 'Jack the Ripper' got away with these murders. These murders attracted the attention of the public and the press. The reasons for why the ripper murders attracted so much attention are listed below. Whitechapel held more than 200 lodging houses, which could sleep almost 9000 people. Whitechapel was overcrowded and most of the people who lived there were poor. The Metropolitan Police Force estimated that there were 1200 prostitutes in Whitechapel and many more women who took clients from time to time to supplement their weekly earnings. Middle class men entered Whitechapel because of the high percentage of prostitution and were in search of prostitutes. Unemployment was high and there were a lot of pickpockets and riots. Most crimes that happened were all petty crimes therefore the police hadn't had to deal with such serious crimes until Jack the Ripper. Communication was so basic in those times but news of Jack the Ripper spread world-wide. Jack the Ripper became the first serial killer to be known about throughout the whole Britain, this is one reason it attracted so much attention. The police had no idea

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