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- In the middle of the 20th century, a nationwide movement for equal rights for African Americans and for an end to racial segregation and exclusion arose across the United States.
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September 17–21 – The 1947 Fort Lauderdale Hurricane in southeastern Florida, and also in Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana, causes widespread damage and kills 51 people. September 17 – Office of Indian Affairs renamed Bureau of Indian Affairs.
On June 10, 1776, the Continental Congress appointed a committee of John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman to draft a document expressing the intent of the 13 colonies to declare independence as states.
In 1947, President Harry S. Truman pledged that the United States would help any nation resist communism in order to prevent its spread. His policy of containment is known as the Truman Doctrine.
- Great question! I think there are two major reasons that the U.S. was afraid of the spread of communism: 1) The U.S. was committed to democracy and...
- Emma Lazarus' great poem is not the law of the land LOL Just as the Declaration of Independence, including the phrase "life, liberty, and the pursu...
- OK, very good question. Communism is actually a long term goal. Communism, in some degrees, is impossible to realize. Many socialists have taken ma...
- This could compare to "Why were the British so concerned about the spread of the French empire?" So, the answer to your first question is one of im...
- Remember that each administration lived, moved and had its being in different political and cultural contexts. The Roosevelt administration existed...
- If you look at socialist and communist nations such as Russia, Venezuela, China, North Korea and others, you will find that their economies are mos...
- They were very similar. The Truman Doctrine was designed to support any non-communist nation that was under siege by a communist nation. Containmen...
- The war had physically destroyed much of Europe. A system was needed to help fix it. In Western Europe, the system chosen was "socialist democracy"...
- Yes, the US used money from illegal arms sales to Iran to fund Contra rebels fighting communists in Nicaragua (Iran-contra scandal).
The history of the United States from 1945 to 1964 was a time of high economic growth and general prosperity. It was also a time of confrontation as the capitalist United States and its allies politically opposed the Soviet Union and other communist states; the Cold War had begun.
1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1947th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 947th year of the 2nd millennium, the 47th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1940s decade.
January 20: Harry S. Truman, the 33rd president of the United States, begins his full term Alben W. Barkley becomes the 35th U.S. vice president. January 2 – Luis Muñoz Marín becomes the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico. January 4 – RMS Caronia (1947) of the Cunard Line departs Southampton for New York City on her ...
Jun 1, 2010 · On March 21, 1947, President Harry S. Truman (1884-1972) issued Executive Order 9835, also known as the Loyalty Order, which mandated that all federal employees be analyzed to determine whether...
