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US History: VHS Summer: Daoen Jin
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RMS TITANIC
The crew and passengers numbered nearly 2,240. When it hit an iceberg, a large amount of water poured into the cabin through the hole. There were only 20 lifeboats and 705 people were saved.
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Prohibition
At the time alcohol was seen as a destructive force in families and marriages. And many people commit crimes because of drinking, which leads to an increase in the crime rate. The ban ended entirely in 1966
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The Cold War’s Costs and Consequences
The United States has suffered huge economic losses and spent 8 trillion US dollars in military expenditures during the Cold War. Nearly 100,000 Americans died. How to quickly restore the economy and restore the population is a problem. How to maintain technology first after the cold war.
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World War I Changed America and Transformed Its Role in International Relations
Before the U.S. declared war, the U.S. remained neutral. But Germany wants to invade American territory, so in order to defend its own territory, the United States declares war. The biggest trauma to the United States is the Great Depression after the war.
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A New Cold War Has Begun
The cold war between China and the United States has begun. China’s goal is to drive the U.S. Air Force and Navy out of the Western Atlantic Ocean and keep the U.S. away from Hong Kong. But the U.S. will not cede the Western Pacific to China.
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What Is Globalization?
Globalization refers to the interdependence of the world economy, culture and population. Countries establish cooperative relations and promote cooperative development.
https://www.piie.com/microsites/globalization/what-is-globalization?gclid=CjwKCAjw3MSHBhB3EiwAxcaEuxIbSPBlapbDcPTs9Yw4xQ0J_JZmH3tKbeTnCdfIxZ_ThMoft09DERoC5OUQAvD_BwE -
Assessing the Role of the United States in the World
Except for the United States, other countries cannot better manage the 21st century’s complex geopolitical trends. Some countries need to rely on the cooperation of the United States to develop their economies.
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How Gorbachev and Reagan's Friendship Helped Thaw the Cold War
Reagan and Gorbachev were alert to each other from the beginning and spoke carefully until they became friends. When they became friends, they played a key role in ending the Cold War.
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14 Ways World War II Directly Shaped The Way We Live Now
The Second World War taught people all over the world what genocide is. In order to prevent the third world war, the United Nations and the World Health Organization were established. This war indirectly helped people invent the real first computer.
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The Next Global Depression Is Coming and Optimism Won’t Slow It Down
In 2020, economists predict that COVID-19 will send the United States into a second Great Depression. America lost 22m jobs in March and April. The unemployment rate in April reached 14.7%.
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Dartmouth: WW1 submarine wreck given protection
At Dartmouth, Devon found the submarine that was sunk in 1918. It was the wreck of a British submarine, which has now been secured.
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The Ground Breaking review: indispensable history of the Tulsa Race Massacre
The fuse of this massacre was a black youth assaulting a white woman. The massacre killed 300 people and 800 people were injured in varying degrees.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/may/15/the-ground-breaking-review-history-tulsa-race-massacre-black-wall-street-1921 -
US and NATO: Manufacturing a new cold war?
NATO has been developing and growing. And the greater the threat they received in the previous Cold War, the deeper the unity. Economically, Europe sees China as a competitor, and the United States hopes to remain No. 1 in the world. Will there be a cold war in this competition.
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Migrants Sent to Mexico Will Get Another Chance to Seek Asylum
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Sailor From Kentucky Who Died at Pearl Harbor Identified
Alphard S. Owsley and his ship were attacked by Japanese planes on December 7, 1941, and all died. A total of 429 people died. After World War II, the Central Appraisal Laboratory confirmed their identities. Unidentified was buried in Pacific National Memorial Cemetery.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/kentucky/articles/2021-07-01/sailor-from-kentucky-who-died-at-pearl-harbor-identified -
2021 Has the Most Abortion Restrictions on Record, Says Guttmacher Institute Report
In the first half of 2021, the state legislature enacted more than 90 abortion restrictions. Arkansas, Oklahoma, Idaho, South Carolina, Texas, Montana, South Dakota, and Arizona. These states have passed 11 abortion bans.
https://feminist.org/news/2021-has-the-most-abortion-restrictions-on-record-says-guttmacher-institute-report/