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MAC Attack
(Modern American Character) |
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Multiculturism- Respecting and embracing the unique qualities/perspectives of all cultures
Political correctness- Redress historical injustices such as race,class, gender, and sexual orientation.
Fear- Encouraged by media. People are bombarded with threatening stories about contagious diseases.
Individualized commercialism- Advertising within and increasingly materialistic culture.
War on terror- "Everything changed after 9/11" |
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| MAC Attack contributions to American character/belief system |
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Multiculturism- Pros: Viewed the U.S. as a "salad bowl" vs. "melting pot"
Political correctness- Pros: Don't hurt anyone's feelings or offend them.
Fear- Pros: Aware of your surroundings.
Individualized commercialism- Pros: You may find something you like.
War on terror- Pros: More aware/safe |
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Martin Luther King
"I Have a Dream" |
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*Wanted life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
*All men are created equal |
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Martin Luther King
"I Have a Dream" contributions to American character/belief system |
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| Created equality between African Americans and whites. |
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| President Kennedy's inaugural address |
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*Man has the power to abolish human poverty and all forms of life
*Common enemies are war, tyrany, poverty and disease |
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| President Kennedy's inaugural address contributions to the American character/belief system |
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| President Kennedy's inaugural address focused on the relationship of the United States to the world |
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*Official ideology of the Soviet Union
*Lack of individual rights
*Single-party control of the government
*Complete government ownership of land and property
*Call for world-wide revolution by the working class |
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| Red Scare contributions to American character/belief system |
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| Showed how communism took over many Americans and their beliefs |
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| Issues leading to the Civil War |
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*States' rights vs. federal authority
*Territorial rights vs. federal authority
*Economic sectional differences
*Moral debates over slavery
*The U.S. had neglected its ability to compromise |
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*Greater population
*Lincoln had the talent for leadership
*Extensive railroad system
*Immense farm acreage
*Most of the country's factories
*Strong banking system
*Navy already established |
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*Many of the country's best officers joined the Confederate army
*Familiarity with land (fighting to defend homeland) |
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Gave 3 messages-
1)Nation should stay together
2)All men are created equal
3)To honor those who have given their lives |
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| Predicted freed slaves would take jobs away from the whites |
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| Lincoln's Reconstruction Plan |
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10% plan for Reconstruction
1)Offered a pardon to Confederates who pledged an oath of allegiance
2)Denied pardons to those who have killed African Americans
3)Permitted each state to hold a constitutional convention only after 10% of votes had sworn allegiance |
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| Johnson's Reconstruction Plan |
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Presidential Reconstruction
1)Pardoned southerners who swore allegiance to the Union
2)Permitted each state to hold constitutional convention
3)States were required to ratify the 13th Amendment |
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| Former Whigs who opposed secession |
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| Northern Republicans who moved South |
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| Gave male African Americans the right to vote |
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| Initiation of the Civil War |
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| "Wake-up call" for the North |
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| Battle at Forts Henry and Donelson, TN |
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*First major northern victory.
*North gains control of important southern waterways |
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*Ironclad warships fight to a draw
*Beginning of a new age of naval warfare |
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| North gains control of the mouth of the Mississippi |
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| North realizes they are engaged in a "war of attrition" |
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| Second Battle of Bull Run |
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| North loses rematch against the South |
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*Northern victory prevents foreign involvement
*Emancipation Proclamation is inspired |
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| Southern victory hampers northern morale |
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| Battle of Chancellorsville |
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*Major southern victory
*Jackson is accidentally killed |
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*Extreme bloody northern battle
*One of the war's major turning points |
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*One of the war's major turning points
*Contributes to the South's downfall |
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| Sherman's March to the Sea |
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*Destroys southern morale
*Sherman leaves Georgia destroyed |
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| Ultimately brings an end to the Civil War |
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