The theory of nullification is based on a view that the States formed the Union by an agreement among the States, and that as creators of the federal government, the States have the final authority to determine the limits of the power of that government. Why was nullification important? Nullification…
Walter Lee Younger takes all the money Lena gives him and attempts to invest it in his liquor business. After Lena sympathizes with her son and realizes that she has been neglecting his dreams, she graciously gives him the remainder of the money from the ten thousand dollar insurance check.…
The Gilded Age saw the commodification of sports culture that exists in America today. Attending and rooting for college and professional sports teams became an important part of leisure time for men and women. Individual sports like golf, cycling, and horseback riding were immensely popular as well, and Mr. Alongside…
For the article summary, see World War I summary. World War I, also called First World War or Great War, an international conflict that in 1914–18 embroiled most of the nations of Europe along with Russia, the United States, the Middle East, and other regions. World War I was one…
Prince Metternich 1848 Revolution. Without doubt, Metternich stood for ultraconservative and absolutistical politics. To maintain the old absolutistic monarchy he set up an oppressive police state within the Empire. On the one hand, Metternich’s politics saved the Habsburg Empire from crumbling in the early 19th century. On the other hand,…
– Part of World War II: World War II: 85,000,000 1939–1945 Allied powers vs. Axis Powers: Worldwide – Largest and deadliest war in history Winter War: 153,736–194,837 1939–1940 Finland vs. Soviet Union Finland – Part of World War II: Greco-Italian War: 27,000+ 1940–1941 Greece vs. Italy Southeast Europe – Part…
OK first appeared as an abbreviation for “Oll Korrect,” printed in a satirical article about grammar, the Economist continues. At the end of a short, throwaway item taking sarcastic jabs at a Providence newspaper stood the abbreviation “o.k.” next to the words “all correct.” Much like the modern-day world filled…
The bank’s charter was unfair, Jackson argued in his veto message, because it gave the bank considerable, almost monopolistic, market power, specifically in the markets that moved financial resources around the country and into and out of other nations. Why Did Andrew Jackson Veto the National Bank? According to the…
They lived in simple shelters of perishable materials or in shallow caves or rock shelters. At least some of them made more substantial houses of logs and mud over saucer-shaped depressions. To supplement their meager harvests of farm crops, they roamed over the country periodically on hunting and gathering expeditions.…
Benjamin Franklin and the Declaration of Independence. In 1776, Franklin had already accomplished many of the things he is best known for today, but would go on to sign not only the Declaration of Independence but also the Treaty of Paris, as well as the Constitution that established the United…