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Jacob Wempen; Editor-In-Chief
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All Americans can make a difference in this battle. Petitions can be started, asking for better pay and benefits to those who go through the grueling hard work of making our food. Donations and charities can be created to help those who have been injured on the job and stuck without work. Newspaper workers can create articles about the unfairness. There are many ways to help, and everyone can do their part.
Letter to Future Americans
Dear Future Americans,
My name is Alice Paul, and I was a leader in the American Women's Suffrage Movement during the 1910s. We used peaceful strategies to try to grant women the right to vote. With nonstop protests and parades, the government had no choice whether to notice us or not. Once our country went to war, we had to continue pushing, otherwise the government would forget about us, and think that we weren't very serious about our mission. We had to do what was right for women, in order for our protests to be taken seriously.
Calling President Wilson "Kaiser Wilson" needed to be done in order for people to get the message. Some may say it was too far, but we disagree. It enraged people, bringing more and more attention to our mission. Sometimes, harsh things needed to be said, so that our nation could realize the harsh conditions women were suffering under. Due to freedom of speech, we were legally allowed to say whatever we wanted, but as usual, the President found ways around that, and took many of us as political prisoners, which were illegal. The ways we were treated, were awful, and you would expected us to have commit horrible crimes by the way we were treated, not political prisoners. The hunger strike was necessary, it showed Wilson that he would not beat us, and that we would win, no matter what conditions he put us in. We were going to fight this battle as long as it took, with the hopes that one day, our children would ALL have the right to vote, not just men.
Sincerely,
Alice Paul
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Entering the War
Another event which provoked the United States into entering the war was the British discovering the Zimmerman Note. The Zimmerman Note was the from Germany, and it was intended for Mexico, asking them to start war against America, and in exchange, after the war, they would get back the land they lost. This infuriated Americans and kept them pushing towards war. On April 6th, 1917, America entered the war, hoping for peace to be the result of this war.
Langston Hughes
During his adulthood, Hughes worked various odd jobs, before serving as a crewman aboard the S.S. Malone in 1923. After that, Hughes became a personal assistant to a historian. The work demanded limited time for his writing, so Hughes quit, to work as a busboy at the Wardman Park Hotel. He encountered poet Vachel Lindsay, and they shared their poems together. A new black poet had been discovered.
Soon after, Hughes work soon began to become popular. He wrote novels, short stories, plays, poetry, and is also known for his work in the world of jazz, and the influence it had on his writing. He wanted to tell the stories of his people in ways that showed their actual culture, including their suffering and their love of music, laughter, and many other things. Hughes many different stories informed people about the typical lives of those of an African American descent. Hughes was, and still is, a very well-known writer in the United States.
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The States History
The Gilded Age
California (CA)
Nickname: The Golden State
1906 Earthquake
Transcontinental Railroad
Progressivism and Imperialism
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Nickname: The Natural State
Crater of Diamonds State Park
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World War 1 and the Roaring 20s
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World War 1 and the Roaring 20s
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