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Recognition of the Soviet Union; Pittsburgh Politics;Soviet Union;Leaflet advertising Joseph Filner's run congress, along with an appeal to avoid war fought among "The Money Kings."
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Recognition of the Soviet Union; Pittsburgh Politics;Joe Stalin; Franklin Roosevelt; Soviet-German Pact; Soviet Union;McKeesport flyer justifying the Soviet Union's change in policy following the Non-Aggression Pact.
Nineteenth Century America in Art and Literature
In the United States, the nineteenth century was a time of tremendous growth and change. The new nation experienced a shift from a farming economy to an industrial one, major westward expansion, displacement of native peoples, rapid advances in technology and transportation, and a civil war. In this lesson, works of art from the nineteenth century are paired with written documents, including literary selections, a letter, and a speech. As budding historians, students can use these primary source
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Labor Issues; Pittsburgh Politics;Steel Industry; Company Unions; U.S. Steel; Steel Workers Organizing Committee; CIO;Leaflet recruiting Pittsburgh steelworkers to join the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers of North America and describing the injustices of current wages and working conditions.
Come to the Veterans' Mass Memorial announcement
Popular Front;William Huska; Eric Carlson; Bonus Forces;Advertisement promoting a memorial mass for two veterans who were murdered near the Nation's capital for insisting on justice for Veterans.
Peace Day rally announcement
Popular Front;Westinghouse;Announcement promoting a Peace Day rally broadcasted on radio station KQV, featuring John A. Metcalfe.
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Pittsburgh Politics;Elections; Pennsylvania;Pro-Communist political advertisement arguing against Governor James' support of bankers and the GOP's record.
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Pittsburgh Politics;Elections; Pennsylvania;Pro-Communist political advertisement arguing against Governor James' support of bankers and the GOP's record.
Communist Mass Election Rally announcement
Recognition of the Soviet Union; Pittsburgh Politics;Jack Johnstone; Ben Careathers; Max Jenkins; Tom Meyerscough; Communist Party Election Campaign Committee; Soviet Union;Announcement of a rally for workers featuring Communist candidate speakers.
Foundations of Leninism book advertisement
Pittsburgh Workers School;Lenin; Stalin; Soviet Union;Advertisement for the book Foundations of Leninism by Joseph Stalin.
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Labor Issues; Pittsburgh Politics;Announcement of a meeting to discuss an alleged frame-up of Local 325, Canning and Pickle Workers Union, by the H.J. Heinz Company.
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Labor Issues; Pittsburgh Politics;Announcement of a meeting to discuss an alleged frame-up of Local 325, Canning and Pickle Workers Union, by the H.J. Heinz Company.
Watts
By the late 1960s, despite the ongoing Civil Rights movement, frustration over poverty, discrimination, injustice, and high unemployment among African Americans helped fuel unrest in many poor, black urban areas. On August 11, 1965, sparked by an angry confrontation between a white police officer and an African American motorcyclist, the Watts neighborhood in Los Angeles erupted in a large-scale civil disorder that lasted for six days and became known as the Watts Riots. Thirty-four people were
Environments of Africa
EARTH 105 investigates the interrelationships between geology, hydrology, land use and human development in several areas of Africa. We focus primarily on regions north of the equator, although there is a brife segment on South African mining. Specific topics include the Nile River (sources of the Nile, agricultural practices, effects of damming the Nile, and hydropolitics), the Sahara and Sahel (salt mines, climate change, drought, and wather resources), and natural resources and their role in
Amy Dean: "A New New Deal: How Regional Activism Will Reshape the American Labor Movement"
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Yochai Benkler: "Freedom of Power in the Networked Information Environment" YOCHAI BENKLER is the Berkman Professor of Entrepreneurial Legal
Studies at Harvard, and faculty co-director of the Berkman Center for
Internet and Society. Since the 1990s he has played a central part in
characterizing the role of information commons and decentralized
collaboration to innovation, information production, and freedom in the
networked economy and society. His books include The Wealth of
Networks: How social production transforms markets and f
Digital Government 2: Information Technology and Democratic Administration, Winter 2009
Course is the second of a two-part sequence exploring contemporary practices, challenges, and opportunities at the intersection of information technology and democratic governance. Whereas the first course (SI 532) focuses on tensions and innovations in democratic politics, this course takes on emerging directions in democratic administration and the shifting role of information technologies in supporting, transforming, and understanding these. The first part of the course sets contemporary disc
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Internet Scout Project
Would you like to know what professional conferences are being held around the world at any specific time? AllConferences.net provides this free service. Over thirty science categories are represented and include everything from the 2002 Geological Society of America Annual meeting in Denver to the upcoming Environmental Flows for River Systems Conference & Fourth Ecohydraulics Symposium in Cape Town, South Africa. Each entry includes a description of the event, times, locations, contact informa
AP U.S. Government & Politics
The UCCP Advanced Placement (AP) US Government and Politics course is a one semester survey of American Government and Politics covering the Constitution, political beliefs, political parties, interest groups, institutions of government, public policy and civil rights. Emphasis is placed on critical and evaluative thinking skills, essay writing, and interpretation of original documents. This curriculum covers all of the material outlined by the College Board as necessary to prepare you to pass t
